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Clashing Guilds Arc: Chapter 49 - Reinforcements

31 October 2023

Amneslia Weald, 39th Floor

As the front liners of Horizon's Edge ran towards me, I couldn't help but feel a wave of relief flushing away the stress piled up on my shoulders.

Nicolas was leading the charge, his sword and shield at the ready, as he and the other tank players rushed past me in a storm of heavy footsteps, beelining the boss with adredaline.

It has finally turned into a full-blown boss raid. A development in which I had seen the least chance in happening, due to the safe zone battle with the Knights of the Blood Oath.

I noticed guildmates from Land Company following suit behind the frontliners, nodding or waving at me as they ran past. As speechless as I was in this curretn change of events, I couldn't help but feel slightly guilty about Land Company.

Maybe I should have managed Land Company more than I had in the past, instead of Drifting with other parties whenever I had the chance.......

"Zen!" Misuko's voice sprung me out of my thoughts.

I turned around to Misuko, standing in between me and Fangras, who had done the same.

Noticing the leader of the Lycan Mark right in front of her, she pulled her arm over to her back, about to brandish out her green axe, shooting a short glare at him as she did. It seemed that she still had grudges about being threatened by Fangras personally that day, in front of her whole guild.

My hand rested on Misuko's shoulder, as she paused, probably knowing what I would say about her actions. I myself had been up close and personal with the sharp edge of Fangras' scimitar as well, but after exchanging words with such a guy, retaliating to threaten back at him wasn't the way to go.

"We'll settle this after the boss gets defeated." I said. "Won't be long now, since it doesn't have much HP. Letting all the 3 Companies to take it on seems to be overkill."

Misuko, who had her grip on the handle of her axe, slowly loosened, albeit her sharp eyes locked on at Fangras, all without sounding out a single word. I might have thought that Fangras would also bring out his scimitar in some unreasonable attitude, but he stood there, frozen, as if in a daze of sorts.

His conversation with me had definitely changed him in some way, no matter how impactful that change might have been.

"Well, we're all in this together, aren't we? It's a guild affair, after all." Misuko turned to me as she tried to give me her usual smile. "Are you still planning to join the boss raid, Zen?"

"I'm the one who activated the quest." I replied, turning to the boss in the distance. "It's my responsibility to complete it."

Turning back to Fangras, who was also watching the boss raid unfold before him, I called at him, brandishing out my spear as I did so.

"Now you can definitely meet Hallow again. Whether you want to join in the raid is entirely up to you. Or you can just stick around until it's done, I don't mind either way."

I started to head for the site of the boss raid, before turning back to add more.

"Oh, and um, the Twin Fangs are still out there fighting the boss. Can you thank them on my behalf?"

And with that, I rushed into the site of the boss raid once more.

The boss, Terror Joker, wasn't in its best shape, being outnumbered by its raiders. But its AOE attacks, which were the sweeping action of the its limbs, still posed a threat to us.

Nevertheless, it was still relying on its last remaining HP bar to survive. The tank players from Horizon's Edge were doing a pretty good job at absorbing the boss's attacks. No player's HP was in the red zone yet, but everyone was struggling to find a good opening to strike.