The Retired Hunter

I will kill 10000 monsters before I die!

Client:
Donoph
Quest:
An old hunter, Donoph, is about to die. Defeat 99 monsters to fulfill his dream.
Reward:
??? Meseta

Pioneer 2 city

Donoph
Are you [NAME]? Nice to meet you, I'm Donoph. This mission is simple. You just need to help me defeat a few monsters. During my time, I killed a whole slew of monsters. My goal was to kill 10000 monsters before I died! I've managed to kill 9901 monsters. I only have 99 monsters to go. I know that I don't have much time left. I want to make my dream come true. I just need to kill 99 more monsters. What do you say?

??

Donoph
Wha, what? [boum sound] You're just like all those other idiots. Cough, cough. Fine. We all have our own opinions.

!!

Donoph
Good, good. I think you understand what it means to be a "MAN."

The dialogue continues with the following regardless of your choice.

Donoph
Now, listen. I only have 30 minutes to live. How do I know this? That's what my body is telling me. Trust me... It means that I have to kill 99 monsters before 30 minutes are up. And... Oh, no, nothing. I'll go down first. Just come down after me. Cough, cough! I'm OK, thank you. Ah, by the way... One more little request... Don't tell anyone about this. OK?

Donoph walks away.

Nurse
Hey! Hav... Have you seen Mr. Donoph? Oh, I'm sorry! I... I'm looking for... Mr. Donoph. He's an old hunter. Have you seen him? No? Well, thanks anyway. Where could he be? He's supposed to stay in bed!
Where could he be?
Alicia (if you answered "??")
Hi [NAME]. [she only says this line if she knows you] You were with Donoph, right? You don't have to hide anything from me. Heathcliff, his best friend, was on Pioneer 1. I think Donoph wanted to spend his last moments on the planet they explored together.
... ... ... He needs your help.
Alicia (if you answered "!!")
Hi [NAME]. [she only says this line if she knows you] You were with Donoph, right? You don't have to hide anything from me. Heathcliff, his best friend, was on Pioneer 1. I think Donoph wanted to fulfill a dream that they both had.
... ... ... He needs your help.
Tekker
All living things are destined to die. But I want to leave my mark before I die. You can understand this, right?

Ruins 3

Enter the first big room. The screen for a while, then you see Donoph running to you.

Donoph
Ah, you came. I was starting to think that you might not come. Cough, cough! I'm OK! I can't die until I've killed 10000 monsters! Ha, ha, ha! Now, let's go!

Pioneer 2 city

Nurse
Mr. Donoph! Please come back to the hospital! I know you're hiding somewhere!

Ruins 3

Kill all the enemies in the first room with enemies.

Donoph
Cough! Now we're rolling! Let's keep up the pace!

While fighting, Donoph will say something at every milestone.

Kill all enemies in a room when the count is 50+.

Donoph
We're half way there... Got to keep on going!

When you kill the 60th enemy...

Donoph
60!

Kill all enemies in a room when the count is 60+.

Donoph
Cough! Cough! A little more... 10000 monsters, here I come!

More of Donoph's milestones phrases...

Kill the 99th enemy.

Donoph
Finally... I killed 10000 of them...

The view changes to show you and Donoph making their way to the transporter at the beginning of Ruins 3. Donoph suddenly stops, and then you too.

Donoph
Cough! Cough! Finally... I've done it. Killed 10000 of them... Thank you. Now I can go... Cough! Go to the Hunter's Guild to collect your reward. I'll stay here. I have lived a good life... Heath...
[NAME]
!!

Sudden silence. Donoph falls down as you run to him, and dies.

Pioneer 2 city

Nurse
Oh, Mr. Donoph told you that? But I'm concerned about his health!
Alicia
Well, I think it's great that Donoph is out there. It's better than being tied to a bed in the hospital. He always tried to live life to its fullest. Thank you for doing this. It means a lot to him.

If this is the first time you play this quest, and you have answered "!!", you will now hear the "quest completed" sound and Forest 2 will be available.

Tekker
He wasn't just an old man. He was a hunter with passion.

Forest 2

Terminal
"Accessing main computer..." "Unable to access" . .. "Accessing local computer..." "Access complete" . .. "Searching. Heathcliff" . .. ... "Items found: 1" "Heathcliff Flowen "...W... Died, year 084. Pioneer 1 Army... There is another message. Would you like to play it?

Note: You can still access the message if you choose this.

No

Terminal
Return to normal function."

Yes

Terminal
Playing message... "I think I can guess who might be listening to this... I'm going to leave you all now. It's sad that we weren't able to see each other again. But I guess that was our destiny. It's very peaceful here. But it's very boring because it's peaceful. Donoph... This is not the right place for you. Especially, for you... Ha ha ha. My daughter will take care of you. Don't cause any problems, old man. You've been her favorite uncle ever since she was a child. I can only imagine those good old days... And, Zoke, I know you want "out," but don't do anything stupid. You're so stubborn. You haven't changed over the years. Well... I did some things that I'm not really proud of... Well, those days are long gone. I hope you've learned to forgive me. Don't let that girl worry too much about. There's so much I want to say, but I guess I better wrap it up for now. See you soon... On the other side. ... ... ... ... ... ..." End message.
Return to normal function."

Pioneer 2 city

Alicia
Heath adopted me when I was very young... When he was asked to go on board Pioneer 1... He refused. Several times in fact. Then they finally forced him to go. Before he left, he said, "Evolution and damnation may be two sides of the same coin. "It's all up to the people doing it..." We may be in a similar situation...

Claim your reward.

Narrator
You've been awarded 8000 Meseta.

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