"C-Can you guys stop trailing behind me like ducklings?" Lux complained as he finished killing a Kobold Knight. "All of you are creeping me out. There are still monsters to clean up, and all of you are following me like loan sharks!"
Aur, as well as the Initiates of the Crystal Palace were also killing monsters. But, whenever Lux moved to a new location, they followed him like chicks following a mother hen.
Deep inside, the Half-Elf was cursing Keoza, who for some reason had become completely silent, no matter how many times he called out to him.
"We're not following you," Aur replied. "We just know that fighting alongside you is more efficient."
"That's right! It's not like we like you or anything," one of Aur's subordinates commented. "Don't get the wrong idea, baka!"
"If we all work together, these monsters will all be exterminated in less than an hour. Let's just keep it up!"
"You know what they say, Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much!"
"In union there is strength!"
"Yeah! While you're at it, can you hand over that Dragon Token we saw earlier? I'd like to take a good look at it!'
"Me, too!"
"Me three!"
'These Mofos are really getting on my nerves.' Lux wanted to slap the Dragon Borns silly for suddenly becoming chummy with him.
Earlier, they were like oil and water unable to mix, but now, the oil was forcing itself to mix with the water, giving Lux a headache.
The Half-Elf sighed before glancing in the direction of his Master, who was busy drinking some tea with Barca.
The Heavy Hitters were just chilling, while the teenagers were busy killing. They didn't want to lower themselves to fight against small fries. Barca's role was to deal with the silver-haired devil. However, since Gaap had already dealt with him, the Half-Orc just watched from the side, while his entire Clan helped decimate the Monster Army.
Baronar and the other Orc Warlords were busy storing the Beast Cores of the Monsters they killed in their storage ring, making the corner of Lux's lips twitch.
Instead of a raiding army, they were like bandits taking Beast Cores and Monster parts right under the Half-Elf's nose.
Still, Lux didn't say anything because he did call for their help.
"Mumumumumumu!" Eiko jumped up and down on her Papa's head after seeing that her precious Beast Cores were being taken by everyone.
"Go, Eiko," Lux stated. "Just be safe, okay?"
"Pa!" Eiko replied before jumping off Lux's head and summoning her slime army, as well as her Undead Terrorist Squad in order to get as many Beast Cores as possible.
She and her clones even summoned six Hecatoncheires and their only purpose was to get as many Beast Cores as possible.
Truth be told, the Orcs were not the only ones who were doing it.
All the teenagers had thrown their caution into the wind, and started to farm as many Beast Cores as possible. They didn't usually have the opportunity to get so many Beast Cores in one mission because all their gains would usually be sent to their Kingdom's treasury, or their Guild's treasury, leaving only a few resources within their possession.
Simply put, this was like an all-you-can-eat buffet, but instead of food, you ate Beast Cores.
Prince Cyrus cursed out loud after seeing the Baby Slime's shameless tactics.
"Dammit! How can we possibly win against those giants that have hundreds of arms?!" Prince Cyrus cursed out loud. "They are plucking Beast Cores like they're just plucking grapes!"
Even the Deimos-Ranked and Argonaut Creatures felt that it was no longer worthwhile to stay and fight, so they started to flee one by one.
Unfortunately for them, Lady Avyanna, Baronar, and the Orc Warlords, who were all Dreadnaughts, didn't let a single one of them escape.
The Blackrock Clan had suffered greatly in the war against the Haca Dynasty, and in order to regain what they had lost, they would need a lot of resources to strengthen their warriors.
What better way to do it than to amass a large number of Beast Cores in order to boost their ranks?
"Back in the days, I used to hunt Manticores alone," Barca said after drinking his cup of beer. "But I took an arrow on the knee. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I already had a son.
"Ah, youth," Gaap said softly. "When I was young, I was very popular with the ladies in my village. But, I wanted to see the world, so I left, breaking the hearts of many. Thinking back, I should have enjoyed life more and left a few sons and daughters behind. I'm already old, so I'll just treat Lux's kids as my grandchildren."
"Do you want another cup of beer?"
"Don't mind if I do."
The two Powerhouses enjoyed their Bro moment together, while dying screams spread throughout the surroundings.
Both of them had seen their fair share of battles, and were already used to death and destruction, even thinking the noises around them as nothing more than background music that enhanced the flavor of their beer.
One hour later…
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< Congratulations! You have completed the mission Clash of Titans! >
< Quest Rewards >
10,000,00 Gold Coins
Two Random Rank 5 Skill Books that matches your profession
+20 additional Skeleton Gangbangers (Total: 340)
+20 additional Skeleton Arcane Hunters (Total: 340)
+20 additional Elite Spirit Protector (Total: 170)
+20 additional Plague Wing Gargoyles (Total: 100)
+10 additional Liches (Total: 60)
+10 additional Steel Golem (Total: 70)
1,000 Reputation Points with the Crystal Palace
500 Reputation Points with the Six Kingdoms
500 Reputation Points with the Xynnar War Pact
200 Reputation Points with Karshvar Draconis
200 Reputation Points with the Skystead Alliance
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< Bonus Rewards >
– Your Doppelganger [EX] will evolve into Doppelganger [SSR]
– Your Peerless Dragon Strike [EX] will evolve into Peerless Dragon Strike [SSR]
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< Doppelganger [SSR] >
– None of your clones will disappear unless you unsummoned them, or they have been killed.
– All Clones will have 75% of your Max Health.
– All Clones will have 75% of your total Physical and Magical Damage.
– You can now swap places with any of your clones anytime you want to. The maximum range for this ability is 100 Miles.
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< Peerless Dragon Strike [SSR] >
– Create the illusionary image of any type of Dragon behind your back and use one of their Signature Abilities.
– You can now use this ability 3x a day.
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Lux sighed in relief because the mission was now over. However, after reading the information about the rewards he received, another notification appeared in front of him, as well as everyone in the dungeon who had survived the battle.
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< Hidden Quest: The Gate of the Apocalypse >
– Against all odds, all of you had conquered the Gates of Death, Famine, War, and Conquest. Because of this, you have been granted permission to enter the Gate of the Apocalypse.
– C-Rankers and below may now enter the Domain of the Fallen as well as the Gate of the Apocalypse
– The Gate of Apocalypse will open its doors exactly thirty days from now. Until then, the gate will remain closed until the designated time has come.
– No one will be able to enter the Domain of the Fallen during this time period.
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The teenagers who saw this message all cheered, especially those that belonged to the Six Kingdoms, Xynnar War Pact, and Skystead Alliance.
Since the very beginning, these factions were eyeing the resources inside the Domain of the Fallen.
Unfortunately, their candidates were unable to gather these precious resources because they were simply too weak to fight the Deimos and Argonaut-Ranked monsters that roamed the Domain.
Lux, who saw this message chuckled internally because even if the other factions were to send their Rankers to loot the Domain of the Fallen, they would not find anything except for the scraps that were left behind by the two Saints, who had taken everything of importance from it.
