The screams of monsters reverberated in the air, as the first wave found themselves beneath a rain of deadly arrows and devastating spells, both of which were meant to wipe them off the face of the world.
Lux, with a calm expression on his face, watched this with his arms crossed over his chest. However, something unexpected happened, catching his attention, nearly causing the Half-Elf's jaw to drop to the ground due to his surprise.
A notification appeared in front of him, which read that Diablo's passive skill, Bloody Fervor, had activated.
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Numbers of enemy slain: 2,535
Diablo's Bonus Attack: 12,675
Diablo's Bonus Defense: 12,675
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'T-This…,' Lux wasn't able to stop himself from gawking. All this time, he had completely forgotten the passive ability of Diablo's Armor, the Blackrock Legacy Armor Set, which contained bonuses that allowed its wearer to become stronger, the more dead bodies there were on the battlefield.
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Blackrock Legacy Armor (Set)
Rating: Pseudo Legendary
Requirements: 100 to all stats
The Legendary Armor of the Blackrock Clan's first Orc Chieftain.
+50 to all stats
+400 to Defense
30% decrease in physical and magical damage
– This Armor is bound to Lux Von Ainsworth
– Any creature under Lux's Von Ainsworth's command is capable of equipping this armor.
Active Skills: Warlord's War Cry
Passive Skills: Warlord's Presence, Bloody Fervor, Auto-Fit, Indestructible.
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< Warlord's Warcry >
– Increase the Physical and Magical Damage of all allied creatures by 200 Points.
< Warlord's Presence >
Your presence in the battlefield inspires your allies and makes them do well in battle.
– 10% Increase to Physical and Magical attack to the Warlord and its allies.
< Bloody Fervor >
Your physical and defensive abilities increase with each slain creature in the battlefield.
– For every slain creature in the battlefield, your attack and defense points will increase by five.
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Bloody Fervor's cheat-like ability was now active, and it was boosting Diablo's attack and defense to unimaginable levels.
For every minute that passed, countless monsters were being killed at a very fast rate, further boosting Diablo's strength in battle.
'Oh… my… God,' Lux thought. 'I completely forgot about this!'
Diablo, who was standing behind the Shield Warrior, sat like a general watching his troops do battle. The armor on his body had now turned crimson red, and the Aura of Death he projected was gradually increasing, making the Dwarfs that were behind him feel a little uneasy.
Numbers of enemy slain: 5,896
Diablo's Bonus Attack: 29,480
Diablo's Bonus Defense: 29,480
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Lux's breathing became ragged as he looked at the rapidly increasing damage and defense boost that his first named creature was getting. This damage boost was still unaffected by the armor's other passive ability, Warlord's Presence, which further increased Diablo's attack damage by 10%.
"Aina, when the monsters reach us, let my skeletons stand on the frontlines," Lux said. "This will reduce casualties for your guild."
Lux was desperately trying to contain the excitement in his voice as he waited for Aina's reply to his proposal.
"Are you sure that your skeletons can handle it?" Aina asked. "Most of them aren't even Rank 2 Monsters. Only the Skeleton Rider riding on a Nightmare Horse has a high rank."
"Trust me, Diablo is strong." Lux said in a confident tone. "He can handle it. He can give your guild a lot of Merit Points without endangering the lives of your members."
Aina stared at Lux with the same expressionless face for a few seconds before nodding her head.
"Okay," Aina replied. "But once he dies, we will advance."
Lux nodded. "Okay."
Aina nodded again before shifting her gaze back to the approaching Monsters.
"Let them pass," Aina ordered, and the Shield Warriors turned their bodies to the side, to allow Diablo, and the Skeleton Fighters to pass through them.
Aina was still quite doubtful about Lux's words, but she didn't think much about it. She wouldn't lose anything by letting the Skeletons deal with the wave of Monsters that was quickly approaching their location.
Once the Skeletons were destroyed, they could still use the strategy that they had planned beforehand. In the end, Lux's proposal wouldn't change the bigger picture.
