8 Chapter 8: Honour Guards In Action (1/2)
On the 97th Floor, ten figures encircled a single figure as the kneeled. These were none other than Marcus and his Honour Guards. ”I have a mission for you,” Marcus told them, ”I want you to eliminate all the adventurers on the 1st Floor.”
”Consider it done Milord,” Delsair said stepping out, ”I am more than enough for such a trivial task.”
”I know all of you have become strong enough to wipe out all the adventurers on the 1st Floor, Delsair,” Marcus said softly, ”However, you are my Honour Guards. My Honour Guards are supposed to be the strongest force that I can send out on the battlefield. Force not individual. Therefore, for this task, I want all of you to suppress your Grandmaster Rank strength to that of an Apprentice Rank. I want all of you to work together to defeat all the adventurers on the 1st Floor. I have already taught you the basics of fighting as a team, now all you need to do is to implement it.”
”Yes Milord!” they shouted in unison.
Marcus turned around and said, ”I'll await the good news.”
The Honour Guards waited for him to leave before standing up and discussing amongst themselves.
”I'll go get your gear,” Granmir said, ”Master already said that I am not to take part in combat expeditions.”
”Are the new gear ready?” Delsair asked excitedly.
”No,” Granmir shook his head, ”But even if they were ready I doubt His Highness would allow us to use it. He had told me some time ago to slow down and take my time. In my opinion, this means that he doesn't want us using equipment to defeat our enemies.”
”I agree,” Asura said, ”His Highness is right. We are too individualistic to be able to serve him as a force. So I think the first step to being a team is to pick a leader and solidify the chain of command.”
”That's simple,” Drathalsiel said, ”You shall be the Team Leader, Mimphralgos and I should be the Close Combat Specialists, Crowncrest and Delsair are the Scout/Artillery Support, Xako and Pharos are Magicians, Azzid is an Assassin along with you, Asura, Kerrigan should be the Medic/Magician while Granmir should be Technical Support.”