VRMMO 25.1

Village of the Daemon Tribe [Part 1]

Daemons - were portrayed as enemies of humanity in the VRMMOs and Otome Game.

Animals and plants become Daemons when they accumulate magical elements. Yet, strong-willed humans and other living creatures do not usually turn into Daemons even if exposed to magical elements.

Demonic transformation creatures absorb magical elements in the area. Magic Elements serve both as nutrients and poison for living creatures. Any creature exposed to a large amount of magical elements would transform or die.

Daemons look like humans, with dark skin and slightly pointed ears. Their basic abilities were higher than those of humans, and they had a lifespan of about 150 years.

The Daemons in VRMMOs were usually strong enemies, appearing as boss characters.

They were very recklessly boosted in the game because they were supposed to take on a party of high-level players.

They were around Level 150, after all. Although level does not equal strength, raising multiple combat skills increases HP and MP. In the case of the Daemon Tribe boss characters, they had about 1,000 HP and MP.

Furthermore, the armor Daemons wore were typically Rank A Extremely Strong Cheat Items with 400 defense with 70% physical resistance and 100 physical cut, so one would need to have almost 500 Attack Power to do any damage.

That alone was already broken. And adding that to a Level 150 with only combat skills would be too much of a cheat.

Since I only knew the Daemon Tribe, I thought it was some kind of trap that the Daemon Tribe living in the Daemon Forest village was running away from the Daemon Wolves, who were only around level 10.

Some strong people could go toe to toe fighting against the Daemon wolves, but were ordinary Daemon tribe people weak? Well, it was natural since even humans start from level 1.

It couldn't be helped. They may not be good people, but I would support them.

"[Lightning]"

'Gyain'.

This was a 4th class combined wind, and water magic [Lightning] spell.

As expected, I didn't feel comfortable with a ranged attack that would involve various creatures, so I used a [Lightning] spell that damages all creatures in a straight line.

I was able to kill four of them, but a Daemon wolf with magic resistance rank G could be easily defeated with a single strike.

By the way, magic resistance rank G equals that of the human species, which included humans and elves, so you could see how important it was to have the right equipment.

When I wear Witch Dress, my defense would be rank C for physical resistance and rank D+α for magic resistance.

"Wha, what the, was that you?"

"Yes, anyway, later."

Dismissing the warrior-like Daemon tribe, I rushed into the pack of Daemon wolves with my zanbatou in my arms.

A level 10 Daemon wolf would not be a challenging enemy. After about five minutes of quickly cutting off their heads, the remaining Daemon wolves ran away.

The Daemon warriors pointed their crude spears at me as if they were wary of me.

"You, you are not a human race...are you? Are you a half-elf? What do you want in this village? Are you part of the recently discovered human tribe?"

Maybe they were on bad terms with the humans after all?

"I live in the land of humanity, but I'm just an adventurer."

"Damn, an outlaw adventurer. I wonder how you knew about this place, but don't think you'll make it back alive."

The Daemon warriors surround me in the distance. They were supposed to be watching me as I quickly defeated the level 10 Daemon wolves, but what could they be hiding?

Well, if they were hostile, I would show no mercy. As I was raising my magic to see if I could get a head start with a wide-area [Acid Cloud]--

"Stop it! What are you doing to the person who helped us!"

So shouted a small old man who came walking from the village. He looked as if he could be called a master or something, and I could sense a certain amount of magical power from him.

"But, but, Elder..."

"You guys back off right now. Don't you know what you're dealing with? --So, my guests. Would you like to have tea with me and a chat?"

"Sure."

As the Master Elder led me into the village, I saw women and small children watching me from the shadows.

I was led to a sizeable tent-like building like those used by nomads in the midst of them.

Inside, there were furs on the floor, and the walls were decorated with things like masks to ward off evil spirits, but it looked simple for an elder's house.

When I entered and sat down on the furs on the floor, a woman of the Daemon tribe served me something that looked like yellow herbal tea with a hint of mystery.

Now, in this tent was me, the elder, and a few of the warriors I had encountered earlier.

"Now, then, could you tell us how you found this place?"

"I found it accidentally. And I didn't intend to talk about it."

"...I see."

The elder muttered regretfully for some reason as I answered quickly.

"How can you believe such a thing! Even subhumans live in the land of humanity..."

*Don!

A bullet from the break revolver I fired shattered the mask next to the face of the warrior standing by the wall.

"It missed."

"You were going to hit me!"

"I don't care either way, but can you please clarify whether you are hostile or not?"

I was going to hit him in the shoulder, but I missed.

The warrior's face twitched slightly as he realized I was serious.

Please be genuinely reasonable. If you want to antagonize me, it would be a waste of time, so you should just shut it for now. I tried to avoid being aggressive.

"Oh, no, I'm not. Sorry, my guest, but I will have to ask you to put up with this for now."

"Nn."

I didn't like to antagonize them, either. But when I nodded with my finger on the trigger of the break revolver, sweat ran down the elders' faces.

"...Well, for now, please listen to us."