Chapter 653: Empyrean Talons (14): Taking Shape (1/2)

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The moment Arthur and the group joined the battle, the tides of the battle immediately made a shift and went against the Undead Army's favor. And when Elder Zaza saw the group, he immediately knew that their reinforcements would never arrive.

The Elder stared on the battlefield for a couple of moments and watched their army get slaughtered by Arthur and the others.

Then he clenched his fist and glared at the group before turning around and entering a dark portal that teleported him out of the place. And right after he left, most of the undeads within the army disappeared all of a sudden while the rest started collapsing on the ground out of nowhere.

When the players saw that, they immediately knew that they won the battle. And to confirm their thoughts, the system made a regional announcement that the event was coming to an end with the Beast Glade Kingdom victory.

Naturally, the system also announced who were the players that contributed the most to the event. And obviously, it was Shin and the others.

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But before that announcement was broadcasted, the system asked Cloe first whether they wanted to announce their names as a group or as individuals.

Reading the notifications, Cloe looked at Shin and the others before sharing the notification with them. ”So, what are we going to do with this? Are we going to announce our names or hide it?”

”What's the point of hiding it when everyone already knows that it is us?” said Arthur as he chimed in all of a sudden.

”Yeah! And it is all thanks to you,” said Leonard in a sarcastic manner.

”But before that, we should confirm who our members are first,” said Shin before turning silent for a couple of moments before turning to Owen and asking smirkingly. ”It is time for you to confirm if you still want to join us or not.”

Hearing that, Owen rolled his eyes at Shin and said. ”Aren't you the one who keeps on delaying it by saying that I need to be tested or something?”

”Then you pass,” said Shin as he put his arm around Owen's shoulder before saying to the other members of the group. ”This is the guy that I am talking about. Our main tank.”

The other just nodded their heads casually as they seemed to acknowledge what he just said. But when Alucard, Akailu, Ithilien, and Charlotte saw that, they couldn't help but look at Owen weirdly before turning their attention to Arthur who seemed not to care about what Shin had said.

The four couldn't take what Shin just said about Owen being the main tank instead of a monster like the Dragon God himself.

Arthur might not be the best tank within the game but he shouldn't have a problem being the main tank of the team if he wanted to.

Sensing the weird looks that they were giving him, Arthur turned his head at them before saying with a deep frown. ”What's with that look? Is there something if I don't want to be a dedicated tank of our team?”

In the meantime, Shin looked at Ithilien and asked. ”Ms. Ithilien, this guy asked us if you can join our team earlier. So, do you want to join us?” with a smile.

Ithilien was taken aback by his words and stood stunned on her spot while staring back at Shin. Then she turned her head to Owen who was signaling her to accept the invitation.

”B-but-…” Ithilien didn't know what to do as she was really caught off-guard. And she also couldn't accept Shin's invitation as she currently had some problems with her previous team.

Seeing that expression that she was currently having, Shin immediately added. ”This guy said that he can't join us if you don't join. He said that he can't protect-… ugh!”

Shin was in the middle of talking when Owen suddenly jabbed his stomach with an elbow, cutting off his words. But he still managed to complete his words with a smirking tone. ”You.”

Hearing that, Ithilien's face suddenly turned red. She quickly looked to the ground so that the others couldn't see the expression that she was currently making. Then she just nodded her head and agreed with Shin to avoid making the atmosphere awkward.

When Shin saw that, he suddenly grinned from ear to ear before extending his hand to Owen, asking for a high five.

Owen looked in Ithilien's direction to make sure that she was not looking at them before high-fiving Shin.

After that, Shin turned his attention to the other three before asking them. ”Ahm… as you can see, we need to announce our names, so are you guys fine with that, or do we need to hide your names?”

Alucard and Akailu exchanged glances for a moment before the former suddenly asked. ”Before that, can we also-…?”

But before he could even finish his word, Arthur suddenly became excited and suddenly said. ”If you want to join then you have to spare some time sparring with me.”