Chapter 76: Siege Event Completed
"Oh my! You really do have such a potty mouth!" Blood Reign giggled nonstop in Damon’s head as he continued to kite the knight around like some oversized raid boss. The weapon spirit was clearly having the time of her life.
"Isn’t there any way you could be useful right now? Just think about that," Damon growled back under his breath, not slowing down for even a second.
On the outside, he looked calm and confident, casually dodging attacks and taunting the enemy like none of this was a big deal. But inside, he was pushing himself to the absolute limit. One wrong step, one small mistake, and his head would be rolling—and with it, the entire siege would be lost. He was the only thing standing between victory and total collapse.
The seconds crawled by. Slowly, the battlefield emptied. Only a handful of players remained. The siege timer was nearly up, and the glowing red barriers around the zone were starting to fade into transparency. Streams across the net were flooded with live footage of the fight.
Damon stayed sharp. With so many eyes on him, now wasn’t the time to reveal any trump cards. He debated dismissing his shadow clone to conserve mana and keep his secret, but the very next attack from Elias shaved off 20% of his health in one clean arc.
Yeah. No.
Winning came first.
Damon grit his teeth and popped a Minor Heal, the warm pulse of light immediately clashing with the shadow energy wrapped around him. It felt weird, like pouring holy water over a demon’s skin, but the health bar ticked up all the same. He had no idea how he was able to use Minor Heal when he did not have an ounce of divine or holy energy.
Elias charged again. Damon dodged with a tight Shadowstep, barely clearing the knight’s sword as it gouged a trench in the stone beside him. Pebbles rained down around him as he reappeared behind a broken wall.