Chapter 117 - 114 : Surrounded
As soon as Sora reunited with Kara, he felt their Soul Link reconnect and sent her a telepathic message. "Long time no see… How have you been? So, you're in the Fox group with the guild leaders."
"I'm doing fine. From our Soul Link, it seems you've really pushed yourself. Did you raise your talent? The feedback I'm getting is incredible," Kara replied, her tone filled with genuine surprise.
Sora, equally impressed by the surge in her life force, level, and aura, responded, "Don't give me too much credit—I was taken down in seconds in one of my earliest fights here… And it seems your progress is just as amazing. I wanted to tell you I'll keep an eye on you, so let's help each other when necessary."
Sora exchanged a look with Netsu, preparing for the coming battle and sharing buffs with nearby players. Checking the map, he noticed a cluster of yellow and red dots moving closer at a slow pace. Since players from his own faction didn't appear on the map, he suspected even more enemies were approaching.
As enemies began encircling them, tension in the group rose. Kara's sigh echoed in his mind. "Looks like they've formed a coalition based on groups, not races… This isn't good for us."
He understood her point. While they could manage against enemies from a single race, facing a coalition of players from multiple groups made the situation far riskier.
Soon, three groups appeared in the sky from different directions: Foxes, Vipers, and Chickens. The humans immediately repositioned, each group moving to face their weaker counterpart.
'This is going to be chaos. No way they'll let us pick matchups without fighting back,' Sora thought.
Just then, a werewolf player from the Fox group, floating in the sky, sneered at them.
"You humans really are naive. Did you think you could use a team event to hunt the other races without anyone turning the tables on you? Today, we'll make sure your group is the first to fall," the level 163 werewolf declared, his confidence radiating as he stood alongside his temporary allies.
Looking around, Sora observed three groups of about 25-27 players each. He recognized many—some from his own faction, others enemies he'd hunted down earlier. However, he noted the absence of Demons and Dragonborn in the coalition.
Inspecting the enemy lineup, Sora noticed around ten players from the Spirit and Elemental Golem races. 'I need to stay away from these players—they're almost immune to physical damage which is my specialty. Both are a pain to deal with,' he thought before sending a message to Netsu. 'Focus on the two Ice Golems, levels 145 and 138, since they're vulnerable to fire. Avoid the level 152 Water Golem; fire won't damage it. After that, target the Spirits from a distance—they're weak to elemental attacks.'
From an earlier fight, Sora had learned that Spirits were highly vulnerable to elemental damage but had strong mental attack and defense capabilities. Their presence gave him a bad feeling. They appeared fragile but skilled Spirit players could break through his mental defenses in seconds if he wasn't careful.
He quickly assessed the enemy lineup, identifying targets he could eliminate quickly and species with exploitable weaknesses. Dark Elves were balanced like humans, while orcs had overwhelming physical strength but limited mana control. From Pedro, he had learned that the Beast, Werewolf, and Dwarf races relied heavily on their bloodlines, focusing more on inherited abilities than traditional class skills.
Clémence, the highest-level human, smiled and taunted, "You're all a bunch of trash we killed today… It's fine to feel frustrated, but did you have to come back and give us more points?"
Sora chuckled at her words, finding her savagery refreshing. Watching many enemies twitch at her provocation, he raised his weapon, ready for battle. His new boots, enhancing his speed, would give him an advantage over his opponents. Nearby, Netsu was condensing an extremely dense orb of fire, ready to strike.
The moment a Dark Elf from the Fox group released a skill, chaos erupted.
Sora, focusing on short-range combat, stayed near his group, ready to welcome the orcs leaping down from the sky, his sledgehammer in hand.
Just as the level 150 Orc reached the front line, Sora appeared between him and a woman who was preparing an incredibly powerful ability to support the human side.
The Orc was startled to see someone appear beneath him just as he directed his mace down toward the woman releasing a dangerous aura. The small human seemed to be swinging a weapon directly toward his… lower body.
Sora grinned at the Orc's slow reaction and, with calculated timing, gently swung his sledgehammer upward, obliterating the Orc's precious area with a brutal, merciless strike that sent chills through everyone who witnessed it.
The Orc was sent flying in the sky, his fate unknown.
| [You have eliminated a Fox: +1,000 points (Eliminated)] |