Chapter 200: The First Esports Tournament — Seventh Division (6)
Chapter 200: The First Esports Tournament — Seventh Division (6)
[You have used The Reversal Gravity Zone.]
[You have lost all of your mana points.]
[You have refilled ten percent of your mana through the accessory—Jinn's Blue Ring.]
[You have refilled ten percent of your mana through the accessory—Everlasting Necklace.]
[You have refilled ten percent of your mana through the accessory—Lin's Noble Earring.]
[You have seized control of your Reversal Gravity Zone—the skill's duration has been extended.]
Once Maria and her tank caught Jake in a trap no one could move in, she conjured her strongest skill. Her accessories flashed in various lights as she used their skills to resupply her mana point.
In the meantime, the ninja and the thief swiftly weaved around Casual Clowns. Clatters of heavy chains resounded across the forest as these two ran around their enemies while dragging them in their wake.
Those chains were soon tied up on every member of the Casual Clown team.
Acute thorns lined up those chains, meaning that thrashing in them was enough to self-inflict severe bleeding.
It was impossible to extricate without paying a price for it.
The two fastest members of The Raven Guild connected all those chains to a single person—Prince.
"All done, Miss Maria!"
"You got them!"
"Thank you!" Maria replied to her teammates, reversing the gravity around Prince. "The Raven's Tree!"
He was again thrown into the elevator that diagonally lifted him to the skies.
This time, however, he pulled along with himself the entire team. He also flew higher than before, getting sprawled on the vista of the enormous mountain! Below him, his teammates dangled like broken dolls, unable to free themselves from the shackles prepared by the thief and the ninja!
The chains' thorns scraped into their equipment like chainsaws! Sparks scurried away the most from Prince as he was encased in heavy armor from head to toe.
The picture was exactly like Maria had named it—The Raven's Tree.
Her enemies were helpless in the skies.
Her team, however, were like ravens, waiting below the tree for their snack to plummet.
They'd eat them alive if need be.
'Ingenious!' Jake thought as he ignored his system messages.
His leather armor was durable, protecting him well against the shackles. He'd lost a few durability points, but not too much because he'd decided not to move too much. Had he tried to actually get free, he would have lost his torso's protection and even lost a significant chunk of health points.
As he hung at a high altitude, he stared at the skies. Puffy clouds were obstructing his view of the mountain's top.
Those clouds were similar to the fog he'd see whenever he tried to recall his drunk self sparring with Viktor.
At that moment, Jake didn't care about his teammates.
Given his situation, he was clearly presented with a chance to improve his archery. Therefore, he only thought about himself and The Feather Step.
It was a skill that could reverse his hazardous circumstances! He'd be able to surprise his opponent and even hunt them down before they realized that he was free!
Jake's heart raced against his chest.
He produced so much adrenaline as he raised the stakes as much as possible!
If only he could tear apart that fog and absorb the essential skill to reverse this situation!
If he could unlock that potential!
That was when El Boss Queen's voice resounded. "I'll survive this fall! It's physical damage, so I can negate it with The Martial Artists' Skin! Don't focus your buffs on me!"
Last Coin screamed, "I'm the same! No need to buff me! I can ignore those chains and use the mana step to teleport below! I'll barricade us on the ground!"
These two could keep going.
These two would somehow manage the situation while everyone else would be stunned after receiving the high damage of the drop.
Sin was confident she'd be able to keep everyone alive, too.
Prince shouted, "I'll go undead. The cooldown of this transformation is one hour, but it's better to be safe than sorry! My dear sister, wrap your skills around the rest and ensure they stay alive!"
Jake's eyes shone bright.
He couldn't use his movement skill because those chains connected him to Prince.
It was difficult to break them while being pulled by a gravity force.
Moreover, Jake wasn't as close to mana as Last Coin was. He couldn't bypass the rules with his talent.
His heart thumped aloud.
Never in his life did he regret his path of drilling skills into a muscle memory.
Never.
"I'm fine on my own," Jake said, his voice emotionless.
"You sure?" Sin asked.
"Yeah," Jake replied.
He turned away from the growing distant skies and mountain.
His plummeting velocity suddenly increased.
He fell like a stone!
