The group travelled along as they were informed that it would be hard work to make the place a safe zone, as they were all lower level it would be best for them to do the work while the higher level members fight off the monsters in the area, that's how it was apparently done in Japan... at least that's what the guys leading them along was telling them. Rojin was letting his eyes wander as if he was looking around aimlessly, but he was taking a look at the more armed people, some were in the crowd, but most was on the fringes of it or in elevated positions, and to someone not paying attention they would look like they were keeping watch for monsters.

But Rojin noticed the fact that they spent a great deal of time looking over the new "recruits" they had, almost as much time as they spent keeping a look out for monsters and he smirked a bit. but split it into a full smile quickly as one of the well armed looked in his direction and he waved to them looking for all like a kind, and thankful old man. and as soon as the woman looked away he returned to following normally, well he found them... and he already knew what was going to be going on.

Eventually they got to a large clearly slapped together wall made of scrap metal and barbed wire with guards at the front, and apparently one of them had some ability to see level... no wait.. thinking back to that odd book you could see the level of someone if they showed it to you, or if they joined your party... Ah of course... they made them initially join a party.. he smiled as he got closer and proved to be right, they were checking people's levels in this manner.

"Really join a party before going in? Why? the man in front of Rojin asked the guard. seems the man had at least a bit of a brain.. no one else seemed to think to ask at all.

"Ah so we get your name to put on the list of people we have, and so that we can team you up with some other people of the same level, then we put you all into the party of one of the guards so that when they fight monsters you will get a share of the EXP while you work so you can eventually join the guards rather then do the physical work, this way we always get more guards... I mean you don't HAVE to join the guards of course but at least we can raise your level like this while you are safe" the Woman said with a smile so practiced Rojin would have thought it was real if it wasn't for the fact that Rojin was away of the mission he had. floating in him mission list, he hadn't accepted it yet so it wasn't shown on his shared mission list, that book while annoying was still helpful at least.

The man seemed to take it at face value and nodded to the woman. Then it was Rojin's turn and the woman smiled "Please accept the party invite" she said with the kindest tone he ever heard, and of course he knew it was fake, and he had to once more mentally stop himself from simply snapping at her, god how he hated the fakeness of it all.

"Oh of course... umm.. how again?" he asked as, and he had to stop from smiling as he seen her mask slip ever so slightly as she nearly let out a exasperated sigh but covered it by coughing.

"Oh your that new? No worries we are here to help.. so you do this..." she went through the process... four times.. once because Rojin needed to keep up the act... a second time for the fake smile... a third time for the fake kindness... and the last time cause Rojin just enjoyed making people suffer until finally they got him in the party and he seen her face drop "Level... Zero?" she would then look at him and he put a confused look on his face.

"Is... is there something wrong? I was told by one of the people we were walking with that it was normal to start with a low level... I don't know a lot about this stuff though, it's all this talk about levels and skills and things.. not something I am familiar with.." he answered playing the part of an old man who was completely confused with all these game terms, and he had been at first but he had found that book, and once again he had to admit despite the cover and some of the illustrations making him annoyed to high hell, it was useful and actually taught him easily, so someone put actual work into it. Regardless after he answered he started to use his greatest skill that only came with age, and one could only ever really get away with when they hit a certain age... he started to ramble "I mean... what is a level anyway.. and aren't skills you have to work hard to get? and abilities... what's that mean... and EXP? what's that?... it's all very confusing... and that's not the only thing" he rambled.

And it worked like a charm as the woman was clearly starting to let the mask slip more and more as he spoke and finally she interrupted him "No no it's okay... maybe we just are used to seeing people who gained a little bit of EXP from their tutorials and the like... anyway welcome.. please... get inside... please.." she ushered him in and he nodded as he headed inside. mentally laughing as he went.

The Woman lead Rojin to a tent and tossed him to the floor "Stay quit and I won't have to rough you up.. make a damned sound and I will make sure you regret it.. I have to be stuck with goddamn guard duty.. could be out looking over the new guys..." she grumbled as she looked out the tent entrance and was clearly eyeing up the new people that came in and Rojin rolled his eyes, now that he wasn't being watched, he stood up and brushed himself off, before walking up to the woman.

"and what level are you hmm?" he asked in a conversational tone rather then a scared or angry one, and the woman clearly distracted looking at a few of the fit men they had just brought in answered.

