Chapter 109 Mercenary for Hire (1/2)
Semmi jumped in and slashed at the swamp lizard's hamstrings before rolling to one side.
[Balefire]
White flame tore through the lizard's abdomen backing him up.
NIx raised a hand and a dozen emerald strands wrapped around its legs, the creatures alligator face opened wide as it roared miserably.
[Backstab]
Semmi has slain as Swamp Lizard.
[Level Cleared]
Semmi placed her hands on her knees, gasping for air. ”Stop for now?”
Nix nodded at the blonde scout. ”Nice job Sem.”
Each zone in the Embassy has a small neutral zone in its entrance. In this zone is the floor control panel. You can change floors, provided you are qualified to enter the new choice. This is also the area in which you are rezzed in the event of your death.
They walked back to the entrance together. Semmi was covered in swamp muck from having been ambushed by a half dozen man-sized lizards.
The blonde was using the edge of her dagger to scrape mud off her armor. ”This random zone shit is for the birds.”
Nix nodded in agreement, the two zones prior to this had been arctic and desert. ”Not a bad piece of work though.”
Semmi smiled, ”It looks like we qualified up to Floor 33. Want to check out the shops on the 10th floor?”
”Sure.”
They summoned the elevator and stepped in. This time the floor lights were lit all the way to 33. Semmi pushed the button for the 10th floor. ”Too bad we didn't qualify for the 40th floor.”
Nix hid a smile, ”Oh? Why's that?
Semmi wiggled her eyebrows at him. ”You know why.”
/Inferno: Ronnie: Looks like my asking price is 1.5 mil. I'm gonna get rich!
/Inferno: Sharl: 1.8 mil.
/Inferno: Pon: 3.7 mil.
/Inferno: Tess: 7 mil.
/Inferno: Wind: Everyone wants heals. 2.1 mil.
/Inferno: Jun Li: Tess and I just qualified up to floor 25. Heading to the armor shop on 10 now.
/Inferno: Semmi: See you there. I qualified for 33.
/Inferno: Pon: Bullshit.
/Inferno: Wind: Really?
/Inferno: Semmi: Yep.
/Inferno: Ronnie: Hey... You're with Nix!
/Inferno: Semmi: Maybe.
/Inferno: Tess: Cheat.
/Inferno: Pon: Lame.
The elevator came to a stop with a loud ding, and the duo stepped out. The armor/weapons shop on the tenth floor was actually a huge bazaar. As soon as the elevator closed, it opened again and two more inferno members stepped out.
Tess smiled at her friends before her eyes caught the board behind them. ”Hey, it's a leaderboard.”
Semmi smiled innocently, ”Oh?” She'd already noticed that she and Nix were at the top.
”Welcome to the 10th Floor. I'm Khabi, the Floor Steward. May I help you find something?” A tall, muscular man with dark skin approached them. He was wearing white robes with a purple turban and sandals.
Nix smiled pleasantly at the Stewart. ”Where can I find rifles?”
Khabi turned and pointed directly across from them. ”This entire row of vendors sell firearms.”
”How about daggers?” Semmi had noticed a touchscreen map on the wall, however, it was listed by shop name, not by what they sold.
Khabi stepped closer to the touchscreen. ”Upper right is the map index, you can use it to highlight shops by what they sell.” The Steward chose the dagger search icon, a dozen shops on the far wall lit up.
All four of them went in separate directions with Nix heading toward the firearm vendors.
[Whisper: Darsi to Nix] Hey, I stopped by the Scorched Earth Temple, there's quite a waiting list.
[Whisper: Nix to Fajii] Would you push Darsi to the front of the conversion line, please?
[Whisper: Fajii to Nix] Yes.
[Whisper: Nix to Darsi] Ask again, Fajii will take good care of you.
[Whisper: Darsi to Nix] Thanks Nix.
Nix spent a few minutes shopping for a quality sniper rifle that Darsi would like. After finding one and settling on a price, the vendor offered to use their 'delivery service.' This option enabled the person to receive it as a package via their hud.