Chapter 61: Summer cup first round (Part 1)
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A virtual space was constructed. A tall Building descended from the ground. Battle frontier stadium resembles a lot of modern-day cities. Cable trains and skyscrapers can also be seen. The dimensions fall between being 100-130 yards (90-120m) long and 50-100 yards (45-90m) wide. Similar to a football field.
Other players waiting for their battle spectate from the square with a giant monitor broadcasting the tournament live. Similar to the real world, the Summer cup can also be watched on streaming sites.
Demon king guild (Kaede’s team)
1. Kaede level 100
2. Yuki level 76
3. Clover level 52
4. Ronie level 55
5. Saya level 57
Holy Heroes Guild (Melida’s team)
1. Melida level 107
2. Elise level 80
3. Amber level 98
4. Mellie level 60
5. Nell level 60
“Summer cup first round… Demon king Guild vs Holy heroes Guild! The battle starts!”
Alice announces cheerfully. Accompanied by fireworks the battle was triggered to start.
“Amber, Mellie, and Nell joined Melida’s team…”
“The summer cup required a team to have 5 players or less. Seems like Melida and Elise recruited them. This battle is not going to be easy.”
Yuki said.
“I never planned to underestimate our opponents. That was a basic mindset of a hunter. What should we do? Maybe they're already on their way.”
Saya said and turned her eyes away from the buildings. There are tall buildings. She was thinking that it's a great position for her sniping skill.
“Ultimately Boost! Heath boost! Speed boost!”
Clover chanted her enhancing skill and enhance everyone’s stats for a while. After receiving a boost. Kaede’s team moves. Yuki's agility made her run faster than anyone she intended to hunt down Elise. Ronie, Kaede, and Clover move in the same direction. Saya did what she intended and climb to the highest skyscraper.
On the other side, Melida and Amber were troubled thinking about the other two new players in Kaede’s team. This is the first time for Amber to see Ronie and Saya. Melida saw Ronie as a great shield user like her, but the problem will come to Saya. Because they have no idea what she can do.
“I bet that Saya was a Markman.”
Elise said to Amber and Melida.
“Why did you think that?”
“Look that their roster. Kaede was a swordsman, Yuki was the assassin, Ronie was the tank and Clover was the support mage. The only thing that was missing was archmage or marksman. Looking at her equipment she is not a mage like us. The mage used to have accessories that enhance magical abilities. Maybe, she intended to not hold any weapon before the game starts to give us confusion.”
“They already thought of a plan. That’s my Rival Kaede.”
“I also wanted to take out Kaede by myself. I wanted to reclaim myself as a top player. I can’t stay in my current position.”
Amber said her words. Mellie and Nell sympathized with her. After Amber was defeated by Kaede. Amber goes into a losing streak brings down her reputation as one of the top players.
Nell and Mellie saw the hard work Amber made to improve her game style. Which leads Mellie and Nell to have their playstyle unique to them. Like Amber, they wanted to further improve themselves for the better.
If they manage to defeat Kaede. It will serve as proof that they already surpass their past selves.
“Nope! Nope! Kaede will be my opponent!”
Melida pouted her mouth and argue with Amber. Amber just ignored her and turned her head away.
“You have our support, Amber.”
“Also Nell will do her best.”
“Thank you.”
While Nell, Mellie, and Amber were having a wholesome moment. Melida turned her head to Elise and said:
“Say something to motivate my spirit.”
“Do your best… Melida…”
Elisa said with low energy. Instead of motivating Melida, It made her pout her cheeks more. Making her look like a squirrel with nuts containing her cheeks.
Elise steps forward advancing everyone.
“Melida cast that protection skill… We’re going to do it.”
“Yes! Yes! Holy sphere!”
The four girls except for Elise are cage inside a sphere of light.
Holy sphere skill is a high-level skill that decreases any magical or physical damage to zero. But it can only be used in three minutes and can only be used once per day.
Amber, Mellie, and Nell were confused and turned their head to Melida.
“What are you doing?”
“It's fine… Elise might kill them all by herself.”
Melida said a c***k a grin on her face.
“Ultimate skill: Judgement of holy light!”
Above the sky. A huge white magic circle appeared. The magic circle covered the battle frontier. Kaede’s team lifted their heads thinking what kind of catastrophe is about to happen.
The sky glimmers in bright white.
“This is dangerous.”
