[BONUS]
A/N (Doesn't Consume Coins)
Another ARC and this time, as the name suggest, we'll focus on the character's relationships.
Hope no one gets bored, especially irritated at the drama that would soon unfold 🤣
Stick through the end of the ARC and ya'all be rewarded 😉
"How did it felt like killing the first-ever world Boss?" a reporter asked Isolde, but it was Xian who answered.
"Guns and Knives worked together to achieve such a feat. Without my leadership and, of course, our members' obedience and their undying loyalty to the guild, we wouldn't have achieved such a miraculous win. It was all thanks to the guild working together."
"Yes," Isolde agreed. But she insisted, adding, "But it's also because of World Conqueror. They helped us kill the Boss. We wouldn't have gotten First Blood if it weren't for them."
"World Conqueror?" The reporter looked over at August Gambino and asked the most obvious question that everyone wanted to ask, wanting to get an insight into the drama for views along the way. "Serius Alvarez posted a Black Notice about World Conqueror. Did you know about it?"
Augustus's booming laughter echoed like his thundering voice, "Ahahaha. Yes, I know. I know. But in the end, who's laughing now?"
Ren's lips rose at Augustus' reply. That was the kind of answer he expected from a gangster family. They were not afraid to make enemies -- that was for sure.
Ren watched the daily news on his widescreen, unable to contain the smile on his face. Watching with his phone wouldn't allow him to see a clear view of everyone's faces.
"Aren't you worried that it would make your relationship with the Alvarez Family go south?" the reporter continued.
"Bah! The rewards we've got from slaying the Boss have compensated for that loss, if ever." Augustus took a whiff of his Tobacco, and the smoke he released blurred the screen. "We can pull our weight in the real world. The Gambino family aren't scared of something like a Black Notice."
"So does this mean that you will continue to ask World Conqueror for their services in the future?"
Isolde stole the mike and answered readily, "Yes. We plan to clear dungeons and acquire wins with their help."
"Some said that Guns and Knives are weak for asking the help of another group."
Isolde merely smiled with overflowing confidence. "I don't need to answer that. Our number one spot will do the talking."
Very good. Ren nodded in agreement with Isolde's answer. An explanation was useless in the face of envious hearts that only wanted to see them fall. In the end, only the results mattered.
After the interview with the Gambino Family, the news was pressed to another angle.
"Beatrix of Ferocious Ravens stepped down from the leader's position this day. According to the rumors, she was kicked from her role because of the series of blunders she had made, starting from their rewards that got stolen after the first guild war. And apparently, not being able to kill at least one World Boss had been the last straw.
"Our favorite Goth girl denied all claims, however, saying that she willingly gave the position to someone more capable than herself."
"On a side note, certain speculation was all around the internet, taking the media by storm, saying that Scar would step down from being the leader of Black Lion for also failing to kill one of the three World Bosses that appeared. Scar, however, remained tight-lipped and refused to comment on the matter."
Ren pressed on and paused when something caught his eye. It was a talk show, and the topic was their group.
"Dungeon records are extremely important for a guild's development. No matter how famous a guild name is, it would simply not exist in the eyes of newbies. How could they establish their name towards new players and advance their guild? It is through dungeon records and the leaderboards. These are all undeniable reflections of a guild's strength."
"But all of these top guilds were turned into a joke, proven evident by the appearance of a World Boss. They were defeated by a group of mercenaries that called themselves World Conquerors. And possibly, in the future, whoever this group helps would obtain the record."
"So what does this tell us?"
"It tells us that we either need to have enough money to employ World Conqueror or be content being number two."
Ren laughed at the news. That was exactly where the future was heading. A series of notifications from his phone grabbed his attention, and upon seeing them, the smile on his face stretched even more. It came from different guilds and players, asking for World Conqueror's services.
Ever since the World Boss' defeat, World Conqueror had been flooded with all sorts of jobs in the game.
However, his smile disappeared when he caught something on the forums when he swiped to another news. It was a replay of Evie at the time with Jibblinplip when she was casting [Butterfly of Deceit] and [Phantasmal Distortion].
Since World Conquer was a hot topic both in COVENANT and in the real world, their identities were, of course, criticized as well.
Ragnar was left to the side since everyone knew that he was a male and an ORC, and that was all that mattered. Girls didn't even bother since Ren had stolen most of their interest.
Evie got all the attention, though. As a single woman in the group wearing a mask, hiding her identity awakened any man's desire to uncover her true face.
Since the dawn of time, simps have existed.
‖ F O R U M S ‖
ImNotJealous: Is she a real girl, though?
AGirl: A good question. Everyone knows that you can fake your identity everywhere.
CantStandGirls: Have you played COVENANT? If you do, then you'll know that you can't fake your gender there, unlike here.
ImaRichGuy: We'll pay anyone who can uncover her identity
SingleMale: I bet she's beautiful . . . and SINGLE
EasilyInLove: She stole my heart with her mask alone
ImPoor: Plz. Gib money, oh rich lord
HatersOfMen: Guys be like simping over females with a mask
TheBadGuy: Only with girls as skilled as her
EXPisLife: I am EXP. EXP is me. EXP is life
NotaSimp: I bet she's really beautiful; that's why she's hiding her identity
TheNegativeOne: or she could be very ugly
SingleMale: you jealous and ugly girls who are ruining every male's fantasies are not invited to this forum
ImNotJealous: (sends pic)
EasilyInLove: Whoa, a girl!
LurkerShadows: A girl!
SingleMale: Single?
CantStandGirls: Are you really a girl?
NotaSimp: I'm your number one fan
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