EarthUSAEstelle Sigreen was sitting next to a medical bed, her teary eyes on her daughter.Saly was sleeping, though her body was linked to two or three machines. They monitored her condition and sustained her life, but they didn’t serve as a permanent treatment for her.It happened shortly after her kidnapping by the ISB. Saly became ill, but her ailment was unknown, possibly even alien.Parts of her body started turning into brown and painful scales. Estelle was certain that the ISB had done something to her before they saved her, but that wasn’t important right now.She didn’t want revenge, she just wanted her daughter to be cured and lead a normal and happy life.Although the ISB never bothered her again, Estelle remained ever-vigilant since the day, keeping Saly by her side at all times.Except on very rare occasions, and for brief periods of times, she detached herself from her role as the Genesis Knight or anything that had to do with Hell Gate.Furthermore, with Saly getting
Three days laterNorth-Eastern Province, The Krayten EmpireThe Flat Steppe, the White Eagle BaronyAs the name suggested, the Flat Steppe was a beautiful yet mostly uninhabited region. Situated at the northern edge of the White Eagle Barony, it was a peaceful and massive region that was regularly used by traveling merchants.Currently, however, a total of five armies, each from a nation, were gathered.The Eclipse Kingdom’s 1st and 2nd Sun Armies, numbering 15,000 in total: Wearing light-yellow armors and using spears and halberds, the Sun Armies were the biggest force in the Weiji Alliance.Next were Zartia’s Paladins. There were only a thousand of them, but they were truly a monstrous force capable of wiping out an army three to four times their size. Unlike the Holy Knights, the Zartian Paladins followed The Way of Serenity. They worshipped Ephina, the Goddess of the Calm.Anuria’s 6th Cavalry Division was composed of 5,000 infantry soldiers and 2,000 Cavalry knights, all led by
The disparity between God and Man was immense. No matter how advanced Earth’s technology was, tanks, missiles, and firearms were simply incapable of hurting a Divine being. The mere thought was absurd.Therefore, when Menhit rushed into the Imperials with her spear in hand, she was unstoppable. She was like a silver line that broke through their differences, killing dozens in an instant.Complex tactics didn’t work on her, neither were the shields capable of stopping her onslaught.The Goddess of Fury was a killing machine, her armor soaked in blood in the first minutes of the fight. While the Krayten mercenaries were still clashing against the first line of defense, Menhit had already reached the center of the army.She swept her spear, unleashing a horizontal blast that obliterated everything in its way, whether it was tanks, magical barriers, or soldiers. It was a brutal sight, but brutality went hand in hand with war.The Imperials hastily distanced themselves from the unstoppabl
“Paladins!”Hundreds of Zartian Paladins formed a line and swung their swords at the Undead. “Hahahaha! Got you, losers!”Frankenstein, standing at the back and on his own, was holding a skeletal staff while casting a wide-range Necromancy spell.The scope of his Black Magic was truly frightening: It encompassed almost the entire battlefield.Every corpse that was lying on the ground slowly stood up, turning into a zombie or a skeleton.It was a disaster as the Weiji Alliance was forced to turn around again and defend against the horde of Undead. Most of the Undead were weak, but there were thousands upon thousands of them. Every casualty, from both sides, had risen from the dead and charged at the living.“We’ll stay behind and fend them off!”Hector, General of the Krayten Combat Legion, bellowed atop his lungs. “We will stay as well!”The Paladin’s second-in-command also agreed. Although things were messy, the clustered forces split up.The Sun Armies and the Anurian Cavalry cha
Leiu and Seo broke away from the center of the bloody fight. Any nearby soldiers didn’t attack them after seeing Seo’s deadliness. But, the two were able to advance for a bit before the real danger came.Leiu saw a thick black fog spread from the front, but before it could reach them, Seo used [Storm], which blew away the fog.This was only the beginning, however, as a big group of Transcendents attacked.Seo shrouded herself with [Fog Masquerade] while continuously using [Lightning Shock]. Meanwhile, Leiu jumped out of the way of several arrows then raised his greatsword to block an attacker.The Player’s twinblade clashed against Kahra’s Greatsword, but when the Leiu applied more force, the enemy opted to jump back.Leiu couldn’t counterattack as several nimble and quick Players came from all sides.Dark flames wrapped around his blade as slashed at three of them. They tried to defend, but his Sword Essence was too potent, too destructive to block with a skill.Two of them were ki
‘Inos! Something is wrong! Where are you?!’The whispers muddling Leiu’s thoughts were getting louder and clearer, but they sounded like gibberish. An invasive yet powerful energy, one which felt completely alien, was swelling inside of his body. It wasn’t harmful, but Leiu knew this wasn’t something good, especially with Inos not responding.While running toward the Cocoon, he turned his head and saw Frankenstein fight Anne, Seo, and Menhit.‘I’m almost there!’The Cocoon was 200 meters away, at most, and there was nothing in his way. However, that didn’t last long as a swirling shadowy energy, a bit similar to the one used by Seo, materialised right outside the shiny barrier.Leiu stopped dead in his tracks and raised his greatsword to guard. Surprisingly, the new arrival didn’t attack him.With a frown, Leiu looked at the slim and pale-skinned man. He recognized him.“It is not too late to turn around and leave, Leiu.”“Why are you here?”Vins solemnly stared at Leiu, “I’m afraid t
Radiant Paladin Barand, James Silverheart, and General Hector were able to fight and kill a third of the Transcendents. The rest escaped to safety. After all, Players had to be out-of-combat for a short amount of time before they could use skills that teleported them to safety.Basically, the Transcendents were done risking their lives and opted to retreat. It wasn’t fighting for any longer, especially not against three ‘Bosses’ simultaneously.“I’m good… good!”Hector was barely able to stand. His body was riddled with wounds and his complexion was deathly pale.Barand cast a Healing Spell on him, but it wasn’t enough to recover from relatively serious wounds.The three had no time to chat. They joined the main fight, which was getting worse by the minute. The main issue was Frankenstein’s Necromancy spell, which remained active even after he left.It was a true nightmare. Any person who was killed would rise again and attack. Simply put, the Weiji Alliance had to kill the enemy twic
“Agh!”Frankenstein was on the cusp of reaching Leiu only for two more people to intervene.Menhit’s spear came arching downwards, hitting a barrier made of fog. The blinding Divine Essence alone was hurting the Lich.[Soul Grasp]The Elder Lich clawed at the air, in the Goddess’ direction, making her stumble and almost fall on the ground. She clutched her chest, more Divine Power emitting from her body in resistance to the Undead’s spell.Anne rushed from the side, Estoc in hand. She had crawled her way out of that illusory world, but not without sustaining a scary amount of injuries. Her movements were sluggish and slow, and her Sword Essence was weak.Despite that, she stabbed her Estoc toward the Elder Lich. Her attack, albeit weak and incapable of hurting the enemy, did break its concentration from Menhit.The Elder Lich blasted Anne with its miasma, but the young vampire was able to cut through it with what little strength she had left. With trembling arms, Anne raised her Esto