Chapter 26: New Job
Nox skimmed the mission pop-up. Some elf princess was in deep trouble, and the rewards were apparently massive. Honestly, elves, princesses, not really his thing, but the EXP and stat points on offer? Yeah, he wasn't about to pass that up. Getting stronger was the name of the game.
'Alright, let's do it,' he thought, and the blue screen in his vision flickered. A city map materialized, a red marker blinking a few miles off, somewhere in a residential zone that was probably a wreck by now.
[Target: Princess Serian Feselian.]
[Status: Hunted, extreme distress.]
'Hunted, huh?' The system didn't bother with the specifics of who or what was after her, not that it really mattered to him. The main thing was getting to her before she croaked and all those sweet, sweet gains vanished.
First things first, he figured he should check his own stats. He brought up the display.
[Player Status]
[Name: Nox]
[Level: 16]
[Title: Anomaly Slayer, Dungeon Conqueror (First Clear)]
[HP: 180/240]