Fear Controller

Kurumi fired another shot to slow the goblins that poked their heads out, while keeping about thirty meters away from them.

This distance kept the monsters from leaving combat while making their throwing skills less likely to hit.

Bang, bang, bang...

Bullets wrapped in crimson spirit power struck several low-health goblins, and a gray-black soul floated out from above a goblin corpse.

Source of Fear

Level: Lv.10

Life Level: Ordinary Monster

Attack Power: 300

Health:

Mana: 2000

Skills: Fear Possession, Intimidation, Physical Damage Immunity, Confusion

Monster Description: Fear, fear!

The thing possessing the goblins had finally emerged. Once it appeared, it would use an area-wide Confusion skill.

Kurumi entered a one-second state of confusion, standing frozen in place and unable to control her body. Fortunately, she regained her senses when the distance between them had closed to twenty-five meters.

She hurriedly placed a City of Eating Time beneath her feet, then ran deeper into the camp.

There were five wooden cages inside the camp, each imprisoning members of the Holy Grace Divine Cult who had been captured. The key to clearing the dungeon lay with these people.

One of the quest requirements was to rescue the knights and nuns from the Holy Grace Divine Cult (0/5). Do not assume they could offer more help and casually release them.

The quest required getting them out safely, but how could people who had been captured possibly withstand these monsters? If even one died, the quest would fail!

Kurumi ran straight toward the wooden cage holding the nun.

"Hello, adventurer. Are you here to save us?" the nun asked with delighted surprise.

Like a player trying to skip through the dialogue as quickly as possible, Kurumi hurriedly shouted, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Miss Nun, my attacks can't hurt these strange souls. I need your help."

The nun also saw the gray-black souls drifting through the air. Without hesitation, she opened her scripture and said, "All right, adventurer."

"I pray to the Lord for strength on your behalf. Holy radiance of divine grace, descend upon this world. Those who are lost yearn for your power."

When the chant ended, a golden gleam leaped from the nun's scripture into Kurumi's pistols.

The two antique firearms immediately lit up with golden light.

System Notification: You have obtained Weapon Blessing. Your attacks deal additional light damage and deal 30% additional light damage to evil-aligned targets. Duration: one hour.

By then, those monsters were already less than ten meters from Kurumi, and countless small stones grazed past her.

"Wait until I've killed these monsters before I come back to save you! Don't leave the wooden cages!"

Kurumi had heard in her previous life that if players were strong enough, these knights and nuns would become greatly encouraged and take the initiative to break out of their cages to help the players.

The rumor's authenticity was uncertain, but Kurumi had no intention of gambling on it. She could handle these monsters alone. As long as they did not come out and get in her way, that was enough.

Bang, bang, bang...

The bullets fired from the antique rifles now carried golden light!

-209! -63!

-209! -63!

-380! -126!

The additional light damage sharply increased Kurumi's efficiency in killing monsters. Since she could now deal effective damage to souls, she immediately unleashed her full firepower, activating skills while running.

With a speed bonus of up to 100%, Kurumi's gun barrels became like blazing Gatling guns.

Bang bang bang—

The Third Bullet's bonus doubled Kurumi's attack power. With multiple boosts stacked together, taking down a soul with ten thousand health within a minute was not difficult.

Forty minutes later, all the possessed goblins and the Source of Fear had been eliminated.

Even the gray-black sky seemed to have brightened a little.

Kurumi ran over and picked up all the drops on the ground.

Ding! You obtained 1 Silver Coin.

Ding! You obtained the rare item Fear Core.

Ding! You obtained the excellent-grade skill book Chain Lightning.

Ding!...

As the notifications kept appearing, Kurumi could not help but feel delighted.

"First clears really are great. The monsters are dropping Silver Coins one by one, and this skill book alone could sell for at least a thousand at the market price when the server first opened!"

After collecting all the drops, Kurumi entered the camp and rescued the quest-related characters.

The nun who had just buffed Kurumi wore a relieved expression, as though she had survived a disaster. "Thank you, adventurer."

The other four also expressed their gratitude to Kurumi.

At that moment, the Charm talent activated.

Ding, Nun Allison and her followers' favorability toward you has increased by 10 points.

An unexpected gain.

Kurumi raised an eyebrow, then said, "I still have another monster to deal with. Whatever buff skills you have left, cast them on me."

The nun looked bewildered, as if she were saying, Didn't you kill them all? What other monster could there be?

"Just don't ask. And later, all of you stay far away and hide. Don't let it find you."

Although Allison was still somewhat doubtful, Kurumi had just saved them, so she did not refuse.

She cast three buffs on Kurumi: Weapon Blessing, Healing, and Swiftness.

Afterward, Allison was already panting heavily.

"All right, go hide somewhere far away. I'm going to fight the boss."

Feeling the holy light power filling her body, Kurumi immediately urged them away.

The group obediently ran into the distance and hid.

In her previous life, everyone initially thought there was no boss in this dungeon. They would simply leave after clearing it, but that was not actually the case.

There was also a hidden boss in the dungeon. It was only discovered by exploration players more than a month later.

That boss was hidden beneath the camp, secretly observing where these people had come from.

The quest description had hinted at it long ago.

...Outside No. 13 Novice Village, Fear's Minions are watching for the truth behind humanity's arrival...

These monsters had never intended to defeat the players from the start. They were here to observe them and uncover the truth behind the players' appearance!

Kurumi skillfully pressed the hidden mechanism inside the camp.

The ground in the center immediately trembled, and the earth collapsed.

Kurumi looked toward the gray-black monster within the dark hole. Its body was far larger than those ordinary gray-black monsters—or rather, those ordinary gray-black monsters had split off from it before possessing the goblins.

Fear Controller · Ancient Ghost

Level: Lv.10

Life Level: Gold Monster

Attack Power: 513

Defense Power: 0

Health:

Skills: Fear Possession, Intimidation, Physical Damage Immunity, Confusion, Control...

Monster Description: A witness of the Ancient War. Death was not their end...

When Kurumi saw the Ancient War in the monster description, she could not help showing a trace of nostalgia. In her previous life, the Ancient War had been the theme of several versions, and it was also the version where her strength had grown the fastest.