Terra Nova Online : Rise Of The Strongest Player - Chapter 173

Chapter 173: The Strength Of DarkSky Guild
The moment the assassin’s began their assault, the guy who immediately jumped in front was Cola.

Being a tank class, he used the move [Concentrate Aggro], which forced everyone else to attack him first as if they did not, they would immediately face a huge debuff.

“Shit, they have a tank in the group-” shouted one of the assassin’s, as a tank was basically the nemesis of assassin’s.

*Stab*

*Slash*

*Stab*

-120

-150

-170

Cola, without his full body armor and only a guardian shield in hand tried to absorb as much of the aggro as he could, however, his HP began to deplete rapidly as despite him trying to cover his vitals, he took hits in the non-vital parts of his body.

He wasn’t the best player by any stretch, and was probably the least talented individual amongst all the core members of the DarkSky guild, however, Cervantez still chose him to be a guild member for one simple reason.

‘Heart’

Cola had Heart and when it mattered the most, he showed more courage than anyone else, as even at the cost of losing his life and levels, he was the first one to take damage for the team.

[ Knight’s Honor ]

The moment Luke realized he was outnumbered, he immediately used Knight’s Honor and boosted his stats.

With a 20% stat boost. His level 120 player profile, became like a 150 player as he displayed agility and strength unlike a traditional knight.

*Punch*

*Parry*

*Knee kick*

*Decapitation*

Thanks to Cola taking the aggro, Luke was able to punch a guy who was stabbing cola in the face and force him to stagger backwards.

Once the man staggered backwards, Luke tried to slash down on him using his sword, however, the Assassin parried his strike barely with his short sword.

Unfortunately for him, the moment he blocked Luke’s sword, it left his lower half vulnerable as Luke kicked on his knee-cap which was a vulnerable joint in humans, forcing him to buckle over and lose his posture.

*Shua*

His head rolled over the floor the second he buckled over as Luke showed his opponent no mercy.

On the other side, Jex, Tor and Lysa worked as a team as while Tor attacked from the frontlines with his berserker power, Lysa used an immobilizing ice spell to freeze his opponents while Jex shot arrows after arrows at their vital spots.

Together, the three of them managed to kill two enemies in a short interval as they established momentum early into the fight.

Finally, Cervantez also came swords blazing as the guildmaster took down two assassins alone.

Alleviating the pressure off Cola, he pushed back the two remaining attackers bothering him and fought them both off at the same time.

[ Speed Burst ]

[ Dominating Sword Dance ]

Using two semi-legendary moves, Cervantez made short work of his two opponents who were no match for his superior technique, as within 40 seconds of the fight breaking out, the night guild assassin’s lost a total of 5 members at once, in a turn of events that they never saw coming.

“What? We have miscalculated the enemy’s strength, retreat-” the assassin leader said, as he issued the order to retreat once his 10 men team was reduced to only 5 members.

Since the fight turned from 10 on 6 to 5 on 6, the assassin leader thought that it was best to retreat first as their opponents seemed to be more formidable fighters than they had been prepared to face.

In reality, the assassins group were slightly stronger than the DarkSky guild, composed of members between 140-180 levels, however, while they were all assassins that were best suited for stealth assassinations, the DarkSky guild composed of various class fighters were better suited for a group battle.

That combined with the fact that all of the DarkSky guild members were elite warriors capable of fighting opponents higher than their personal level, they were able to fend off the threat of the assassin’s.

“Should we chase them guildmaster?” Asked Tor as the assassin’s retreated, however, Cervantez decided against it.

He had heard about the Night Guild in his previous life and he knew that while the party that attacked them tonight were not as strong, the Night guilds top management were some of the most formidable fighters in the Terra Nova world, with their leader being the legendary assassin Ben Faulkner.

“No, let’s not chase them, they come from a faction that’s led by the Kingslayer. He’s not a man we can antagonize” Cervantez said, as he instead turned his focus to healing Cola and his injuries.

