With Silver Bde and Watchful Eye returning, the party could tihe quest.

  Looking around the beach, Silver Bde found no corpses of ants remaining. However, to her surprise something else had appeared.

  “What’s up with that treasure chest? It seems to be quite a high grade.”

  It came out of the rge fish those ants dragged onto the shore wheried to loot it.”

  “That’s a thing?”

  “We were surprised as well.”

  Silver Bde approached the chest, studying its exterior shimmering in a silver light.

  “A silver ranked chest? Pity Cye is not here…”

  Far away in a random human city, Cye was happily talking to a few pyers ied in joining her guild.

  Suddenly aremely uneasy feeling overcame her, and her hands began to twitch.

  There is something to loot! Oh no… I’m not there!

  The young woman was distracted for a few moments. She snapped out of it when one of the pyers asked another question.

  Get your sh*t together, Cye! This is your first big test as a guild leader! You got this!

  Silver Bde naturally didn’t know what was going on with her bestest friend, asking her party, especially Final Fend and Braag:

  “Someone want to give it a try? Maybe one of you has a lot of luck?”

  Everyone looked at each other, prompting Fortuo speak up:

  “Braag has quite good luck. He looted the ants earlier as well.”

  “Nono, sorry, that’s a misuanding. The loot was only slightly above average thanks to my passive.”

  Fortune looked at him in surprise:

  “Your passive again? you expin?”

  “Sure. There are two pos to it. Os me sacrifice moo buy damage up to a cap of two hundred pert.

  The other stacks a special affli called wealth on enemies. I either i with it or kill my ehe remaining stacks will then improve the loot slightly, but it mainly affects the gold dropped by enemies.”

  “What a unique css.”, sighed Silver Bde. “But it sounds like you be our designated looter anyways. At least you won’t be any worse than the rest of us.”

  Braag felt somewhat honored when no one disagreed.

  “I will try to life up to your trust.”

  “Ehm sis…”

  Suddenly Final Fend spoke up awkwardly, drawing everyone’s attention. Braag uood immediately.

  “Fend, if you want to, we take turns looting.”

  “Thank you. I won’t take those enemies with your stacks, but maybe we find an agreement when it es to chests.”

  “Of course, of course.”

  Silver Bde was gd the two men found a satisfying solution.

  When Final Fend took a step back, Braag uood and reached out for the treasure chest. Everyone waited for the progress bar with bated breath.

  Finally, the chest opened, emitting a sharp silver light. A bright smile appeared ’s face. He quickly posted the treasures in the party chat.

  [Scroll of immediate escapeCategory: Unon

  Effect: The user and his party will be sent back to the st used teleporter.

  A powerful item saving tless adventurers.]

  [Robe of Natural AttuCategory: Unon

  Level requirement: 17

  Physical Defense: 13

  Source: 4

  Effect : If you are damaged or afflicted by elemental effects, increase the corresponding elemental damage by 15%.

  Fight in tuh nature to feel the truth of the world.]

  Everyone looked at the loot eagerly. After a short discussion the scroll was given to Silver Bde while the robe went to Watchful Eye.

  Hearing no pints, Silver Bde was satisfied. She g her map, finding a marked spot which should be on the beaot far away.

  “Let’s go, guys.”

  The party strolled along the sandy coast, enjoying the beautiful sery. From time to time a few ants would appear but without ae they were easily dealt with.

  Soon they got closer to the target of their quest. They reached an area on the beach littered with rocks and trees. Obviously, the currents were stro this part of the o, pushing a lot of trash onto the shore.

  The party made their way across the beach, stepping carefully betweerees coated in slimy algae.

  Fortune held her breath, holding back her obvious disgust. She was more than gd when Silver Bde finally spoke up:

  “We almost got it. The marked area is right ahead of us.”

  With eager steps the party circled o rock. And found nothing.

  Silver Bde smiled wryly as the quest got updated.

  [Quest: Find Zeygnar's lost wares]

  [Step one: Locate Red'or isnd]

  [Step two: Find the pce where the wares have been washed ashore]

  [Step three: Iigate the area]

  “Suys.”

