some dire foxes. These creatures are there to give the user a first hand experience of attacking moving targets. Of course all of these creatures are dealt with in a single hit. No matter what job you would choose.
Horned rabbits are so many that they are mostly used for area target skills. Armored armadillos are farther apart from each other so that they can be use for sequential target practice. The seldom seen dire fox cannot only be spotted from a distance and often runs away quickly when it senses any user, they are used as long distance target practice.
Everyone in the party knew about these facts. That's why they thought that something was wrong with this guy. He could be a bait by another party and try to lure them into a trap. Tristan was extra doubtful than the rest of his party.
"I see. Well then can you perhaps tell me your name and your level?"
"Sure. My name is Smoke I'm still at level 10 at the moment. I'm currently heading to Coatl City for a job change."
Hearing this Tristan was sure that this guy was a bait. He started to look around their surroundings trying to check for any signs of this bait's party. He then suddenly thought that he could reverse the situation and use this guy as bait for their party's quest.
Tristan whispered his plans to the rest of his party.
"What good fortune then. We are heading towards Coatl City right after we finish this quick quest. Would you perhaps like to join us?"
With the keywords 'good fortune' Smoke smiled. This truly felt like his day. He agreed to join them. He was however not invited to their party since there was a huge level gap between them. A party requires the person with the highest and the lowest level to be only be 10 levels apart.
Tristan then proceeded to introduce the rest of his party. There was the Ranger Damien, The Wizard Veiz, The Priestess Aurora, The Dancer Trisha, The Assassin Bones and their leader The Royal Knight Tristan. All of them have advance jobs. Except for Tristan, he has an advance hidden job.
You can get an advance job after you fulfill the quests given by your basic job's NPC or encounter a hidden NPC or Event that would grant you an advance hidden job.
"This way Smoke. We have to enter that forest on the right of this clearing."
Smoke didn't mind that they were gonna enter the forest. After all he was with together with a party of high level players. He was sure that they knew what they were doing. As the group entered the forest. There was a system notification.
- Entered the forest of Maneator
- Monsters inside this forest are highly aggressive.
- Suggested level for entering this forest is 60.
Further inside into the forest a huge set of antlers was heading straight for them. The Ranger Damien took out his Long Bow and the Wizard Veiz pointed his staff at the stone deer. Immediately they fired their range attacks towards the monster. The stone deer fell down dead after taking both attacks.
The Priestess Aurora started casting buffs on the whole party. Smoke wondered if she would include him with the buffs. She however did not cast any buff on Smoke at all. Smoke then guessed that since he wouldn't be involved in the attack that it would just be a waste of mana to use buffs on him.
The group moved following the point indicated in Tristan's map. They continued to encounter stone deers, iron owls, and rabid wolverines. All of them where killed instantly.
In the center of the forest was a clearing with a cave that sort of looked like a house. Huge boulders were piled on top of each other making the walls of the cave. The entrance looked like the ones found in stone henge that formed the mathematical symbol π.
"ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRARRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
A deafening scream came out of the cave and in an instant it came out! The king of this forest the Maneator! It was a huge minotaur. It