The dragon had smoothened grey scales with a long head. Its wings were stiffed out, 10 times wider than its already large body.
Logan released a number of chains, made from Kiki's green flames, that latched onto the dragon.
Kiki ensnared the beast with her flames while Logan snatched it down with the chains.
The dragon drew its head back, creating a ball of energy. Mike and Logan weaved a few hand seals. It was a struggle for them both to overtake the other in illusions. But when the green flames came closer to Mike, he had no choice but to abandon his companion.
Logan's illusion caused the dragon to fire its attack into the sky. But Mike was already near.
With a quick step and a s***h of his sword, Logan caught Mike's attention.
Mike sliced towards Logan, attempting to bring his body in for a grapple. He didn't notice the disc hovering in the ground.
An explosion erupted from underneath Mike's feet.
"Ha!" shouted Logan as his opponent burst into green flames.
Kiki ran past Logan, "Let's gooo"!
He and Mike flipped each other off before Logan ran off, "That leaves Steven aaaaand... Who else"?
Kiki panted in her trot, "That should be it".
Logan shook his head running off, "You're worse than Dani"!
Kiki kneeled over, "So... Damn morons".
She received a text from Dani, [Don't even bother girl].
Kiki looked at Dani sitting on the balcony where she defeated Teddy.
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Mimi ran up a stairway, fireman carrying Vanessa, "We gonna make. We gonna make it. Like for real, you sure you can't walk up these steps"?
Vanessa cried, "Nooooo".
"Imma start making fun of you like I do Dezzy, watch".
Vanessa remained positioned, "Oki".
Logan's voice echoed through the stairwell ahead of his sprint, "The second dumb is coming up the elevator"!
"Leave Steven alone!" shouted Mimi.
She began dead sprinting, "He seriously has a bad attitude... And where is the elevator"?
Mimi reached the floor with a large jewel encased in the center. After laying down Vanessa, she yelled for Logan to hurry up.
A part of the wall slid open with Steven panting, "Alright... I'm here... Hey Mimi".
She smiled while setting down Vanessa, "You ready to go Steven? You look kinda tired".
He threw his hands up, "I mean... yeah... I'm here".
Another piece of the wall slid open. Mimi got ready to run in for an attack. But it was Logan who walked out.
She stopped in her tracks, "How the hell did you find the elevator"?
Logan stared at her with a dopey look, "You literally ran right by it 'nin-jaaa'".
Steven took a deep breath, "So it's the two of you and Vanessa who is nearly dead".
Logan finished, "And Kiki... And Dani is nearby".
Without any hope, Steven waved his arms at his side, "Can anyone-"?
"No!" sneered Logan, "Find someone else to help you with your math homework".
The wall opened again with Kiki stepping out, "Why are yall standing around"?
Steven answered, "Mike's being a d**k".
She answered, "Okay, well, we're not here for that".
She pointed her index fingers at him, "You guys lost. Sooooo let us take the castle and do what we need to do now".
Logan looked down at Vanessa, "Get up"!
She cried, using the wall to stand up, "Ow. It hurts".
Only when she came near did Logan offer his shoulder to walk her to the large jewel.
Once near, she laughed, "Heheheh".
Deep in his gut, Logan can feel that these girls dragged him into something stupid. The twirly motion of Vanessa's fingers tingled that feeling. Even her grin with the twitching of her eye made him want to quit for the day.
Right when the jewel glowed, Steven asked, "What are you guys even doing"?
A piece of Logan cried wishing he knew the answer. All three of the girls were smiling when Kiki's phone rang.
"Hey girl, we did it," answered Kiki.
Dani replied, "Yesss".
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Hakim was walking up a small stairway outside. A hamster, the size of a rhino, ran by. Fresh wood chew was the new scent in the air. One that left him stunned to look back. Many giant hamsters ran past him. Each one was so cute and cuddly. Many isekai players were riding them like horses.
It was a nice sight to see. One that he couldn't resemble to a prior experience. The players were laughing together and actually playing with the hamsters as opposed to killing them.
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A helicopter landed on the roof of the castle. All the girls sat on a hamster, ready to board.
Vanessa couldn't help but calling her tsundere, "Logaaan, come ride with us".
Logan walked away, "This is stupid".
"Go ahead and be a stingy a*s Logan!" yelled Dani, "We're gonna have fun"!
Kiki shouted, "Heeeeyyy! Watch the castle while we're away"!
He watched as the Oaka pilot flew away. In all his years of playing since middle school, Logan couldn't recall a time when something so ridiculous has happened. And though it was a nice sight, a part of him still craved the good ole days when there were hundreds of teams fought against each other in all-out war.
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The helicopter landed on a flat rooftop of a city building. It wasn't a race nor a competition. The only reward was the joy to be brought from riding their oversized hamsters.
Vanessa was first to jump out with her hamster. The furbaby took off into a door and flew down the stairs. Everybody else followed through the building with their furry friends.
It's was everything Vanessa wanted. Enjoying life by doing oddball things that normies couldn't. Enjoying the fruits of her labor with friends. Competition that resulted in new friends and adventures.
Her hamster ran in every room to check out the view. All awhile, Vanessa couldn't wait to make it to pro.
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Logan sat on the stairs eating an ice pop. Gilgamesh gave him a power to protect his team. And that is exactly what he intended to do.