Swoosh!Swoosh!!
Two arrows cut through the air, aiming for the Hog king.
'Someone is trying to steal the kill' Freddy's heart lurched.
Even though Freddy wasn't well versed in video game mechanics, he knew that if another party landed the final blow, the EXP he would gain would be painfully negligible.
Not wasting a single moment, Freddy moved out. Using his sword, he cut down one of the arrows while the other burrowed deep into the hog king's body.
Critical Hit
-90
Ahhh!
At the same time, a shout and a system Notification attracted his attention.
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System Notification
Granite party has attacked your teammates. Everyone in the perty has been marked as an enemy and you can now retaliate without gaining outlaw aura.
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Looking over, he saw that an assassin had already hit Willy with an Ambush skill, stunning him.
Before he could move to help out, Willy as if sensing what he would do quickly sent him a message.
[Willy the kid: Don't bother about me, quickly kill the boss before I die so I can gain some exp]
Hearing the message, Freddy immediately understood and nodded.
At that moment, six red dots suddenly appeared on the mini map, one of them very close to Willy.
Four other red dots approached him, turning out to be players who appeared from the surrounding. At the same time, another arrow cut through the air aiming for the boss.
Running out of options, Freddy dove into the arrow path, taking the hit himself.
If that arrow had struck the boss, it would have erased its remaining health. Biting his teeth to withstand the pain, Freddy lifted his sword and started slashing at the rampaging boss.
Three slashes from Freddy and the boss gave one final agonizing squeal before collapsing.
Loot burst forth from the boss's body as Freddy received a huge ton of EXP.
Ding!
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System Notification
Your party has claimed the first kill for Glen Forest beginner boss. Due to difference in level, exp received +120%.
EXP +1,100
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[Level up]
[Level up]
Ding!
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System Notification
You have helped the people of Hillburry Town take care of a major menace.
Hillburry Town Reputation +5
Fame +1
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The EXP he received was enough to directly increase his level by two and still increase his exp bar by almost half.
At the same time, an announcement suddenly appeared in the sky.
Ding!
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Hillburry Town Announcement
XXXX Party with party members Aegis Kaelos and Willy the kid has claimed the first kill for Glen Forest beginner boss. Their achievement has been recorded.
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Freddy, however, didn't spare the flood of notifications a single glance.
As soon as the boss collapsed, he hurriedly acted, sweeping all the loots into his inventory.
Glancing over, he noticed that he has been surrounded by the players from the other party. Even Willy had his health in the red, currently held hostage by the assassin.
Clap! Clap!! Clap!!!
The sudden sound of clapping broke through the tense atmosphere.
An archer player putting on brown leather armor finally jumped down from a tree some distance away and started walking up to them.
He had spikey orange hair, a skinny build and a sinister looking face further amplified by a smug grin.
"Not bad, not bad at all. You are quite skilled" He spoke after arriving before Freddy.
Looking above him, Freddy saw his name boldly written in a crimson color.
[Granite
Level 9
Archer ]
"What do you want?" Freddy asked with a frown, at the same time sending Willy a message.
[Aegis Kaelos: How is your situation]
[Willy the kid: Not good, I only have a little bit of health left. And if I make any move, I'm sure this guy would attack]
"I'm Granite, an officer from the Raiders guild, nice to meet you." Granite replied and offered a handshake.
"I can't say the pleasure is mine. What do you want?" Freddy repeated, his frown not leaving his face.
"I see you are straightforward. That's good. I'll cut to the chase, how about joining our guild?" Granite asked, smugly.
[Willy the kid: Don't agree boss, the raiders are a bunch of hooligans. Look at all their player names]
Aside from Granite the archer and the assassin holding Willy, there was also a female priest, a Swordsman, a guardian and a mage in the party.
Following Willy's words, Freddy looked and discovered that the names of all of them except the mage were written in dark yellow to crimson color.
Freddy not understanding what it meant, turned to Willy for explanation.
[Aegis Kaelos: Doesn't that mean they are our enemies?]
[Willy the kid: No, it means they had killed people]
Hearing this Freddy's frown deepened.
"This doesn't seem like the right way to invite someone," Freddy said evenly.
"Oh this isn't an invite darling, don't flatter yourself." The female priest by the side suddenly interjected with a smile, however the mocking glint in her eyes couldn't be concealed.
"You either submit or die, there are no other options" the guardian said.
"I say just kill him so he drops the boss's loot." The Swordsman spoke coldly, drawing half his sword.
"Why don't we just let them go, they clearly went through a lot to kill that boss" a voice suddenly spoke up, drawing the glares of the rest of the party.
The mage at the back who had spoken earlier suddenly shrunk upon being the center of attention.
"You heard my party members .I mean face it, if it weren't for our help you couldn't have possibly killed the boss. So here's how it's gonna be" ignoring the mage, Granite spoke up.
"You hand over the boss loots and we can let you walk away with the EXP, how about that?" Granite shamelessly proposed.
"Hey we worked hard to get that kill, this is daylight robbery" Willy shouted angrily.
"Hear that guys? I'm trying to be as reasonable as can be and he calls us thieves" Granite said, his grin widening as he slowly retreated.
[Aegis Creed: Looks like we'll lose a level here today. We'll meet up in the tavern after respawning. On my signal,cast a heal me on me]
[Willy the kid: Understood]
"So? what's it gonna be?" Granite asked, now standing safely among his party.
Freddy staring at Granite nodded.
"Excellent choice, I–"
Shaa!
+50
Whoosh!
However, before granite could praise his decision, a healing light suddenly enveloped Freddy as he lunged towards them.