356 Inferno Set Armor (1/2)

Nix chose the Eidengal destination, and a moment later, the small group stepped into the flower garden. ”Let's find Jun Li and the rest of Inferno; Ducky will open the door for us.”

/Inferno: Nix: We're by the flower gardens, near the gating platform.

/Inferno: Jun Li: Take the path nearest the fountain; it leads to the old Market Square. Straight pass that is the Armory.

/Inferno: Chiba: Woah... This is like a ghost town.

The group walked down the pristine golden streets; every building looked like it was carefully maintained.

/Alpha: Chiba: A perfect City in the desert, it's like everyone just got up and moved suddenly.

/Alpha: Sasi: Cursed probably.

/Alpha: Rabi: Yep. Definitely cursed.

/Alpha: Nix: No idea, but if this place weren't in a desert, everyone would live here.

Within half an hour, the group was able to find Inferno. Jun Li managed to bring twenty people, including the original Alpha team of Semmi, Fajii, Wind, and Pon.

/Inferno: Nix: Still in there, Ducky?

/Inferno: Ducky: Yep. Just waiting for you to ask me to open it up.

/Inferno: Nix: Go ahead. Open it up.

Nix grinned when the giant double doors opened up, and one plain wooden chest appeared in front of them. ”One wooden chest?”

Quest Updated.

Part VII Temple of the Flame

Part VIII Temple of Wood

Part IX Temple of Metal

Part X Elemental Origins

Quest: Temple of the Flame

The Temple of Flame is the birthplace

of the Phoenix. Overlooking the majesty

of this Temple are three Eternal Flames.

To claim this Temple, all three flames must

be extinguished. Only those without the element

of fire may approach.

/Inferno: Nix: Awesome, thanks, Ducky.

/Inferno: Ducky: Should I bring the Sword to Delia now?

[Whisper: Nix to Darsi] Can you make higher level essence containers? We need something that can handle Nemesis level enhancements.

[Whisper: Darsi to Nix] I have a bunch on hand as a result of crits while making the lower-level ones.

[Whisper: Nix to Darsi] Can you give some of those to Ducky?

[Whisper: Darsi to Nix] Guess that depends on you Trip-7.

[Whisper: Nix to Darsi] Really? Going to hold me up for credits? I know you're crazy rich.

[Whisper: Darsi to Nix] Nope, I need some higher level fights. Bring me with you on the next set of Khione Quests.

[Whisper: Nix to Darsi] Sure. I could use some ranged back-up. Just hand them over to Ducky.

/Alpha: Nix: Escort Ducky back to HQ so she can get Delia to dis-enchant that Sword. It shouldn't take very long; then, you can bring it back to Elena in Favi.

/Alpha: Chiba: Thanks, Nix. Remember, you can't advance as a Spellsword until you take on all-comers in Favi.

/Alpha: Nix: I'm going to head there as soon as I wrap up the Dragon City quests.

/Alpha: Beta: Need help with those?

/Alpha: Nix: Should be fine, it's just going to be time-consuming.

After Ducky and the rest of his group left, Nix hooked up Jun Li and Pon, who was waiting patiently by the door.

/Inferno: Nix: Let's open the chest first.

Nix opened the wooden chest.

You have received a Guild Voucher for The Inferno Set Armor.

/Inferno: Pon: That's it? What the hell is this?

/Inferno: Semmi: In fairness, we took a shortcut to get here. Maybe that enters into it.

/Inferno: Sharl: It shouldn't. The quest was to gain access to the Armory.

/Inferno: Nix: Let's wait and see.

”Get ready to fight old bastard.” Nix clapped Pon on the shoulder and walked in through the open doors of the Armory. The sound of hammers pounding immediately filled his ears.

You have entered The Eidengal Armory; please report to Black Smith Arbor in the Crafting Room.

/Inferno: Jun Li: Know where that is, Nix?

/Inferno: Nix: That could be the big room Alpha team was in. The Armory is quite large; I doubt we'll be able to explore it all in a few hours.

/Inferno: Pon: After you, Nix.

/Inferno: Wind: Yeah, lead the way boss.

Nix walked into the reception hallway, immediately his hud popped up and displayed a map of the Armory.

/Inferno: Ronnie: Did you have a map before?

/Inferno: Nix: No.

Nix studied his hud for a moment and then headed towards the Crafting Room. After seeing it on the hud map, he was convinced that it was his entry room.

/Inferno: Pon: You guys didn't make up the difficulty of this place, did you?

/Inferno: Wind: There's no one here.

Nix's face grew more serious the closer they came to the Crafting Room. All the torches appeared to be normal orange flames, and there was no one in sight.

/Inferno: Nix: Semmi and Wind, scout out the area.

When Inferno arrived at the Crafting Room a few minutes later, Nix cursed his decision to open the doors. All the Crafters and their tables were gone. The tables were replaced with a huge forge that was being worked by three men. When Inferno entered the room, one of them looked up at him and waved.