Meanwhile, Sin used her best supportive skill.
She exuded a sunrise light that sheathed her in a round zone. It was seen-through, making her seem like a deity imprisoned in a divine nest.
It was like a mini-sun.
Though its light stretched far and wide, the supportive properties had only extended toward SWalker and Shaw. She took them into the same cocoons, blessing them with impregnable damage reduction.
Their endurance stats skyrocketed beyond the boundaries of level thirty players, ensuring that their bodies were as tough as they should have been to survive the damage fall.
[You have used Ra's Shrine(Legendary)]
[You have lost 66% of your mana points.]
[You have protected two entities.]
[You have lost 20% of your mana points.]
The shrine lasted thirty seconds. Within its embrace, Sin's skills were more effective. She could increase her healing even up to three hundred percent and turn stamina loss into a fairy tale!
She could also increase any stat she wanted with her Ra's Warmth, no longer limited to the player's primary stat! She used leftovers of her mana to bless her teammates with that convenient skill.
She didn't want any risks.
In a nutshell, Sin's control over her skills and buffs was so much more diverse in the shrine that its legendary grade rank and mana consumption were justified.
That said, she was adorned with various accessories, so that wasn't really a problem.
'I have wanted to save you with this skill since you told us about Richard. This stubbornness is what I hate in you, Jake,' Sin thought as bitterness rolled onto her tongue.
She sighed.
A distant memory flashed in her mind.
It was a scene from The Unconquerable Mountain. Sin had conquered it much differently than Jake and seized the spire, only to see the newbie helper standing before her.
He told her that he was her last opponent.
He told her about the statue behind him and that it was after one of the misfits.
Getting close to this statue would reward her with a class unavailable on the mainland.
If she didn't kill him, she would never get close to it.
That was Richard's game—his final job.
Therefore, Sin killed him.
She wasn't like her brother and Jake, who refused to kill Richard. She never needed his help and conquered the tutorial island with her strength and wits alone.
There was too much free time at the time because her brother struggled to adjust to the game world.
Sin, however, was a sinner even before the game began.
That was why a part of her was excited about the future when Jake would find out about that incident.
That said, Bellamende's words also proved to be true.
[You need warmth to melt your cold countenance and heart that yearns for it as well.]
[You have received a legendary class, The Incarnation Of Sun, Ra.]
It was tailored for her, meaning Sin had a few moves that would allow her to call forth the sun's power to strengthen her blade.
For now, however, the sun had to rest.
The three shrines plummeted and shook the ground upon the impact.
[You have lost 541 HP!]
[You have fallen from a high altitude—your body is stunned for thirty seconds.]
Unable to even lift a finger, Sin stared ahead.
The battle was ongoing.
She rested her eyes on her brother.
[Did you kill Richard?]
[Of course not! Such simple art is not my style! I decided to jump off the spire instead! Guess what happened when I died? I became The Walking Dead! That's so much more like my art!
I, a mere undead, shall feast on all about death and become the true king of death. From The Dark Knight to The Death Overlord! I reckon that will be my sixth movie!]
[I killed him.]
[I knew you would do that. Richard's a fine guy, so he must have given you free rein. Killing him must have been as easy as pulling a trigger. He was that foreign to you… but your hands trembled, right?]
[I think Bellamende noticed that, too. She passed me a troublesome class.]
[Oh, you're a paladin, then! Alrighty! I will be the tank! I wanted to be the tank anyway. My turn to protect you! No one will hurt or insult you!]
[You can't even swing a sword yet.]
[So mean! I still love you, my dear sister!]
[Truth is often mean.]
[Our adventure shall not be! Tomorrow, we head to the mainland! I'll splurge to buy high-quality stuff for us! I'll also try to get my hands on the dark horse, a steed worthy of me.]
[Weren't you scared of horses on set?]
[I fear nothing after the rigorous training on the tutorial island! Nothing at all! I don't mind a few scars so long as they aren't on my face!]
Sin faintly smiled.
That was when Shaw's voice entered her ears.
"Isn't Jake partially immobilized?" he asked. It was safe to talk through the voice chat while stunned.
Sin looked at his stats and then shifted her eyes to him.
'Who stunned him for this long?' Sin asked.