Arthur was on his way to the Northern exit of the village, intending to hunt higher leveled mobs.
He had already hit the ceiling of what was possible in the southern forest and didn't want to waste any more time there.
"What's our brave adventurer doing here today?" The guard at the gate quickly recognized Arthur.
"Did you get another mission or something?" the second guard asked.
"Ah, I'm just going out to hunt a bit." Arthur replied.
"I see… watch out for the bandits though." The first guard warned.
"Ah yeah, speaking of that," Arthur remembered that they had said the same before, but he had encountered no bandits at all. "I didn't see any last time."
He had even gotten a quest notification for that, but still hadn't seen them. He had found it strange but simply thought that it might be a randomized event. There was no lack of such quests and events in the Game and Arthur had seen his fair share of them.
If anything, Arthur was happy that he didn't have to waste time on them before.
"That's strange… Did they leave or something?" The Second guard said.
"Hard to know. We haven't sent any scouts yet. The last person to be in the forest was Arzhur here." The first guard replied.
"I see… I'll keep an eye out regardless." Arthur knew better than to ignore NPC warnings.
They mattered a lot more than most players thought.
With that done, Arthur left through the gate unhindered and soon entered the Northern Forest. Though this time he didn't intend to go that far.
'I just need to hunt till I'm at Level 10.' Arthur had his goal set.
After about ten minutes of walking, Arthur encountered his first mob.
Gruff!
A hoarse growl could be heard, as Arthur became alert. It was a beast that looked like a jackal. But its fur was a mix of black and white stripes, similar to that of a Zebra.
>Inspect SuccessfulPlayer Arzhur has killed a Striped Jackal!Player Arzhur has obtained 3% ExperienceInspect SuccessfulInspect SuccessfulInspect Successful<
Target: Striped Jackal
Rank: Uncommon
Level: 8
HP: 41%
MP: 57%
Arthur also checked the two Striped Jackals, finding them to have been decently weakened.
"Hmmm…. I should be able to make use of this…" An idea appeared in Arthur's mind.
He took out the Giant Dire Sewer Rat Claws and got ready with them. If he hit them at the right time he would not only be able to kill the foes, but also get the experience from them.
'Time to Kill steal from the Bandit!'