Ch.40Chapter 40. Paladin, Have You Been Broken? (1)

# Chapter 40. Has the Paladin Been Broken? (1)

It was a fresh post written just 5 minutes ago.

[MorningTentInstaller: Someone please save me…

I’m hiding in a village full of worshippers.

They’ve noticed an intruder and are searching everywhere to find and kill me.

It’s not a large village, ruled by a lesser demon, but I can’t escape on my own…

This is Linea, and the village is called Plam.

I’m literally covering my mouth and crying while writing this…

I don’t want to die like this…

If anyone is nearby, please come save me, I’m begging you!]

MorningTentInstaller.

One of the regular users on the community.

Not quite as addicted as NotACatfish (Hannah) who posts daily, but just below that level, like MeleeSpy or IbelievedTheMonkeyUncle.

You could consider him a tier 2 user with similar activity levels as FullPlay, ShotgunAttack, and Bramanda.

From the situation, it seems he’s in extreme danger.

This kind of situation is quite rare, or rather, unprecedented.

Until now, posts like this on the community were either written by people already dying or those who had resigned themselves to death.

But this post by MorningTentInstaller wasn’t like the early users who wrote while dying, nor was it like Abraham’s suicide note.

This was a desperate plea for help, with a palpable will to live.

I desperately wanted to help, but the location where MorningTentInstaller was posed a problem.

Linea. Definitely where Hannah was beaten and captured by the Brown Rock tribe, specifically by Lakye.

It took Hannah about two weeks to get there.

Even if the fastest person, Lakye, left now, it would take several days.

MorningTentInstaller would be dead by then.

Is there no way? I don’t want to let him die since I’ve seen him around the community for quite a while.

Pondering this, I checked the comments.

[Bramanda: Why did you go there in the first place? What were you doing?]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: …]

ㄴ [Bramanda: What is it?]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: I was looking for something like Viagra and then…]

My head started throbbing as I read this. Has this friend gone insane?

ㄴ [Bramanda: …]

ㄴ [IbelievedTheMonkeyUncle: LOLOLOLOL This guy is seriously crazy]

ㄴ [FullPlay: You went all the way to a village with a lesser demon, looking for Viagra, and got caught? Am I understanding this correctly?]

ㄴ [KimchiMenDie: These dick-driven hosts are something else;;]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: There were no worshippers when I entered. They were all gathered in the square, probably for some prayer meeting.

Just my luck they started moving right when I was trying to leave…]

ㄴ [NotACatfish: Your excuses make you look even more pathetic.]

ㄴ [GoldenDragonKing: Man, even so, entering a village? Did you want to die? That’s suicide, isn’t it?]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: Yeah, I guess I was crazy for a moment. But you’d understand if you were in my shoes. Try starting your day looking at your limp thing every morning.

Nothing feels enjoyable anymore… I’ve lost all will to live. I just took courage to find my happiness. Is that so wrong?]

ㄴ [UsingPresidentsPower: Well, I understand what you’re trying to say. If I thought I had erectile dysfunction, my heart would ache too. It’s not like I’ve done anything bad with my thing… Poor guy…]

You idiot…!

Even if you can’t get it up, risking your life for Viagra?

How mentally broken do you have to be to come up with such an idea?

Any sympathy or pity I had completely disappeared.

[MeleeSpy: EunuchBro – “Sigh~ I guess I’ll have to step in, Master.”]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: Transcendent – “It’s your turn, EunuchBro. Share your strength with these foolish ones.”]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: What level are you?]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: Level 2. Got any brilliant ideas?]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: As expected, early users are different]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: Transcendent – “I’m sorry, mortal…”]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: Don’tgiveupfuckingpleasesaveme]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: I really don’t know what to do]

Even MeleeSpy, who was knowledgeable about many things, gave up.

I barely held back a laugh of disbelief.

It was clearly a desperate situation, but MorningTentInstaller’s username, the cause of the incident, and the users’ reactions had combined to create a bizarrely funny skit.

