Chapter 148: Gate 10
The Blood Pact was signed and the order was set for a week. The day before Gate 10, Kazi kicked back and relaxed. No point in breaking himself apart. He messaged Sun-young and Marta to do the same, but they said they would be fine. Apparently, fighting Goliath wasn’t as easy as they thought it would be and they needed more time to do it.
That left Kazi with William. William who was Level 28 and glowering with confidence. Whatever had been ailing him before, his battle with Goliath had rectified it.
February 22, 177 of the Heavenly Era. Monday. At the call of Gate 10, the pair arrived. Kazi blinked. William went agape.
"Woah..."
The Heavenly Tower was a busy location. Players were scattered and went at their own pace, though that rarely meant it was empty. There was always someone going in and out. Guilds sometimes exempted their players for attending.
But today, at the advent of Gate 10, all the guilds were here.
A total of five thousand, seven hundred and twenty-seven players had come. One thousand two-hundred and seventy three players had died so far. Failed to climb the Heavenly Tower. The remaining two thousand had opted out of participating, either out of fear or anticipation.
None, however, made more of a splash than the Big Three Guilds: the Templar Knights, the Alhambra Guardians, and the Sapphire Order. Massive squadrons lined-up and ready for war. Roughly a hundred players per group, with the Guardians having seventy or so.
The first thing that popped into Kazi’s mind was, ’How can they guarantee they’ll be on the same team? I smell shenanigans...’
In Kazi’s eyes, the Templar Knights seemed to be the most impressive, followed by the Sapphires and the Guardians. There was more discipline and crackling of magic. A quick use of Weapons Analysis Lv.3 told him their weapons were of a higher quality too.
[ Attention players! Gate 10 will open in 10:00 minutes! Please head over to the Heavenly Tower if you wish to participate as soon as possible! ]