Chapter 87: Chapter 86: The Blood Prince Part II (1/2)
Chapter 87: Chapter 86: The Blood Prince Part II
The clanging of weapons echoed through the Battlefield.
”Keep going! Don't give up now!”
”Our guild battle is far from over!”
”Keep attacking. Don't get pushed back! The Myth Guild is beyond fatigued!”
”Remember the rewards you'll get if the Blood Federation comes out victorious! Forward!”
”Kill! Kill them all!”
The Myth Guild and the Blood Federation were fighting a fierce battle around the center of the Battlefield. It was much fiercer than the first battle. The Blood Federation fought hard to push the Myth Guild back, and the Myth Guild fought even harder to hold their ground.
”We're all at our limits, but we're still hanging in there!” Edwifu said to Shin as he struck a Federation deva to the ground.
”It's small, but I see a sliver of hope!” Naika agreed
”It would seem so. We're still here. But… that man really is amazing,” said Shin, glancing at the fight between the Blood Prince and Lee Jiwon.
”Yes, he's more than we expected.” Edwifu and Naika knew what she meant, as they couldn't help but watch the fight as well.
Lee Jiwon was supposed to be fighting with twenty supporters by his side, but he was doing well enough without them.
”I never expected a deva to be able to go one on one with the Blood Prince. He's even managing to push him back.” Shin was in absolute awe. The Blood Prince had truly put her and her guild through a hard time.
Shin used to say that the Blood Prince was just another generic deity, but in truth, she wanted his power. She didn't get how Um-nefer was able to become a deity, and a special one at that. She had cried and swore at the heavens for this unfairness many times.
She believed that she would never defeat the Blood Prince on her own. She had come to that conclusion from fighting against the Blood Prince for a year and a half. The Myth Guild could do nothing to keep him at bay.
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”Shit! Get away from me!”
”No. I just got here. You come back here.”
”Fucking insect!”
”That makes you an insect too, dumbass!”
”Fucking die! Blood Explosion!”
”Heel Kick!”
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The fight between Lee Jiwon and the Blood Prince that was taking place in the middle of the Battlefield was the most important. If Lee Jiwon let the Blood Prince get away from him and the Blood Prince was able to join the other deities, the whole battle would be over.
It was near impossible for normal devas to get away from the Blood Prince's attacks. Once the Myth Guild soldiers get caught in the Blood Curse's web, it would only be a matter of time before they fell, one by one.
”It definitely is weird seeing the Blood Prince acting all angry… he must really be pissed off.” Shin could hear all of the Blood Prince's swearing even way over there.
The Myth Guild had managed to turn the tables on the Blood Prince a few times before, making him mad and forcing him to make a mistake. But in the end, everything they did turned out to be in vain. The Blood Prince was too strong for them for any of it to make a difference.
The insults the Blood Prince and Lee Jiwon threw at each other came off more like playful banter. That was how Shin felt watching two powerful individuals face off. To be honest, she was jealous. She might be the guild master and the strongest of the Myth Guild, but she was still nothing compared to either of them.
Watching the Blood Prince's veins bulge in anger began to wash away all of Shin's past indignities and own feeling of anger.
”Do you think Lee Jiwon can hold out against Blood Rush?”
”Hmm…I'm not too sure about that…”
It was true that Lee Jiwon was giving the Blood Prince a hard time. He might not be doing enough to win, but that was already enough.
But the Blood Prince was truly a monster. Lee Jiwon would be in danger for a whole hour!
”It'll be tough.”
”Blood Rush!”
Shin soon heard the Blood Prince activate his skill. He used it against a single deva! She turned away from the duel and looked around at the other battle. The Myth Guild was winning. Each soldier was putting his or her all into the battle. Every single one of them were fighting literally with their lives on the line, intent on taking as many Federation soldiers with them if they died. That determination gave strength to one another and seeded fear into the hearts of their enemies.
”Ebonene.”
”Yes ma'am!”
”What do you think about our current situation?”
”Our battle is going well, yes… but everything rests on Lee Jiwon's battle.”
”Yes, I thought as much. The Blood Prince is a big enough problem without Blood Rush… If Lee Jiwon can't hold him off now, we're done for.”
”Yes. The fate of the battle and the Myth Guild rests in his hands.” Ebonene nodded in agreement. Then, he remembered what Lee Jiwon had whispered to him before the second battle.
-Once you see the Blood Prince get struck with a bolt of red lightning, focus all of your attacks on him. You have three seconds. Don't forget.-
It was unexpected, but Ebonene knew he had to heed the advice, especially since it came from someone who managed to last more than fifteen minutes against the Blood Prince.
”Did you tell everyone?”
”Yes, ma'am. All soldiers, including the officers, know.” Ebonene had gone around, telling all of the guild's soldiers while taking care that the Federation didn't find out about it.
”Good. Slowly start gathering everyone towards the middle. If something happens to Lee Jiwon…” Shin hesitated for a second before gathering herself together. ”We must protect Lee Jiwon, even if means you or any of our soldiers have to lose their lives. I know that we won't be able to rely on Benenti if Lee Jiwon falls here,” Shin said to Ebonene, looking at him dead in the eyes.
Ebonenen chuckled. ”Of course, ma'am. We all know about the sacrifices we have to make here today. If we weren't willing, then there would be no chance at all for us to come out victorious.” After giving Shin a reassuring smile, Ebonene jumped back into the fray.
Ebonene began gathering soldiers while fighting against the Federation's deities. He needed healers and, to put it bluntly, meat shields who would take on the Blood Prince's attacks if the need arose.
Their original plan might be in shambles, but all it took was a little improvisation. They just needed to deal with everyone else first. The rat was still caught in the mousetrap. All they needed was Lee Jiwon to do his job.
-But I wonder what he meant by red lightning? I'm getting curious. We'll find out today if his luck rubs off on us.-
Ebonene strongly believed that greatness required equal parts skill and equal parts luck.