The two guilds beside Eternal had also started to take action. The Guild Leaders of Twisted Destiny, and Arcadian Lords, glanced at each other, as they sat on top of their War Mounts.
Both nodded their heads before signaling their members to proceed with the strategy they had in mind.
Twilight Rain had tried to merge the three guilds, Crescent Vanguard, Thunder Oath, and Eternal. However, none of them agreed. This in turn made the Elders of Twilight Rain angry, so they ordered the Reapers to Eliminate the Guild Leaders of the three guilds during the Beast Tide, and make it look like an accident.
The one on the top of their list was none other than Aina, who had gained a lot of popularity as of late and was favored by one of the Dwarf Princesses of the Gweliven Kingdom.
Twilight Rain didn't want a guild to gain that much power and authority, especially if it wasn't under their control, so they decided to cut the flower off its stem before it could even bloom fully.
The members of Twisted Destiny and Arcadian Lord formed a formation that would force the monsters to concentrate on Guild Eternal.
Just like creating a man-made river that forcefully controlled the flow of water in the direction they chose, the two guilds were forcing Eternal to fight a great number of beasts that exceeded their fighting force.
(A/N: the formation looked like this __/ the __ represents the guild Eternal.)
Aina, who stood at the center, surrounded by her guild members, didn't fail to notice these sudden changes, but she wasn't bothered by it. She had already been warned by Lux, so she knew that the two guilds beside her were planning to harm her and her guild members.
She had already made preparations in advance, and when the right moment came, she would counterattack and let them know that they were messing with the wrong person.
However, Aina, as well as the two guild leaders of Twisted Destiny and Arcadian Lords, could only stare in shock at the unbelievable scene in front of them.
Diablo's Nightmare Horse, Airon, walked steadily towards the approaching monsters, with the Skeleton Fighters by his side.
When the hundreds of monsters came within striking range, Diablo raised Blood Moon above his head and casually slashed in front of him as if he was just cutting grass.
The Skeletal Rider used its AOE attack, Whirlwind Slash, and what happened next made everyone's eyes widen in shock.
A blood mist appeared in front of them as the monsters in front of Diablo were all cut in half, instantly killing hundreds with one blow. However, it didn't end there, as more monsters rushed past their fallen comrades, the Skeleton Rider once again slashed in front of him, repeating the same scene that happened earlier.
With every slash, the fires on Diablo's eye sockets burned brighter.
The more he killed, the stronger he became.
A minute later, Diablo's armor was now covered with blood, but the latter paid it no mind.
Everyone who watched this felt their scalp tingle and wondered what would happen if Diablo was fighting against them, and not for them.
"M-Monster," the Guild Master of Twisted Destiny gasped in shock as he looked at the one-sided massacre that was still happening in front of him.
"J-Just what is going on?!" The Guild Master of Arcadian Lords could feel his hands turn sweaty. They never expected that their plan to crush Eternal would only benefit them instead.
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< Merit Point Rankings >
Eternal - 154,800
Twisted Destiny - 12,256
Thunder Oath - 11,879
Arcadian Lords - 10,875
Crescent Vanguard - 10,572
Blood Legion - 9,854
Jade Skulls - 8,756
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Diablo had single-handedly raised Eternal Guild's Ranking to the number one spot as he continued his one-sided massacre.
Anything below a Rank 2 Monster would die the moment they came within Diablo's attack range. As an Undead, Lux's first Named Creature didn't know the meaning of exhaustion, swinging his sword repeatedly as more dead bodies piled up in front of him.
Blood flowed like a river, dyeing the ground under Airon's feet, but the killing didn't stop.
No one dared to step forward and stop the Skeleton Rider from killing the monsters in front of him. Only the Slimes that were under Eiko's command, were busy moving around on the battlefield.
Their goal was to collect all the Beast Cores for their baby Slime Master, whose eyes were already sparkling in anticipation.
Aina turned her head to look at the Half-Elf who was currently patting her little sister's head and was looking at her with a confident smile on his face.
She never thought that the Half-Elf's sudden proposal would bring such results, which made her feel that this person was something she needed to recruit in her guild no matter what.