"Level three... w.. wait?" she realized and spun around to catch a mace to her face knocking teeth out and sending her to the floor as Rojin stood over her with his Goblin mace in hand and a raised eyebrow as she struggled to talk with a broken jaw.

"Level three? and you can't even take a F rank strike? What... Did you put everything into strength? cause your clearly not very tough... well.. makes things easier for me" he lifted his fist as the woman gurgled out for mercy before he brought his hand down and ended her before wiping his hand clean "give threats but tries to beg for mercy... coward..." he sneered as he spat on her before dragging her into the tent and sitting her in a chair back to the door arms crossed as if she was Watching the person inside, and he set some things in a pile and covered them with a cloth so they would assume it was him... at a distance anyway then he smirked.

Looking back to the body he chuckled a bit "Won't be needing to remember your name now will I? who would want to remember the name of a Dead and useless person after all?" he reached up to his forehead and pulled out a golden parchment and burned it, feeling strength flow through him as he looked under the back cloth of the tent and seen no one there, so he rushed out.

The place was busy, there were guards watching all over the place, but the place was also messy as hell and had people moving around all over the place, it didn't take long for Rojin to find some scrap cloth and use it to change some of the people had masks and hoods made of rags and he copied them and grabbed a basket and headed after a group of them having put his other gear away before doing so. And so he joined the rear of the line and headed towards one of the more populated buildings where people were working.

As he got closer he seen why no one was trying to revolt, Guards for one, and two they were placed under weights, no the legs and arms, making it hard to move, smart.. the new world didn't work like the old one.. they wouldn't get stronger without stat points from leveling up, at least that's what everyone was aware of, levels gave power was the conventional wisdom now, and even though the group he was with didn't have the weights, they were all to tired to fight from working with them all day, and as they got to their destination new ones were slapped on them. The fact that they didn't question a new person being in the line or even think twice about it told Rojin all he needed to know.. they were complacent. Excellent.

As he got into the building proper he walked like the weights burdened him, until he got out of sight of guards, well that just meant that they had all exits guarded so it would be pointless to run out.. but it also meant they had little to no guards on the inside as he seen some people resting and some working, "New guy... here's how things work.. they have a quota for us.. hit the quota you are fine..." the guy in front of him explained apparently Rojin had been noticed but not by a guard, interesting "They probably told you when you got in but in here we take turns, lets us last a bit longer... but.. sorry to say it doesn't look like anyone will be willing to help you, you don't look able to cover for them when they rest.. please understand it's nothing personal... we just want to survive as long as possible."

Rojin smirked a bit, well there was some honesty at last it would seem "Oh don't worry about this old man.. he has his ways..." he replied, making the man look back at him and his eyes go wide when he realized how old the "new guy" was, so noticed a new person but didn't know what they looked like.. "You got a skill that lets you sense people?" he asked the man a smirk on his face.

"Y..yeah... class hunter.. it's my passive.. not to good though.." the man answered clearly a bit surprised especially as Rojin stood up straight and walked unburdened by the weights.

He nodded and smirked a bit "Good to know... I'm here to free you people... but don't worry.. like you said to me.. I don't expect any of you to help.." he smiled at the man as he reached over and grabbed the weight on the man, the metal was old, and these were not proper items, they were rusted and aged, but nothing someone could break easily, but Rojin twisted the metal and it gave not broke, but warped enough to not fit properly and the man was able to slip his arm out and Rojin smirked a bit more as he warped the metal a bit more with his hands to make a handle so that the weight was now a make shift Knuckle duster "if you don't want to help me fine.. here is a weapon.. go ahead.. make a run for it.." he smirked as he got the man out of the rest of his weights, and started to do the same with others around them.

The man watched Rojin breaking everyone free of the heavy weights, and bend some into weapons, then he looked at the hallway junction then back to the old man before he nodded and moved over to the hallway to make use of his passive to monitor for people coming over while Rojin continued to free people.

The camp outside was pure Pandemonium and carnage, the prisoners outnumbered the guards yes, but the guards were higher level and better equipped... but they lacked one thing the prisoners had.. Rage and vengeance coursing through their blood, and many of the Guards were dragged down with some's dying breath to be pinned down and unable to defend themselves from the others rushing them and beating them, and Rojin took it all in, but the large man with the Axe was cleaving through a good number of people and Rojin looked at him "Looks like one I have to deal with..." he muttered before walking up and some of the prisoners hanging back seen him, "Why are you here? why are you not helping them fight? Do you think you can get your freedom without lifting a finger? do you think that if the guards win they won't kill you? they have nothing to lose by killing you all!" Rojin started to yell out at the ones to scared to fight.

