The Truth

The Wolf opened its jaws wide at Mona. Her eyes widened when she saw two rows of clear teeth and fangs that were ready to pierce her. 

Mona closed her eyes. 

'Ah, I have to do it again. To think I would fail on the first day...' 

*DANGG!* 

A voice sounded in her ears instead of a fang piercing her body. 

When she opened her eyes, Mona saw a black coat fluttering in front of her. 

Clyde was holding the Wolf's jaw with his sword. Then seeing Clyde's burning hand, the Wolf jumped back as if on alert. 

"Get up!" said Clyde. 

Mona blinked a few times quickly. 

Before she could say anything, Clyde was already running toward the Wolf. 

"Let's go!" he exclaimed to Eric and Rodney who were looking at him in confusion. 

Clyde could deal with the Wolf monster himself. However, he didn't want to bother him too much because it wasn't his monster. 

Rodney and Eric immediately took action. 

They run to Clyde's right and left sides. 

Clyde himself slowed his pace and allowed the two men to attack at the front position. 

However, Clyde sighed when he saw how the two men were fighting. 

They were already experienced in dealing with monsters. But their strength was not enough to kill the monster. 

"You guys should think a little more before taking on this Quest." Clyde shook his head. 

Now there were even two of their members who were almost dead. That doesn't bode well for their abilities. 

Clyde was still activating Burning Hand ever since. His fairly high Magic Power level made him less anxious about constantly using Skill. 

Clyde created a fireball in his left hand. Then threw the fireball at the Wolf.

*BOOM!* 

"GRRRRAAHHHH!!!" 

The Wolf let out a scream of pain as the fireball hit it. Its feathers started to melt down. 

Rodney and Eric didn't waste this opportunity and attacked. 

The Wolf had been weakened considerably by Clyde's fireball. Even the feathers that acted as armor had almost gone. 

Rodney and Eric didn't squander this opportunity and attacked incessantly. 

After several minutes of going on without Clyde's help, the Silver Lunar Wolf for the Quest was finally defeated. 

Rodney and Eric stood breathless next to the Wolf's corpse. 

Clyde deactivated the Burning Hand and then plunged his sword into its scabbard. Then he walked over to Sonya. 

"You didn't do anything," Clyde said to Sonya. 

"Uhhm..." Sonya didn't know how to answer because she really didn't do anything. "Well, you've done it all. So..." 

Clyde just sighed and then turned to look at Asqa. 

Asqa seems to be doing a good job. The man is now able to stand although he looks quite weak. They both walked closer to them. 

Rodney and Eric greeted Reed with a sigh of relief. 

"You're still alive," Rodney said with a relieved smile. 

"Yeah, thanks to this girl." 

Asqa just smiled. 

Through her smile, Clyde could see that Asqa was happy to be able to do something useful. She looks proud of herself. 

The identities of the four people were still mysterious to Clyde. 

Without thinking too much, he used Inspection on them.

<<Character Information>>

[ Name: Rodney String ]

[ Race: Human ] 

[ Age: 28 ] 

[ Level: 1 ]

[ Exp: 50/100 ] 

[ Private Attributes: Regressor. ] 

[ Exclusive Skill: Regression (Lv.??), Sword Slash (Lv.1). ]

[ Skill point: 0 ] 

[ Player Stats: Strength (2/10), Stamina (1/10), Agility (1/8), Magic Power (1/8) ] 

[ Stat Point: 0 ] 

[ Inventory:  

- D-grade weapon: Katana ] 

<<==================>>

<<Character Information>>

[ Name: Eric Hansen ]

[ Race: Human ] 

[ Age: 31 ] 

[ Level: 1 ]

[ Exp: 30/100 ] 

[ Private Attributes: Regressor. ] 

[ Exclusive Skill: Regression (Lv.??), Light of Shield (Lv.1). ]

[ Skill point: 0 ] 

[ Player Stats: Strength (2/10), Stamina (1/10), Agility (1/7), Magic Power (1/8) ] 

[ Stat Point: 0 ] 

[ Inventory:  

- D-grade weapon: Shortsword.

- D-grade weapon: Shield. ] 

<<==================>>

<<Character Information>>

[ Name: Mona Coxx ]

[ Race: Human ] 

[ Age: 23 ] 

[ Level: 1 ]

[ Exp: 50/100 ] 

[ Private Attributes: Regressor. ] 

[ Exclusive Skill: Regression (Lv.??), Sword Slash (Lv.1). ]

[ Skill point: 0 ] 

[ Player Stats: Strength (1/8), Stamina (1/9), Agility (2/10), Magic Power (1/10) ] 

[ Stat Point: 0 ] 

[ Inventory:  

- D-grade weapon: Katana ] 

<<==================>>

<<Character Information>>

[ Name: Reed Rivera ]

[ Race: Human ] 

[ Age: 26 ] 

[ Level: 1 ]

[ Exp: 50/100 ] 

[ Private Attributes: Regressor. ] 

[ Exclusive Skill: Regression (Lv.??), Sword Slash (Lv.1). ]

[ Skill point: 0 ] 

[ Player Stats: Strength (2/10), Stamina (1/9), Agility (1/9), Magic Power (1/10) ] 

[ Stat Point: 0 ] 

[ Inventory:  

- D-grade weapon: Longsword ] 

<<==================>>

After seeing their Attribute Window, Clyde frowned, 'What is a Regressor?' 

Rodney approached Clyde and said, "Thanks for your help. If it weren't for you, we would have died." 

"You'd better not take on a Quest that's way above your abilities," Clyde replied. 

Rodney seemed to tighten his jaw. But he didn't deny that it was true. 

"The situation went beyond our expectations," Rodney said. 

Clyde looked at Rodney and his three friends behind him then asked something that piqued his curiosity. 

"Tell me something," said Clyde. "What is Regressor?" 

Hearing that, Rodney seemed to hear the sound of thunder in the distance. 

His chest suddenly thumped loudly. So did his three friends who heard Clyde's question. 

"H-How did..." Rodney took a deep breath and exhaled to calm himself. "How did you know about that?" 

"I just know." Clyde looked at Rodney. As if demanding an explanation. 

Rodney turned to his three friends. They all looked at Rodney with almost the same expression. 

"We'd better go somewhere better to talk," Rodney said. 

Clyde nodded. "I agree." 

They returned to the motel where Clyde, Asqa, and Sonya used to stay. 

They were all gathered in the room Clyde had stayed in earlier. 

After previously discussing amongst themselves, the four Regressors decided to tell Clyde their true identities. But they will not tell everything in detail. 

Clyde, Asqa, and Sonya were surprised after hearing their explanation. 

"You guys can go back to the beginning after you die?!" Sonya looked at them in disbelief. 

"Yes," Rodney answered. 

"How is that possible?" Asqa asked. 

"We also don't know who gave us this kind of power." 

'That explains how they can fight like they already have experience,' Clyde thought.

"That means you already know what's going to happen," said Clyde. 

They nodded. 

"We knew what happened until day five," Eric said. 

Clyde frowned. "Why only until day five?" 

The Regressors stared at each other. 

"There's a very powerful monster on the fifth day. We can never beat it and always come back to start over," replied Reed. 

"What monsters?" Clyde asked with a pounding chest. 

"An Outer God."

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