Chapter 197

“The god of this temple?
Ming Hu, who didn’t know who Elgav was, looked at the priest with a puzzled expression at the users’ words. Then the priest opened his mouth and spoke.
“This way…”
The priest began to walk away, and Ming Hu hesitated for a moment, then began to walk after him.
smart
“High Priestess. The one Elgav spoke of has come.”
After a while, the priest stopped at the door and knocked. From the priest’s words, Ming Hu realized that he was standing in front of the high priest’s chamber.
‘What in the world did God say…’
Ming Hu had come to the temple to receive a quest, not to meet the High Priest, but now that he had heard what the priest and players had to say, he wondered if Elgav, the god of the temple, had spoken of him as a Moor.
Profit
A few moments later, the door opened to reveal a middle-aged man, who appeared to be in his mid-fifties, with a very kindly face. It was obvious he was the High Priest.
“Alas, you must be the one Elgav told me about. This way.”
The high priest who opened the door looked at Ming Hu and opened his mouth to speak. Then the priest who had come with him stepped aside to make way. Apparently, the priest wasn’t going in. Ming Hu pushed past the priest and entered the high priest’s chamber.
Profit
The door closed again and the high priest took his seat. Ming Hu also sat down behind the high priest and looked at him. Then the high priest opened his mouth and spoke.
“I’m sure you’re a little confused.”
“Yes, what did Mr. Elgav say?”
“Well… I’m a little embarrassed, too.”
The High Priestess smiled and responded to Ming Hu’s words, but suddenly stopped speaking.
“…High Priestess?”
Ming Hu looked at the high priest with a puzzled expression.
Siaak
As if waiting for it, a blue glow appeared around the High Priest’s body and began to hover. At the same time, the High Priest’s mouth opened and a voice began to speak.
“Aah, do you hear me?”
A crystal-clear voice began to flow from the High Priest’s mouth. Ming Hu was puzzled by the crystal-clear voice. Although it was coming from the mouth of the High Priest, it was clearly not the High Priest’s voice.
‘No way…. Elgav?’
The blue light hovering around him and the sudden change in his voice suggested it was possible. Ming Hu cautiously opened his mouth to speak.
“Are you Elgav?”
The high priest replied with a broad smile.
“How did you know! Hehe.”
It was as expected. The high priest’s body had been enhanced by Elgav, the god of the temple.
“They say you’ve been talking about me…”
Ming Hu trailed off. Then Elgav opened his mouth to speak.
“Alas, it’s no big deal, I just told you that if you came to the temple, I would perform a spiritual healing.”
At Elgav’s words, Ming Hu could see why the priests and priestesses were surprised and perplexed.
“I see, but why did you do it?”
Ming Hu cut straight to the chase. He didn’t understand why Elgar had asked to see him. He didn’t trust Elgav, and he didn’t do anything specifically related to Elgav.
“You caught a child of the Faraden race, didn’t you?”
“Faraden?
Ming Hu shook his head at Elgav’s words.
“Ah, the Kraken.
Then, remembering what he had heard from Deren before, Ming Hu realized that the Faraden race was referring to the Kraken, and nodded.
“Yes, I caught it yesterday.”
“That’s why Ataksha is very angry right now. Hehe.”
“Ataksha?
Ming Hu frowned slightly at Elgav’s words. I don’t know who Ataksha is, but from what Elgav said, it sounds like she’s a god related to the Kraken.
“Oh, that’s not the point.”
Elgav chuckled, then changed the subject and continued.
“You are aware of the descent of Agranecto, the Demon Lord of the Seven Realms, to your continent this time, right?”
“Yes.”
“We had a bet about that.”
“…Bet?”
“Yes! We learned of your existence when you captured a child of the Paraden race. So we were talking about you. We got to talking about Agranecto, and we made a bet! Hehe! I bet you win, of course, because Agranecto is too weak to be called a demon, hehe!”
Ming Hu shook his head at Elgav’s words.
“So… why are you here? To tell me you made a bet? No, that’s ridiculous.
It was unlikely that a god would have gone to such great lengths to inform him of the existence of a wager. Ming Hu continued to stare at Elgav.
“I’m here to tell you that.”
However, the purpose of Elgav’s stiffening was to announce the existence of the bet. As if that was really the end of it, Elgav said nothing.
“…”
Ming Hu stared at Elgav in disbelief. Elgav smiled as Ming Hu stared at him in disbelief and exclaimed, “I’ll be damned!
“Way to go!”
[You are blessed by Elgav].
[200% increased health regeneration rate for 10 days].
[Increases mana recovery rate by 200% for 10 days].
[Increase movement speed by 10% for 10 days].