"They will kill you all, if not now then later with the work, or for their own amusement.. They have already taken from you.. don't let them take anymore.." he didn't care if they jumped into the fight or not, what he was really doing was causing the large man with the Axe to focus on him and he started to make his way over, so Rojin didn't have to wade through a chaotic battlefield to get to the man.

"They want to take and take from you to line their own pockets and make their lives easier.. you outnumber them! LOOK Your numbers are thinning... but if you all attack you will WIN you can beat them" this wasn't working they were cowards... the one of the people with Rojin spoke up.

"The system counts them as monsters now.. they are not human anymore! this is no different then killing a goblin or a spider now to the system... no one here will judge you, and you can be sure none of us will let anyone else judge you! This man snuck in here to release us, the least we can do is show we were worth the effort!" Rojin looked to the man speaking and nodded to him, not for the words or the help, but he could respect that he was able to get these people listening and looking more willing to fight at least.. meant less dead weight.

Rojin took out his mace and held it up to get attention from the ones still not fighting, but clearly willing to at least try... they need one last little push "Give them nothing else... and take from THEM EVERYTHING! THEY MADE YOU SUFFER! TIME TO RETURN THE FAVOR!!" he roared and the people... this mob... roared back and they charged into the fight, some died quickly some didn't and still some didn't fight but stayed back but he did notice they were not doing nothing anymore, they were healing.. debuffing, buffing, they were contributing at least.

Finally Rojin hopped down from where he was standing and walked towards the man with the large axe who laughed at him "So.. you can hid your level huh? Lemme guess.. Assassin?" the man laughed as he took a swing with his axe which Rojin dodged "Thief maybe?" another blow and another dodge by Rojin "doesn't matter you die they will lose heart.. seen it happen before, boss said people like you will keep showing up.. just have to put you down.." he laughed as he roared out, and took another swing.

Rojin felt the roar hit him, it was a debuff, meant to lower his speed by one rank, he smirked as he dodged the blade again and reached into the status window it flickered a moment and glowed gold before he pulled his hand out, the debuff now buffing his speed as he looked to the man "None of the above... just an old man that likes seeing people suffer, and well.. watching a bunch of people who think they are untouchable despite being so weak, being torn down by those that are even weaker then them? Oh it's music to me.. and the pure joy I get seeing them scream and beg for their lives from the people they were going to kill.. a wonderful meal really" he laughed as he started to take on a semi-ethereal look to his form and his eyes began to glow with a deathly light before he reached his hand up and flicked at the man, leaving a massive dent in his breastplate and sending him stumbling back as the armor shattered.

"Now then.. I don't have much time.. your far to weak to be a problem to me.. but thank you for the buff.." he said as he dashed forward, only for the large man to jump back out of reach, but Rojin simply laughed and activated the Goblin Mace as well as one of his abilities and a skill, he suddenly dashed forward again as he changed the Stat he was using for the Goblin Mace for his Will and his skill meant he was doing far more damage then he normally would, as he brought the mace down on the mans head.

The man only had enough time to scream for mercy before the mace caved his head in, the damage ramp up from both the time and his own skill meant the man didn't have a chance, "Hmm.. seems my damage to much for you..." he chuckled as he checked the body, "ah.. orders from your boss hmm? well got the info for later.. freed the people..." he looked over the ending battle, many were dead on both sides, but one side had FAR more bodies to lose, and attrition was on their side as the mission listing showed he had also finished the objective of eliminating the camp "And that's the last task... job well done...".

He put his mace away as he watched the people loot the bodies of their previous captors, they would need the gear to get to safety after all, not that he cared, he got everything he needed from this place, but.. the mace was handy.. so many he could something else useful around here.. that guy did have a Nice Axe he could make use of after all

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Abilities used
that's not how i remember it: Using WIL instead of STR with Goblin Mace's ability for damage on the charge
substituted fact: using a stat that is not the listed one for the item [goblin mace] so deals +1 rank Damage
i reject this reality: changes Speed Debuff into a buff for duration of this ability. flipping -1 rank to +1 rank.
Ghost ectoplasm: increases Speed by +1 rank
made 1 ranged attack with SPD B rank dealing damage and breaking Defense
Made Attack with Goblin Mace dealing B rank Damage with Charge attack