This impromptu attack, while it ruined the discussion they were having, helped the guild members grow closer to one another, as after they faced a true crisis together, their bonding as a team increased several fold.

If before today their gratitude towards Cervantez was the only thing binding them together, after today they began to like each other as well.

Cola especially, became the group’s hero, as although he was weaker than the rest, his courage won everyone’s heart.

“Guildmaster, what if they return and find more trouble with us? While we fended them off today, if they return with a stronger group, we would be facing an uphill challenge-” Tor asked Cervantez, who fell into deep contemplation.

“While I don’t understand why we have suddenly sparked the ire of the Night Guild, I know a place where they won’t be able to touch us.

The guild headquarters we have purchased inside the capital is a building whose access can be restricted to outsiders.

If we all stay within that building we would be safe.

Although it’s inconvenient, let’s lay low there till we understand why we are being asked to step down from the grand tournament by the Night Guild” Cervantez suggested, as the group huddled over and left the tavern in favor of the guild headquarters.

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( Meanwhile Leo )

While the Night Guild hunted Leo, like hounds throughout the city, Leo and Ben spied on the match officials of the grand tournament to gain insights into the next round.

With Ben around, Leo was not worried about Night Guild Assassin’s finding him, as even if they roamed in the open, with Ben and his superior detection skills, they never walked into an ambush and could hide in whichever shadow they chose when enemies were nearby.

Although they had to be alert, it wasn’t like his life became like that of a rat, as with Ben around, Leo still lived like a human.

“It’s not too hard to find out what they are planning for the next round if you’re smart-” Ben said as he and Leo silently tailed a match official from a distance.

“To maintain secrecy, they usually build the match arenas a day before the match, however, the location where they make the arenas can be easily found out by tailing match officials” Ben explained, as he patiently tailed one official with Leo for a full hour, before the man cautiously entered a tall grain storage building.

“It’s the same every year. The match officials think they’re soo smart, loitering a million places before approaching a shady building, but I can see right through that crap-” Ben said as he and Leo used their wall scaling technique to scale up the grain storage building and cut off a small hole from the rooftop, to peak below.

Instead of there being grain within the tall grain storage building, there seemed to be an artificial mountain under construction.

“What is this? Why is the circular road leading to the top not constructed yet? Also, who will put the massive boulder that blocks the contestants path at the mid-way point? The round of 128 is tomorrow! Not in a week- chop chop!” The match official said, as he seemed livid that the construction was not completed yet.

“Agh, so it’s going to be the mountain top arena-” Ben mumbled, as Leo looked towards Ben in confusion.

“Basically boy, you and your opponent will start from the base and make your way to the top.

If you look at the top it’s a space barely four feet wide and to win you need to stay on the top for at least 30 seconds uninterrupted.

It’s a classic match arena, hasn’t been used in a decade though” Ben said, as he got all the information he needed for the next round.

“Next round is basically a free pass for you boy, your opponent is a swordsman, that guy won’t even reach the top in 30 seconds but you will scale it like it’s nothing….. finally the vertical climb of Mount Faulkner will pay its due” Ben said as he patted Leo on the back and laughed heartily.

“Well, well….. I’ll be damned!” Leo exclaimed, his grin widening at the unexpected boon as it appeared that his relentless training—those countless tumbles and falls while scaling the treacherous inclines of Mount Faulkner—was about to yield dividends far beyond his anticipation.

“Well just to be sure, you can climb up and then play a game of darts with your opponent from the top.

He won’t even know what hit him! Hahahaha-” Ben said as he laughed out loud just thinking about how Leo’s enemy was going to suffer tomorrow.

“Hehehe, I can even try and throw down a smoke-bomb out of the blue.

My opponent won’t be able to see the road ahead and might slip off the edge hilariously- hehehe” Leo said, as he went a step ahead of Ben and thought of even more nefarious plans to execute.