[MorningTentInstaller: Is there really no one in Linea?

The worshippers haven’t found me yet, but it’s only a matter of time

I’ll give you anything except my life, everything

You can use me as a slave, just please save me]

MorningTentInstaller started a new thread to plead desperately.

But there was no salvation.

Not a single comment claimed to be in Linea.

[MorningTentInstaller: No! This can’t be happening! This isn’t reality!]

Denial.

[MorningTentInstaller: Why did it have to be me? Why did I have to get erectile dysfunction? Why am I the only one in this situation…]

Anger.

[MorningTentInstaller: Ladies I’m handsome please save me just once I can really do anything]

[MorningTentInstaller: Guys are fine too]

Bargaining.

[MorningTentInstaller: It can’t end like this… This isn’t why I was possessed…]

Depression.

[MorningTentInstaller: Thanks for listening to my ramblings everyone. Be happy.]

And finally, acceptance.

His mental state must have completely collapsed as he was going through the “five stages of grief” methodically.

Most users comforted him with a sense of “it’s sad but what can we do?”

[MorningTentInstaller: Thank you. At least I don’t feel like I’m dying alone. I’m glad there’s at least this community.]

…If only I were closer, I could have saved him.

Grasping at straws, I asked Lakye.

– Are there any tribes in Linea?

“There’s the Gray Mist tribe. They frequently interact with the Brown Rock tribe since they’re nearby.”

Lakye, who was leaning against Totem #1, answered my summons.

– Where do they live?

“They live in the mountains. Just as the tribes living in the plains worship Rakan, they worship Lord Malak.”

Mountains, huh. Unfortunately, that information isn’t much help to MorningTentInstaller right now.

I couldn’t guide the Gray Mist tribe to where MorningTentInstaller was, nor could I ask them to undertake such a dangerous task.

It’s not just about one person but a fellow Korean, yet sacrificing dozens of barbarians to save one guy would be insane.

Unless MorningTentInstaller could somehow escape the village and reach the mountains.

With mixed feelings, I continued watching the community.

[PrincessDina: Mr. MorningTentInstaller

What skills have you learned?]

Does this person have a solution?

The reply came quickly.

[MorningTentInstaller: Healing Touch and Holy Flame. Princess, do you have a way?]

Look at him calling her “Princess.”

Just a moment ago he was acting like someone who had accepted death, but clearly he hadn’t given up hope so easily.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have replied so quickly.

Healing Touch and Holy Flame.

I skimmed through the skills that George’s raid team had posted before.

Healing Touch is a level 1 healing skill, and Holy Flame is a level 2 attack skill.

The latter is an attack skill, but it deals consistent weak damage, making it less practical in actual combat.

Something like a DoT effect, I guess.

ㄴ [PrincessDina: You’ve learned completely useless trash skills]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstaller: That’s so mean ;-;]

Does this person have no solution either?

PrincessDina. PrincessDina… probably a nickname taken from “Magical Princess Dina,” an animated series that was popular 10 years ago.

Dina, who was an ordinary middle school girl, meets a talking Woopaloopa named Papa and discovers that she was actually a princess from the Magic Kingdom who lost her memories and was banished to the human world due to her younger sister’s plot.

As she regains her memories and her past abilities, Dina transforms into a magical girl to fight against the invading Alpaca Legion while also trying to defeat her sister who rules the Magic Kingdom through terror… that was the plot, I think.

Anyway, it was an extremely popular national animation.

When I was in first grade, I once spat on the floor because I had phlegm in my throat.

The girls called me an Alpaca Legion soldier and bullied me for months, which is why I still remember that show.

The image of those girls swinging magic wands at me, claiming they would punish me, was remarkably similar to the barbarians trying to capture and kill civilized people who insulted Roa.

ㄴ [PrincessDina: Where are you hiding right now?]

The great PrincessDina was making an effort to save MorningTentInstaller.