“Cover move!”
From the magic circle, the countless swords of light showered and strikes down the city. Each sword of light immediately destroyed anything around the city. Piercing holes in concrete buildings, steel towers, and Roadways. Leading for few tall skyscrapers and buildings started to fall from the destruction.
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“That was awesome… I never think such player can cast that kind of skill.”
“The rain of light was showered all over the battlefield. Are they still okay?”
“Massive destruction from the first fight. I was hype from the beginning, but this exceeded my expectations.”
The spectator saw the destruction caused by Elise's skill. Elise and her team were still standing after the destruction unaffected.
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Elise gritted her teeth. With an annoyed expression she said:
“How did they survive that attack?”
“It's really powerful, but no one was defeated. No points were gain on our team.”
The barrier that protected from the skill deactivated. Melida grinned briefly and look up into the sky.
“That’s Kaede’s team… They are tough. I never think that the battle will end in the first attack. That the same for Elise.”
Elise made a sigh and gladly look forward.
“That skill was a way to scared them off. Battling powerful players is exciting. Now I can’t use that same skill for 30 minutes. We should go for an all-out attack this time.”
Elise and Melida nod to each other and in different directions.
“Hey, we're also part of the team.”
“This two is weird. Let's keep moving, we’re going to hunt down Kaede.” Melie and Nell hold on to Amber's arms. Amber concentrated her skill on her feet. “Flame acceleration!”
The skill made Amber leap high on the air. Like a rocket, she jets around and searches for Kaede's location. As they fly around, Arrow penetrated Amber’s feet.
“An arrow? This must be Player Saya’s doing… Whoah! It's getting heavier.”
“Weighting arrow.”
The arrow weight grow exponentially and pulled down Amber and her team to the ground crashing. However, last moment before they got inflicted by damage. Amber cut her feet and landed down normally.
“Flaming saber!”
A short sword made entirely with flame appeared on her hand. After that, she stuck it to her cut feet as a replacement.
The marksman was hiding around. Down let you guard down, Nell, Mellie.”
“Roger!” They both homogenously said.
“Extreme speed!”
Behind Amber… Yuki appeared dashing attempting to cut down her nape. Nell notice this and intercepted her with her shield. Mellie rashly over to inflict damage to Yuki. Yuki’s was grazed and little of Hp was reduce.
She stepped back and activated another skill.
“Illusion.”
Another five clones of Yuki appeared and charge toward Amber. Amber counter by using fire skills to destroy all the clones she saw. Buring all around the field. The illusion was burned down Leading Yuki to hop on the walls back to the top of the structure building beside them.
“That flame power is powerful. Amber did improve a lot. Same can be applied to those two girls with her.”
From a far distance, lightning-speed arrows pierced Nell’s body. Her player body’s chest was holed. Decreasing half of her HP.
“The marksman!”
Amber turned her head behind. Yuki Charge on using water skills to set off the flames around them.
“Sword attack!”
Mellie slashed Yuki and missed. Yuki dodge and countered back.
“Cross s***h!”
Severing Mellie’s body.
“Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!”
“Mellie!”
Amber’s team started to panic because of Yuki and Saya's assault. Saya from distance changes her location every time she sends off an arrow. After changing her position she loaded five arrows and fire them to back up Yuki.
“Hound.”
Laser light comes to Say’s location and attacks her. Saya dodges by activating her barrier.
“I’m found out.”
Flying from above Elise. With another set of light orbs to fire. The light orb fires and send to Saya’s position. Saya jumps into a window. She entered inside a building and hide, but even though she hide herself the light follows her where ever she goes.
Knowing that hiding won’t do anything she loaded her bow with arrows. Saya intercepted her attack with her arrows.
“Explosion arrows!”
“That won’t work… This is payback for what you did to Nell.”
Light particles whirl in high velocity going to Saya in all directions. Saya took all the lasers decreasing her HP to the red zone. Another laser light was activated and targeted toward Saya’s chest. Whirling like a drill, the light penetrated Saya upwards to the sky.
“Light Viper.”
“This is the end for me.”
Saya’s HP goes down to Zero.
Everyone is Kaede’s team witness. Saya’s defeat and noticed how much MP Elise have on her.
Yuki gulped her saliva and got nervous.
The first point was awarded to the Holy heroes guild.
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Score chart:
Demon king Guild: 0
Holy Heroes Guild: 1
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