Chapter 227 - 223: Burning Embers
Rale was getting annoyed, but he didn't do anything as Ryder had told him to let him deal with it.
Ryder didn't react fiercely either as he simply smiled.
He raised his hand towards the front and opened his inventory as he brought out his Moon Scythe.
"Wait a minute, that... that... isn't that the Moon Scythe? That symbol... It's definitely the Moon Scythe from the description I read online from the people that met Hades," One of the players in the group pointed out.
"Hades? That top player?"
"The monster that's close to level 70 already? What the fuck?"
"He's Hades?"
There was an instant commotion in the field as people started to link Ryder with Hades, which he wanted since he needed to get his face out more so that people knew that he had a face-changing item.
"Hades? What do you need from me? I don't think I've met you before?" Max let out in confusion.
" I'm not here to remind you of anything. Just know that you are going to die today. Also, every time I see you, I'll kill you," Ryder said as he moved like the wind and instantly appeared beside Max with the blade of his Scythe resting against the neck of Max.
"Last time you watched me die, now let me have that opportunity," Ryder muttered as he moved the scythe and cut the neck of Max.
Max's HP instantly went down to zero.
<You Killed a player outside the safe zone>
'I know. I won't get the Player Killer Tag as long as I don't kill them in the city. It's not like the Player Killer Tag will do much to me, but it's better to stay away from it while I can,' Ryder thought as he saw the notification.
Max died with an impossible look on his face, not understanding what had just happened.
"Go on your way. Don't waste time," Ryder told the other players that were stunned as he left after killing Max.
After getting far from them, he again had Rale carry him while he flew. Rale got Ryder above the cliff and then to the city. Ryder and Rale landed near the central market Street of the city.
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Inside a room in a luxurious mansion, a man was lying on the bed. There were Divinity Glasses on his eyes. He was lying silently until he abruptly sat up.
"Fuck that bastard! I don't even know him, yet he killed me out of nowhere! Who the fuck is that, Hades!" The man cursed out loud as he took off the Divinity Glasses.
" I swear I'll find a way to kill you! I'll make us equal even if I have to pour all my money when they activate that function!" He let out as he clenched his fist.
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'I wonder if I can find the Princess of the kingdom or not. I still have over 18 hours before I need to get back. I should be able to find her, or I can go hunting instead,' Ryder thought as he tried to come up with a plan on what he should do next.
Ultimately, he decided to take a trip around the city. If he didn't find the Princess, then he could leave. He couldn't barge into the Royal palace as he would have to attack the guards, which will just increase the hostility, which would make his task more difficult.
Ryder started walking through the marketplace. A lot of players were still coming to the city and getting their equipment in the city to prepare for their trip in the dungeon.
As Ryder was walking, he saw a church on the side. It was a place where the players respawned. It was also the place where Max was going to respawn, but he couldn't respawn before 24 hours as he was locked outside because of dying.
"If only there was no lockout for 24 hours, I could've waited here to kill him again and again until he cried and asked for forgiveness," Ryder muttered as he shook his head.
"Rale? There are so many shops here. Do you want to buy something as a souvenir? Some of the things are really interesting," Ryder told Rale.
"It's alright, Your Highness. I have everything that I may need," Rale replied as he shook his head.
"Alright. If you find something interesting that you like, don't hesitate to tell me," Ryder said as he smiled.
<Your have shown an excellent gesture to your supporter>
<Increase of favorability with Rale>
Ryder saw the notification and frowned. This was the first time he saw notification like this. Since he came to the world, the game has been giving notifications at a higher rate. This feature was supposed to be released when they activated the features of transferring real-world money to this world. He wondered why it was here so soon.
'The future is really messed up, I guess. The timeline is messed up as well. Whatever, no matter what they do, I'm in a pretty advantageous spot with everything that I got,' Ryder thought as he shook his head.
He started walking towards the Palace through the marketplace since he believed that if the princess left the palace to come to the marketplace, they would cross each other, but just as he started walking, he saw a little chaos.
A thief was running away from someone. He was running in the direction of Ryder.
"It's the perfect opportunity to increase my favorability with the people of this kingdom," Ryder muttered as he got ready to stop the thief. Still, just as he was about to move, he saw another player jumping before the thief.
The Player attacked the thief and made him fall down to the ground.
The guards came and caught the thief and recovered the items.
A woman also came forward. She was the one that the chain belonged to. The woman thanked that player. The player acted heroically as he started talking about justice and his duty.
The woman thanked him again before she left.
"It's him..." Ryder muttered as he recognized the person who was standing before you. "Ryuk!"
In the previous timeline, this person was from the Burning Embers Guild. This guild was the second rank guild and really famous in the American Server and the whole world.
This person was not any random member of the guild, either.
Ryuk is the Vice Guild Leader of the Burning Embers Guild, and he was also the person who made the Princess of the Tiara Kingdom fall in love with him. Ryuk played a really big role when it came to establishing the guild and securing its foothold in the kingdom.
He also sat in the Top Ten Players Ranking in the last timeline. In this timeline as well, Ryuk was in the top ten already. He was ranked tenth at the moment.
' Ryuk... I haven't had any dealings with him in the last timeline, but I did see him a few times. I heard he's a nice guy, but some people claim that he fakes that, and in reality, he's a cruel tyrant that didn't actually care about anyone and killed without hesitation if someone got in his way. There were also rumors of him getting people to attack the players that he didn't like,' Ryder thought as he remembered everything he had heard about Ryuk.
He was thinking about how to deal with the situation of Ryuk being in the same Kingdom where he made the Princess fall for him last time when Ryder saw a woman walking towards Ryuk.
The woman was wearing average clothes that didn't seem anything specific. Her face was also covered because of the cloak she was wearing.
"You were really brave. I would like to thank you for helping people of this kingdom," The woman said.
"It was my duty. There's no need to thank me," Ryuk replied with a smile.
"You're so humble. Would you like to come to the Palace? My Royal Father really respects adventures, and he would love to meet a brave and kind-hearted person like you," The woman said as she removed her cloak.
"P-princess?" The Guards that were standing nearby recognized the woman and got down to the knees.
" She's that Princess? What the...? This is so bad," Ryder muttered as he frowned.
" Your Highness, do you like that girl? Should I kidnap her for you?" Rale whispered in Ryder's ears.
" Why do you always try to kidnap people? There's no need for that. I have another purpose in mind, and kidnapping can... wait a minute..." Ryder was refuting Rale's suggestion when he suddenly stopped.
"It would be my pleasure to accompany the Princess and His Majesty," Ryuk accepted the offer of the Princess.
He and the Princess left the place and went towards the Royal Palace.
"Now that I think about it, that can definitely help. Rale, come with me. I have a plan," Ryder told Rale as he smiled.
He took Rale with him and booked a room in a hotel in the city since he needed to stay in this place for a day.