100 Update Patch Epilogue of Arc 1 (1/2)
Teleportation stones that can be used anytime in the Tower Dungeons like the one they used are designed to escape on foes you cannot kill without dying. I didn't bring one because I am confident in my skills and escaping is not a real problem for me. I was also confident that most players carry these in case they needed to escape in the tower dungeon. Never expected they will backstab instead. But that is fine. That way, I already knew they are not to be trusted and if I saw them again, I will either beat them up or beat them up.
Since it took a little bit of time when we are fighting against the boss, I know that they are already further away from the tower dungeon but that doesn't mean they already arrived on town. After all, the portals are not yet activated until the second patch is applied.
There are many players around and although I wanted to summon Leona out for a ride, I will be gathering lots of attention from the people so it is better to go on foot. I know they only have to choices to go after the dungeon. The safest one for them is the nearby town since they will be in a neutral town and guards will capture you and put you to jail if two players fight except if they initiated a duel which is considered not a violation.
The second one is the traveling caravan merchant. If they are really in dire need to change the items they got into gold, this is their first stop. Based on the probability, they will be exchanging our loot with gold already in the traveling caravan merchant.
With the topography of the place already memorized in my mind, reaching the caravan in shortcuts is easy. After a few twists and turns around, I finally arrived on the caravan, and not too far from my location, I found those bastards that left us inside the tower dungeon to die.
I am a little bit far from them but that is not a problem. Activating the ability, [Stealth], I draw the Versatile Weapon and changed it to bow and arrow. Making sure that my range is good enough to avoid missing, I nock the bowstring and aimed into the squishiest member of them all, the female cleric. I noticed it earlier that she has a lower defense compared to the male cleric due to how fast her HP falls when some sort of attack fell on her compared to the male where it didn't fall much. That only means her armor is weaker compared to the male one.
[TRUESHOT!]
SU!
The swift arrow combined with the 100% critical strike attack once you attack while under stealth, arrived at the female cleric.
[You have attacked a player in a chaotic zone. You are now a red player.]
The damage is insane. Aside from level discrepancy, the armor she is wearing and the critical chance from the [Stealth] caused me to deal that much damage. It is overkill. Due to the amount of damage, the female cleric's head burst and her body fell to the ground. Her party members didn't expect everything to happen as they are busy chatting with each other.
”One down. No one is escaping my sight!”
The gore factor in this game is close to reality rather than censorship. If body parts were cut off in this world, they will be cut out and will not disappear. Decapitation and dismemberment are also not censored here so if they died that way, they will also appear that way until they resurrect to the Cathedral. There are some censorship settings available but I doubt many of the players here have turned that on unless they can't stand the gore level.
Her party members are now on high alert as they looked around at who attacked them. They haven't noticed me yet so before they can see me, I nock the bow once again, aimed at the male cleric, and shoot.
[Legshot]!
The male cleric who was casting [Revive] to the female cleric who just died screamed in pain as the arrow hit his knee. He took an arrow to his knee.
That alone reduced his HP to half and since the [Legshot] is meant for disabling enemies, I was surprised by how low their defense stats are. The next attack nailed the coffin on the male cleric and followed the female cleric to the cathedral. The swordsman panicked seeing the healer the two healers died.
”What is going on? Who is killing us?! Find the enemy!”
When the swordsman said that, I saw a player who was not part of the party earlier appear to be helping them. It was an assassin class player. It was rather weird why there is someone new to the group but who cares now? If someone new helps them, then I won't be merciful either to let them go.
The assassin nodded and immediately entered [Stealth]. When I saw my own [Stealth]'s cooldown has already finished, I also entered [Stealth] and changed my Versatile Weapon into a Katana because, why not?
My eyes already tracked the Assassin and I just waited for the right opportunity to strike. Based on the Assassin's movement, it was quite clear that it is a novice in this class due to the predictable movements of this player. An expert in the Assassin class will move fast and will never try to slow down like he is doing now. Surveying the surroundings is indeed a move you needed to do to find the enemy but as an Assassin, you needed to be quick on your feet.
He passed by on my position without knowing that I am here. Without making a sound, I unsuspectingly moved behind him and stab the Katana to his neck. His [Stealth] disappeared alongside mine but I managed to create a critical hit on the enemy. Aside from that, since I caught him by surprise, he was immediately killed as his HP melted to zero. With force, I pull the katana up, slicing the head of the assassin, sending him to the cathedral.
Picking up his dead body, I will now present myself to them. I don't want to dilly dally on this one. If I am late, their bodies will disappear and I can't perform my looting.
The swordsman thought the assassin earlier returned when he was stunned to see me and the dead body of the assassin.
”W-what? We left you behind in the dungeon! You shouldn't be here!” the swordsman pointed his sword in my direction.
”You all talk, just attack already,” I mumbled before lunging myself to the swordsman. He managed to block the sword but I didn't bother much and kicked him on his balls before swinging the katana to his neck.
”[Decapitation]!”
[Decapitation]
1st Tier
Active
Cooldown: 3 seconds
Duration: Instantaneous