14 The Valley and the Promise

[Clan Quest Complete!]

[Mystery of the Aqfrost Town]

[Description: The town's river never gets frozen. Rumors say that it was cursed, beasts always stay away from it no matter what the reason is! Find the reason for the strange phenomenon.

Rewards: Aqfrost Town Reputation: +20, 200 silver]

The moment that Urie read the notification, another ring echoed, not giving him a chance to even look for the use of the Reputation.

[New Clan Quest Incoming!]

[The Relic of the Frost Temple]

[Description: Knowing the legend behind the Town and the Valley, find the Relic left by the Lunar Wolf and safely bring it to the town

Rewards: ???]

"Good thing that it wasn't a serial quest this time!" Urie sighed and stood there as he looked at the interface where the last notification was shown and read the part about reputation.

[Area Reputation]

[Description: It was the merit a person needed to gain the hidden perks in a certain area. (To know more about the perks of the Aqfrost Town, visit the Town Hall.)]

"I see! I wonder what could be those perks that the system was talking about?" Urie thought as he looked at his brother who was thinking deeply.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked.

"I just had this thought that if that beast was present here, I wonder what could be its rarity? Is it as strong as Guellin or stronger?" Arie voiced out what he was thinking in response to his brother's query.

"We will know once we see it in person, which might be impossible if God really took it back!" Urie shrugged his shoulders as they walked towards the Beast Market and sold the duplicate cards Urie won from the three.

"Do you have anything else to do here?" he asked his little brother, and the latter answered with a shake of his head.

"Okay then, let's proceed to my quest after gathering the supplies we needed!" The two spent some of their coins to purchase some potions and equipment.

As soon as they got everything that they needed, they immediately departed towards the Valley of Night Frost to find about the temple and the relic they needed to find.

The valley lies in front of them. Looking as if it was cut by a crude blade, leaving an uneven marking alongside the cut. The crystalline luster of the place was well illuminated as it looked like a sparky clean glass that makes it a beautiful place filled with astonishing glimmers of refractions of light.

While walking and mesmerizing the magnificent view in front of them, an enormous shadow quickly passed above them that covered the lights that made the place wonderful and also caught the attention of the two.

"What is that?" The younger brother asked, still looking in the direction the gigantic shadow went.

"I also don't know, but that's one enormous beast if you were asking me!" Urie replied, unmoving, as a sparkle can be seen from within his eyes.

"What is that look on your face, brother?" Arie asked the moment that he saw the excited look on his brother's face.

"What? I just want to see if I can have the ability to catch that beast!" He shrugged his shoulders in response to his brother's question as they looked at it together.

"Someday, I'll capture that beast and be the greatest Beastmaster just like how I was known as the useless Pet Collector at all those games I played with!" Urie beamed a wide smile as his brother patted his back and promised, "I'll be the one who'll catch that beast!"

The two cherished the moment and mark the day as the day that they made a promise to each other that they'll finish the game by capturing that beast.

As they went deeper inside the valley, sounds of crashing echoed as it got louder each time they got closer to the source.

Shards and large chunks of ice kept on flying around as they avoided everything before the scene in front of them unfolds.

A man was fighting against a gigantic ice serpent with a Steambud, a kind of beast that looks like a walking pot of flower but kept on exuding steam which was caused by the enhanced geothermal energy within the pot that evaporates the water condensing at the bud. Although it exudes heat, it was considered as a beast in a Water-Grass class.

The man fought very well even though he was at a disadvantage because of the terrain advantage the serpent has and the nature of the Steambud's affinity into heat, contradicting the natural cold temperature of the area.

"Hello! Do you need help?" Urie called out as the man looked in their direction for a split second and returned his look back towards the serpent.

"I'll gladly accept the help, but can I get this card? I need it for my quest!" The man asked in condition.

"Glad to do so!" Urie smiled as he took off the gloves he was wearing, which immediately turned into particles and were placed inside his inventory.

"Why did you unequipped them, brother?" Arie asked in confusion about his elder brother's weird action.

"We are helping him. Do you remember the description of the glove? There's a 99% chance to get the card. We are helping him, not stealing his loot, okay?" Urie lectured his younger brother as he called Eop out while Arie called Hanin out.

They fought the serpent with the guy as Urie focused his eyes at the top of the serpent's head.

[Neodyne, Ice-Water Class]

[Description: A serpent type beast who can regenerate its tough scale as long as water or ice are present around it. This beast can destroy a whole concrete house by strangling it into rubbles!]

Urie skipped the Strengths, Weakness, Likes, and Dislikes since its weakness was obviously Fire Class beast.

"I'll restrict its regenerative ability! Destroy it! Eop, surround the area with flames!" Urie instructed as the little wolf blew a strong blue flame, making a ring surrounding the four beasts together: Eop, Hanin, Steambud, and Neodyne.