  Silver Bde apologized helplessly as she squatted down to take a closer look.

  “You mean we have to rummage through this trash here? Sorry, but I ’t do that…”, said Fortune.

  “It’s alright. We are so many people anyways.”

  Luckily the party didn’t bme Fortune. She felt relieved, taking a step bad watg as the others searched the ground.

  But half a mier they still hadn’t found a clue. Fortu awkward, letting her gaze wander around the beach.

  Suddenly she noticed something hanging from a tree not far away. She walked over, took a closer look, and carefully picked it up with the tips of her fingers.

  “It’s a piece of rope!”

  Hearing Fortune’s excmation, the others instantly looked over. Watchful Eye noticed something strange, sing the saween his position and Fortune.

  “There are drag marks.”

  “So that’s it. I was already w why the ground here looks se.”, said Balm.

  Silver Bde wore a puzzled face. She naturally suspected these ants of stealing the goods, but something was off.

  The drag marks only began a short distance away. This was also the reason why they didn’t spot them immediately.

  However, her quest updated, tellio follow the drag marks, whidicated that they found the correct clue.

  When Silver Bde informed her party, Fortune quickly dropped the rope in her hand.

  “Whatever. We will figure it out ter. Let’s leave quickly!”

  Silver Bde suppressed a chuckle while standing up.

  “Alright. Let’s follow those drag marks. Looks like it’s time to head into the jungle.”

  Under Silver Bde’s lead the party soohe beach behind. The familiar feeling of grass below their feet returned. A fresh smell eheir noses.

  Almost no sounds could be heard within the jungle. If any animals lived on this isnd, they apparently went into hiding. Only the ferocious ants domihis piece of nd.

  And they didn’t appreciate intruders at all.

  Two additional groups of ants attacked the party as they went deeper into the juhe drag marks on the flot harder to spot, but everyone could guess that they led towards the single hill on the isnd.

  After a few mihe party reached a small clearing. Balm’s eyes lit up, finding some unon herbs for her alchemy. She didn’t have much time to practice yet but she bought some books in Svebrial taining valuable information.

  Thus, the party rested for a while, watg Balm carefully harvest the herbs.

  However, Silver Bde suddenly frowned.

  “Do you hear that?”

  “Hm? What are you talking about, sis?”

  Final Fend looked at his sister strangely. He didn’t notiything, talking animatedly with Braag. The oldest and you member of the group got along surprisingly well.

  Silver Bde looked at Watchful Eye for firmation. Seeing him nod, she took a deep breath, staring at the sky.

  Gradually the others noticed something as well. A buzzing noise could be heard, and it got closer.

  Balm noticed the ge imosphere. She stopped her work, walking towards the back of the party.

  Suddenly a bck body appeared from behind the surrounding trees. The four wings on its back fpped at a high frequency. It quickly enrged in everyone’s vision.

  “It’s another ant!”, excimed Final Fend in surprise.

  “Get ready to fight!”

  Silver Bde furrowed her brows, thinking of ways to fight a flying enemy. Meanwhile she quickly used [I].

  [Airborne Ferocious Ant DroneRae

  Level: 21

  HP: 3900/3900]

  “Should I start casting?”, asked Fortune. A hint of ption could be heard in her voice as well.

  “Not yet. I o find a way to secure aggro!”, stated Silver Bde.

  “Just let me do it, sis!”

  “Makes sense. Go ahead!”

  Final Fend took half a step forward, his eyes transfixed at the sky. The flying ant quickly came closer, clearly aiming at the group.

  Gripping his bde tightly Final Fend waited for the oppoo fly inte.

  “Now!”

  With a ceous shout Final Fend swung his arm, throwing his on towards the sky.

  But at this moment the ant suddenly ged its trajectory. It didn’t dodge deliberately but prepared to use its own skill.

  Final Fend watched with horror as his attack missed.

  “Oh no! Guys, scatter!”

  Silver Bde didn’t know what skill the ant had. But scattering appeared to be the most reasoion.

  The party members trusted her judgement. They quickly brought some distaween each other when the airbor opened her mouth wide.