As Pepper basks in newfound wealth from selling Livestide Salmon at Rabbits' Grand Palace, the bulletin board Pepper Hunt War erupts with activity.
Thread: [Info] Pepper Hunt War [Urgent Recruitment] Part 1
…511: Marumara Thread's getting dead again…
512: Add Yup.
513: Seapan7sei Agreed.
514: Issunbo Same.
515: Bugnarak Where'd he go?
516: Indoru Can't find him!
517: Thundernut Where is Pepper?
518: Kekekera Oh, my clan leader said they heard about Pepper and Lycaon's Curse Marking.
519: Basashimusashi Huh?
520: CurryJones !?
521: Add For real? Kyoju talked to Pepper?
522: Bugnarak Spill the beans!
523: ChoGokinTofu Where'd they meet?
524: Tottoro Info, please!
525: Kekekera Sixenbelt. Leader said Pepper went into the weapon shop there, commissioning a mallet's upgrade. After their talk, the shopkeeper told the leader it's called Madness Breaker.
526: Basashimusashi Madness Breaker? What's that?
527: Murakumo Mallet's a new weapon category added recently, right?
528: Ruruparisu Dual-wieldable, hammer-sized one-hand weapon. Some players mix it with daggers for a slash-blunt dual style.
529: Purimichia Lighter than pickaxes, easy to handle. A friend said mining with it levels blunt skills fast.
530: Guracche Can mercenaries use it?
531: Issunbo Mercenary here—dual blunt weapon hype!
532: Kekekera Yes, Library's allied clan confirmed it's equippable.
533: Tottoro Nice deal!
534: Indoru So Pepper got that mallet from a quest?
535: Ruruparisu Pepper's gear:
Lycaon's Curse Marking & motion effects Unique mallet (New!)
536: Bugnarak Thanks.
537: ChoGokinTofu Madness Breaker sounds intriguing.
538: Torisumegikutosumare Yup.
539: SOHO-ZONE Oh? A mallet we don't know about?
540: Guracche !?
541: Thundernut What!?
542: Murakumo Oh no, they're here.
543: Basashimusashi Gah!? The Weapon Maniac!?
544: Torisumegikutosumare The gear encyclopedia completionist nutcase!
545: SOHO-ZONE Rude. Don't call me a pest.
546: Tottoro Eh?
547: Guracche Huh?
548: Add You're one to talk.
549: Basashimusashi Forgot how you hounded Black Wolf's leader for unique greatsword and armor stats till Saiga-100 cut ties?
550: CurryJones Their weapon/armor knowledge rivals SF-Zoo's animal obsession.
551: Ruruparisu Their durability test and blacksmith videos are legit, though.
552: Indoru Close with blacksmith clans, openly sharing detailed gear info with Library. Respectable, but…
553: SOHO-ZONE Aw, shucks, I'm blushing.
554: Kekekera Ugh… (cringe)
555: Issunbo Ehh… (eyes roll)
556: Seapan7sei Not a compliment… (sigh)
557: Indoru Why so happy? (given up)
558: Add This one's hopeless, do something!
559: Thundernut Too late, as always.
560: Dogumata That bad?
561: Gungurasoru Yup.
562: Add Get targeted, and they'll squeeze every detail from your gear.
563: Basashimusashi Stalker vibes?
564: Thundernut Pepper, run. Seriously.
565: SOHO-ZONE Heh… hehehe! Pepper-kun, I'll find you and make you spill Madness Breaker's stats, durability, everything…
566: CurryJones Eek!
567: Torisumegikutosumare That's legit creepy…
568: Gungurasoru Nightmare fuel.
569: Issunbo Pepper! Escape!
570: Arthur-Pencilgon Huh, fun hunt thread.
571: SOHO-ZONE !?
572: Tottoro What!?
573: Murakumo !?
574: Add No way! The Slayer?
575: Thundernut Giant-Killer!?
576: CurryJones No. 2 of PK clan Ashura-kai!?
577: Basashimusashi Oh crap, this is bad!
578: Issunbo Giant-Killer?
579: Murakumo Issunbo, you don't know? Arthur-Pencilgon and Kyoju—though Kyoju's rumored to have left—are Ashura-kai's berserkers, hunting only elites and veterans.
580: Murakumo Run if you see them.
581: Kekekera Noted.
582: Issunbo Thanks.
583: Ruruparisu So, a red flag…
584: Arthur-Pencilgon I'm here to declare:
585: Arthur-Pencilgon Pepper is my prey.
586: Arthur-Pencilgon No one else gets him.
587: CurryJones whistle
588: Murakumo Eek!
589: Add Uh, okay…
590: SOHO-ZONE \ (^o^) /
591: Thundernut Pepper's done for…
592: Purimichia Rest in peace…
Troublesome Pioneers Emerge
SOHO-ZONE: Leader of Clan Weaponia, obsessed with weapon/armor info, crafting, durability, and specs. Knowledge rivals SF-Zoo's Animalia. Once pushed Black Wolf's leader too far over unique greatsword and armor details, got cut off by Saiga-100. Undeterred, their relentless passion earns them the Weapon Maniac title—feared, yet they embrace it proudly.
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