"That bratty Half-Elf is no match against us," the eldest Kobold Mage said with a smirk. "Poor child. It seems that his Excellency Keoza really hated Elves. His chances of winning are almost non-existent."
"I agree," the Kobold Raider replied. "Such a weakling, who is not even a Rank 1, thinks he can beat us? How laughable."
"Without that Slime accompanying him, he will have a hard time," the Kobold Shaman commented. "However, we shouldn't be too overconfident. He might win if we let our guards down."
Cadmus nodded his head. "That's right. Do not let your guard down. Although he is at a disadvantage, this is our first time participating in this kind of siege battle. Perhaps we can use this as well if we ever fought against other races."
All the Kobolds agreed with Cadmus' explanation. They had also seen the shops, and understood that the items inside it could be bought by gold. However, they didn't know how to obtain this currency. In the end, they decided that they could still beat the Half-Elf without the weapons, so they didn't think much about it.
"It's starting," Cadmus said as he looked at the Hourglass that had disappeared from the sky. Several crystal warriors then spawned at the three gates that led to the Top, Middle, and Bottom Lanes of the map. "Let's end this battle quickly. All of us go to the middle!"
""Yes!""
Lux stood at the middle of the map, and right by his side was Pazuzu. Behind him, several Skeleton Grand Archers stood at the ready.
"They're here," Lux muttered and the Demonic Defender by his side tapped his shield with his mace.
"Have no Fear! Pazuzu is here!" Pazuzu declared as he stood in front of Lux.
"Keep me safe, Pazuzu."
"Yes, My Lord."
Cadmus fearlessly charged towards Lux with the intention to kill him. Although the Half-Elf was standing in the middle of two watchtowers, the Draconic Kobold thought that he could easily kill the Half-Elf and his minions with one Dragon Breath.
However, just as he was about to unleash his strongest attack, Pazuzu pointed his mace at the Draconic Kobold, which made the latter's body move against his will.
'What sorcery is this?!' Cadmus thought as his body lunged towards the Demonic Fighter, whose shield was firmly planted on the ground.
When the Draconic Kobold came within the watchtower's range, the two towers fired blue giant orbs of light that hit Cadmus' body directly.
The Draconic Kobold almost spat blood from how painful the attack was, which made him feel that he had clearly underestimated the damage that the two towers could bring. The two towers fired in rapid succession, immediately taking a third of Cadmus' health in the span of a few seconds.
Naturally Lux and the Skeleton Archers weren't being idle and unleashed their attacks at the Draconic Kobold, decreasing his health further.
When Cadmus was only a few meters away from the Demonic Defender, an Ankle Snare trap sprang on his feet, stopping his charge for three seconds.
This allowed the Towers, as well as Lux forces to take more than half of the Draconic Kobold's health, making the latter feel regretful for his recklessness.
After the duration of the trap ended, Cadmus once again continued his charge, but another trap stopped his advance. This continued three more times, making the Draconic Kobold spit blood due to the injuries he received.
When his health was just a trickle away from disappearing completely, Lux appeared in front of him and raised his sword over his head.
"Double Fury Slash!" Lux roared as he used his strongest attack skill against the arrogant Draconic Kobold who thought that it could fight him head-on.
< First Blood! >
An announcement rang inside the battlefield as Cadmus' body turned into particles of light and returned to the Stronghold where he belonged.
The Half-Elf glanced at the respawn timer for the Draconic Kobold and snickered when he saw that it would take Cadmus a full minute before he respawned.
"Being strong also has its downsides," Lux thought as he felt a temporary surge of strength in his body. All of his stats had increased by ten, which was enough for him to step to the Apostle Rank for the remainder of the Siege Battle against the Kobolds.
He also received 500 Gold Coins after killing Cadmus, which made him very happy.
"You bastard! I will kill you!" the Raider that had been chosen as a champion charged at Lux out of anger.
However, the moment the two towers on Lux's side hit its body, a quarter of the Kobold Raider's health disappeared just like that.
To Lux's surprise, the Kobold ignored his injuries as it raised its Saber to continue its charge.
"For the Nest!" the Kobold Raider shouted as its body was peppered with arrows.
Lux chuckled after seeing Kobold's reckless attack. He had already seen the way Kobolds fight. They often relied on great numbers in order to overcome their opponents. The other surviving Kobold Raider also followed its comrade, as the Kobold Mage and Kobold Shaman chanted their spells.
