Chapter 69: Summer cup round five (Part 4)
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“Fierce exchange of skills just happened. The ambush strategy of the Fuyuno guild failed and cost them their three members. But before Player Miwa was defeated. She manages to pull Player Touka with her via self-destruction! Now, the Valkyries team is on the lead for 3 - 2. But the battle hasn’t ended yet… Fuyuno is coming for Player Hiyoko and Nanami!”
Alice said with her excited tone. Having the same feeling with her was the audience including the people watching on their home on stream.
“I thought Valkyries team is going to win via landslide. Seems like The other team is tough as well…”
“They are unknown to many but Fuyuno is a great player overall. It's said that she made many changes on her character class before becoming an assassin.”
“Really?”
“Yep, that’s true… She mastered All types of classes. She is a true genius. Also, she is the one who defeats former top player Dix in a 10 match duel. The score at that time was 10 - 0. Fuyuno dominated her opponent using different class types. She is truly terrifying.”
The rumors about Fuyuno started to rise. While everyone started to remember her face as one of the strongest players in the game.
“Valkyrie’s guild still has the upper hand in this situation.”
“How can you say that?”
“Valkyrie is a swords user and the holder of a unique skill set of a paladin. Her Level is higher and known as a one-man army.”
“The old top players started to vanish… This is the new generation of new top players dominating the game. First Kaede, Second Melida, and many more…”
The one talking was the top 9 player named Setsuna. She is an assassin type and has a rather cool perception of a new generation. Instead, of hating them for stealing their spots. It motivates him to do things better in the game.
Next to him was a gunner user named Seth. He turned his head to Kaede. Kaede noticed someone gazing at her and got chills on her spine. She turned around and search. Unfortunately for Kaede, she didn’t see the man who casually looking at her from behind.
It's creepy, but Seth is still doing this illegal act.
“Kaede, you look uncomfortable. You keep looking on your back.”
“I feel like someone is staring at me from behind. I don’t understand it, but it feels a little creepy.”
Kaede said and hugs his own body and shiver. Ronie then added something that happened in the past.
“Master should be careful… There is a stalker who chases master and me before.”
“What?! A man attempting to get Kaede! Who is that man?! I’ll cut him into pieces!”
Yuki said with aggravate tone. Her raging eyes wheeled around the surrounding. Some people she pass by flinched in fear. She is making a hard effort to put a barrier between Kaede and the boys having a crush on her. It's the same in school. She is overly possessive when it comes to Kaede. Good thing Kaede doesn’t think ill of her doing such things.
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Continuing the battle.
Fuyuno arrived on Nanami and Hiyoko’s position. By the use of Detection skills. They saw Fuyuno’s incoming attack and immediately dodge it. After dodging. They go face to face for an attack. Nanami and Hiyoko both slashed their sword at Fuyuno.
“Moonlight s***h!”
“Daybreak s***h!”
A thunderous roar was heard when both of the skills were taken by Fuyuno’s dagger. The skill impact manage to decrease Fuyuno’s HP, but it wasn’t enough to make her retreat.
In terms of fighting, Fuyuno can tell that she is superior. She is superior but arrogance is not eating her skills. Despite knowing that simple truth. She makes sure that she won’t do anything foolish like letting her guard down in a middle of a battle.
“Force back!”
Fuyuno activated a skill that allowed her body to release force enough to push back the two girls away from her. Nanami and Hiyoko have pushed 10 meters away from her. Ayane shot bullets at Nanami making her retreat further away than Hiyoko.
Ayane’s assistance didn’t end there. She get a smoke bomb and then threw it to their position. Thick white smoke was then sprayed all over. Concealing Fuyuno’s ones again.
Nanami and Hiyoko didn’t know taht like them Ayane and Fuyuno can’t track them down. While inside a smokescreen. Any kind of detection skill is negated. All of them have detection skills but it's useless in their current situation.
The only way to detect players inside a smokescreen is by using their ears.
Cautious Nanami holds her sword tightly shield was placed on her back making sure that Fuyuno won’t be able to do any surprise attack again. The same method is used by Hiyoko.
Stepping cautiously… Nanami accidentaly steped intoa trap. Kokoro placed earlier. Nanami and Hiyoko forgot that they are in a trap zone.
“Arghhhhh!”
The trap activated and their body was pierced by spear spikes. The activation creates a speeding sound of metal. Not only that, they scream from Naami was heard.
Fuyuno followed the sound and used her dagger. She penetrated Nanami’s throat.
“You’re too noisy.”
“...”
Hiyoko knows that she’s going to be the next target and being inside the smokescreen won’t do any good for her. She stepped back and get out of the smoke.
A sniper bullet comes to her but blocks with her shield.
“That sniper again…”
From the thick smoke, a dagger flies to Hiyoko. Hiyoko tilted her head to avoid the dagger. The dagger grazed her cheeks and a strand of her hair falls.
Hiyoko wanted to use a cover move to escape, but it's currently on its cooldown period. She’s unable to use it until it's available. She thought she made it to a safe area.
Until Fuyuno pulled the dagger back to her. Hiyoko after investigating the travel point of the dagger, Noticed the transparent wire connected to the dagger. It's too late for her to realize or see the wire. Maybe it's because of the thick smoke making it harder to notice.
The dagger puller stabs Hiyoko on the back. The back and the same time paralyze her body. Her body fell down face-first to the ground.
Electrocute skills can crawl to users' weapons. The electric shock crawl from the wire to the dagger. Hiyoko doesn’t have much choice anymore. She can do anything. Unlike Miwa, she doesn’t have self-destruction skills. She doesn’t want to give up, but all hopes are gone for her.
Fuyuno walked slowly to er position. She crouched down and stare at Hiyoko whose silently crying. Fuyuno lastly used her other dagger and stab her head down. Reducing her HP to zero and giving Fuyuno’s guild a lead.
Suddenly, the house's battle stadium is cut down like grass by a sickle. The same fate happened to the tall-story apartment houses where Ayane used to hide.
“It's the same method as the sword demon used earlier In the first round.”
Fuyuno ducked down her head to avoid the skill.
“Grand Cutter!”
After charging enough time, Valkyrie released another blade horizontally. Wiping anything that stands as a hurdle on her path.
“I won’t let the sacrifice of my friends be in vain. I’ll win this battle!”
Valkyrie shouted.
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Score chart:
Valkyrie Guild: 3
Fuyuno Guild: 4
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