MMORPG: Rebirth of the Mortal Online - Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Ambush
“What in the world is going on?!” Knoxx left his tent with a sword in hand and only trousers on.

He saw that the campsite was in complete disarray as strange, dark-cloaked figures stormed the campsite.

Those around the campfire didn’t have time to retrieve their weapons and were immediately cut down and klilled.

And just like that, three members of the raid party died. There were only nine remaining.

“No!” Knoxx screamed, and then one person headed in his direction with a dagger in hand.

Clash!

Knoxx blocked the dagger with his sword and then grabbed the assailant by the wrist, twisting it until he dropped the weapon. The person screamed in pain.

At that moment, Knoxx drove his sword through the figure’s face, killing him instantly.

Another two people flanked him from the sides. Knoxx quickly turned to face them and parried both of their attacks. However, before he could counterattack, he felt a sharp pain in his side as one of them managed to stab him with a hidden dagger.

His health slowly dropped.

Knoxx gritted his teeth and backhanded the assailant across the face, sending him stumbling down the ground.

At that moment, the other attacker reeled in his spear-wielding arm and started thrusting it towards Knoxx’s chest.

Knoxx backed off while simultaneously smashing his sword’s blunt-sided edge against the spear, just barely enough for it to miss his body.

Meanwhile, the tents got overrun, and barely-dressed members of Crimson Hounds fought back desperately. They didn’t have enough time to put their armor on.

Inside the dungeon, it wasn’t possible to log out.

Otherwise, they could’ve just logged out and been fine regarding the ambush.

That’s why the dungeon was a very deadly place. Other mercenaries were as big of a threat as Chaosbeings.

On the sidelines, watching the chaos unfold, two of the dark-cloaked figures just watched.

“I see him.” Koil, a muscular man, stated as his eyes narrowed in on one person in particular.

“Hmm~” Rae, a short-haired young woman with a calculative gaze, hummed casually. “I can sense your excitement. Go on then, fight him; that’s what you want, right?”

“Heh~” Koil grinned like a child who just received a new toy.

Near his fallen-apart tent, Adam effortlessly dodged the attacks from multiple attackers. It was clear that they were aiming for him.

‘I can sense everyone’s attacking intent to be directed in my direction one way or another.’

He thought while using his Kiryoku to sense his attacker’s intent and then dodged just in time.

‘They’re after me…’

At that moment, he felt someone approach him with an attacking intent that was almost boiling over.

As he looked over, he saw a muscular man charging towards him with a heavy-looking shield in one hand and a long-shafted hammer in the other.

“Ha!” Koil bashed his shield into Adam’s chest and sent him sliding backwards for around four meters.

“Ngh…” Adam saw his health drop slightly.

[HP: 485/500]

“Hello, my name’s Koil.” Koil said with a laugh. “Nice to meet ya~”

‘Doesn’t ring a bell…’ Adam thought casually.

“Koil…” Knoxx heard the name and widened his eyes in surprise. “From Ameryn Brothers?”

Rae facepalmed and shook her head. “What’s the point with hiding our true identities if you’re going to blurt it out like that?”

“Ameryn Brothers, huh…” Adam thought out loud and asked, “And what’s the point of this, if you don’t mind me asking? If you just wanted the boss kill, you could’ve gone straight for it.

“But no. You wanted to kill us. Why? We are mostly Mercenarymen here; we won’t lose much by dying.”

‘Are they here for me?’ Knoxx wondered with a frown. ‘If I die, it would take me another few months to get back to Ordergiver. I don’t think it is worth it, since this is basically just declaring war on us.’

“I shouldn’t have said that…” Koil clicked his tongue and then smashed his hammer down at Adam.

Adam, using his Kiryoku, swiftly dodged before he even finished his swing. The hammer landed on the ground and caused a slight tremor in the earth.

‘What are they planning?’ Adam wondered. ‘This is pointless. I don’t think the Ameryn Brothers want to openly have a war with Crimson Hounds. They were aiming at me for starters; why…

‘They want to kill me, that’s for sure. I won’t lose anything, except my skills. Will I lose Little God? Unlikely. I would definitely lose Basic Blade Handling and then my useless weapons.

‘What are they planning…’

“Well, I guess I’ll just have to use this.” Rae sighed and took out some kind of powder bottle.

As soon as Knoxx saw it, he exclaimed, “Forgot Powder? They are really prepared!”

‘Forgot Powder… It makes a person lose their memories from the past hour. Very effective for situations like this. Just like I expected, they don’t want us to remember and know who did this.’

“It is a treasure I acquired, and I have been treating it as a baby till now.” Rae said and put it back inside the inventory. “I was planning to use it anyway; it didn’t matter that Koil’s big mouth again spilled the beans about us.”

‘That way, when we respawn, we wouldn’t be able to remember if players or Chaosbeings killed us. Very smart plan, indeed.’

Adam thought to himself.

‘However, while not many can pinpoint our loss of memories to Forgot Powder, I could. Such tricks wouldn’t work on me. I am sure Digby is the same, and we would know that it was caused by players, but we can’t be certain who did it.’

“Hahaha!” Koil laughed heartily and then started hammering down his weapon with mighty fury.

Adam stepped to the side, dodged, then took a step back, dodged again, and then jumped to the left, barely escaping the powerful blows.

Koil’s muscles tensed up as he planned to swing it again.

At that moment, a ball of fire appeared behind him.

Koil, feeling the heat behind him, quickly raised his heavy shield and blocked the strike.

He then checked out who attacked him, and it was a female magician who had a serious look on her face. She was offering support for everyone.

“Hana!” Knoxx screamed. “Where’s Max?”

“H-he is dead!” Hana screamed. “I-I am the last remaining magician!”

“Cursed!” Knoxx screamed. ‘This is bad. Even if we somehow survive, how can we finish the raid?!’

“You bitch.” Koil saw the threat in Hana and quickly rushed after her.

Hana, seeing the giant man approach her, stepped back in fear. She wasn’t a good close combat fighter, and she knew she was no match for him in a physical fight.

At that moment, a figure appeared in front of Hana and collided with Koil. Their shields clashed loudly, the sound echoing through the dark forest.

“You…” Koil looked at the man in front of him. “Are you…”

Adam looked at him coldly and said, “It is Tank’s duty to protect our dear supporters, no matter the cost.”

“A-Adam…” Hana whispered in relief, suddenly feeling protected as she looked at his back.

It was strange. She had never felt like this before when she was protected by other Tanks. This time, she knew that no one could get past their Tank. She knew she was safe behind his shield.

“You are also a Tank?” Koil grinned. “So am I~”