Lux didn't bat an eye and took out a fist-sized rock from his storage ring and threw it at the Kobold Raider's whose life was hanging by a thread.
"Power Shot!" Lux roared as he imbued the rock with his ranged attack.
When the rock smashed against the Kobold Raider's head, the Monster staggered before two orbs of light engulfed it completely, turning it into particles of light.
< Double Kill! >
Before Lux could even celebrate killing another noob, a fireball and a Wind Blade flew in his direction.
Pazuzu raised its shield and tanked the damages of the two attacks, decreasing his health by half.
All the Kobolds were Rank 3 Monsters, so they were very powerful. However, Lux wasn't afraid because he wasn't fighting alone.
Diablo emerged from the forest and pointed at the Kobold Mage who had raised a death flag when they were still in the Outer Grotto.
It was at that moment when the Kobold Mage felt shock as his body ran towards the Skeleton Rider, who was standing near the two towers that had killed two of his comrades.
"Nooooo!" the Kobold Mage shouted as his body was bombarded by arrows, as well as the attacks of the two watchtowers.
"Yes~" Lux sneered as he watched Diablo throw a Bone Spear at the Kobold Mage's head, killing it completely.
Lux could have killed the Kobold Mage and had a Triple Kill, but he allowed Diablo to get the last hit in order for the latter to get the gold coins for the kill.
After the Kobold Mage died, Diablo returned to the forest. It was busy killing monsters in the jungle to get gold, as well as increase its rank, alongside Ishtar.
The Skeleton Hunter sneakily planted traps several meters behind Lux before following Diablo inside the forest.
Lux had explicitly told his Skeleton Rider and Skeleton Hunter to buy certain items as soon as they acquired the gold for it. Right now, Diablo was headed towards the side of the map where a blue rune had appeared, which increased his damage by 100%.
Keoza took pity on Lux and gave him 500 gold coins before the battle even started. Lux used this to buy a courier animal, and upgraded it into a raven that could carry items for him.
Soon a screech resounded from the sky as Lux retreated to the back in order to gain the item that he had bought from the shop.
Although he had anticipated that the Kobolds would all charge to the center of the map to take advantage of their numbers, they greatly underestimated the damage that the two towers beside the path could dish out on their enemies.
The Kobold Mages and the Kobold Shamans hurriedly retreated after seeing three of their comrades die under Lux's forces. They thought that they would be the next target of his minion's taunting spell, forcing them to die a pitiful death, just like their comrades.
Lux chuckled when he saw the retreating Kobolds.
"Sorry, but in order to win, I need to bully you newbies," Lux thought as he ordered his Skeleton Archers to attack his opponent's twin towers. He made sure that before the last crystal soldier and ballista were destroyed, his forces would retreat so they wouldn't be attacked by the towers.
The first thing that Lux bought were boots that increased his movement speed. His plan was to run away if Cadmus had the intention to attack him. Although the Draconic Kobold was stronger than him, it would be impossible to catch him if the Kobold wasn't wearing any items that increased his movement speed.
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Kobold's Side of the Battlefield…
"Dammit!" Cadmus shouted as soon as he respawned in the Fountain of Life. He didn't expect that he would die a dog's death under the Half-Elf's elaborate tactics.
When he respawned, the Kobold Raider and Kobold Mage appeared beside him as well. The three Kobolds glanced at each other and immediately formed a plan.
"Both of you go to the lower lane and help the crystal soldiers destroy the towers there," Cadmus ordered. I will hold the middle, and distract the Half-Elf. I will also send the rest of our comrades to your location. Make sure to destroy them as fast as possible, do I make myself clear?"
""Yes!""
The two Kobolds replied in unison and immediately headed to the lower lane to help their forces advance.
Cadmus watched them go before running down the middle lane to fight against the Half-Elf who had killed him so easily.
"You just got lucky!" Cadmus growled. He believed that after knowing the Half-Elf's strategy, he would have an easier time dealing with him.
The Draconic Kobold vowed that he would make Lux pay dearly for the humiliation he suffered in front of his subordinates with a painful death. What he didn't know was that the Half-Elf was already waiting for him to arrive, so he could farm gold to buy the items he needed in order to teach the Kobolds not to underestimate their enemy.