A message appeared with a cheer. After checking the message, Ming Hu looked back at Elgav.
Srarak
At the same time, the blue light hovering around his body disappeared. Ming Hu thought that Elgav, who had been so strong, had returned.
“Heh heh.”
As expected, the voice of the High Priest came out, not the clear voice he had expected. The High Priest smiled at Ming Hu, and then began to speak.
“I don’t know what you were talking about, but… are you done talking?”
“Yeah. I guess so.”
“I see. Ah, I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Onax, High Priest of the Temple of Elgav here.”
The high priest introduced himself and looked at Ming Hu. Ming Hu saw the high priest’s eyes on him and opened his mouth to speak.
“It’s Ming Hu. I’ve got work to do and I think I should get up.”
After introducing himself, Ming Hu recalled the scroll he had received from the emperor and rose to his feet, and the high priest followed suit, saying, “I’m sorry.
“My lord, may I ask you a favor?”
At the High Priest’s words, Ming Hu stopped moving and looked at the High Priest.
“Quest?
A favor from an NPC meant a quest.
“Which…?”
Ming Hu trailed off, and the high priest quickly opened his mouth to speak.
“In nine days, an oracle has been sent down that the Death Demon Agranecto will descend on our continent. We are preparing, but even with our preparations, Agranecto’s arrival will cause great damage. We need you to destroy Agranecto before he can do even more damage.”
<A Favor from Onax, High Priest of the Temple of Elgav
Onax, the High Priest of the Temple of Elgav, is worried about the damage that the Death Demon Agranecto will cause with his descent. Onax hopes that you can speak to Elgav and destroy Agranecto before he can cause much damage to the continent. Destroy Agranecto before it does too much damage to the continent!
Difficulty Level: A
Quest Reward: ??? (Depends on the amount of damage on the continent.)
As Onax finished speaking, the quest appeared. Upon seeing the quest, Ming Hu couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
'Quest is… I think it's different?'
There was something strange about the quest. Minhyung had heard that quests about demons at the temple were labeled as special quests. But this quest didn't have the word special on it at all.
"Is this a separate quest for the High Priestess?
It seemed that perhaps it was. Ming Hu, who had no reason to refuse, nodded and said.
"I'll do my best."
[You have accepted the quest].
"Thank you."
"So…"
Ming Hu spoke to the high priest and left the room, walking back to where the priests and users were gathered.
Arriving at the gathering of priests and users a short time later, Ming Hu could hear the voices of the users chanting at his appearance.
Woof, woof, woof
"Hey, it's out."
"I think you went to the high priest, didn't you?"
"So… do you want me to ask?"
"Hey, can you tell me that?"
Hearing the voices of the users, Ming Hu approached the priest who gave him the quest to exterminate the demon. The priest smiled, opened his mouth to speak, and the quest appeared.
<Special Quest – Destroy the Death Demon Agranecto!
Destroy Agranecto the Death Demon before he descends on the continent!
[Agranecto the Death Demon: 0/1]
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Increased Friendship with all Temples that give quests. 50 million National Merit
"…Yikes.
An exclamation of admiration came out. After checking the reward, Ming Hu quickly nodded and said, "I'm very happy.
"Yes."
[You have accepted the quest].
After receiving the acceptance message and confirming it, Ming Hu turned around to leave the temple. As he turned back, he could hear the chatter of the users.
"Hey, he got the annihilation quest, right?"
"Uh, that priest is giving me the Annihilation quest."
"Huh, so you know where the devil is?"
"Well, seeing as I just met the High Priestess, that might be the case. Shall we ask him?"
"Hey, I'm going to teach you a lesson. Let's follow along."
Hearing their words, Ming Hu smirked and walked out of the temple and toward the warp gate to the Holy Empire. Behind him, he could feel the players he had seen in the temple following him. But Ming Hu didn't care. After all, where Ming Hu was going now was not the Black Moon Tower with its demonic entrance, but the Great Hall of the Holy Empire.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the capital of the Holy Empire."
"So can we warp to Govan with the cross gate first?"
It was a different country, after all, and we couldn't warp right away. Ming Hu nodded.
"How much?"
"20 gold."
Ming Hu took the gold out of his inventory and handed it to the wizard. He was soon able to warp away with a popping sensation.
"You said you were going to the capital of the Holy Empire?"
"Uh. What do you want to do?"
As Ming Hu warped, the players who had been following him from the temple looked at each other and talked.
"No gold."
"Me too."
"…"
"…"
With that, there was silence. After a few moments, the user who appeared to be the leader spoke up.
"Let's go hunting. Do you really think we can destroy the Demon King in nine days?"
"Right, right, right! Let's go hunt like Hyuk-chan said, and level up for the Demon Descent!"