As the two falls thru the sky, a system notification appeared.
System: 1000 players completed, commencing Event: Battle of the Strongest
System: Commencing in 5...4...3...2...1
After the countdown, the players started plummeting towards the ground
"Zidyn!, use [Blood Scythe], follow it up with [Blood Vortex] and throw it to the nearest group of players" Endless commanded.
Zidyn then used [Blood Scythe] and threw his blood scythe to a group of 5 players on his left, as the players where being dragged by the skill, Endless used [Shadow Bomb] creating 5 copies of himself and ordered them to stick to the nearest players in the other side. as soon as the shadows made contact it exploded, annihilating 7 players who he thinks works as a group, the other players noticed this and started to move away from Endless and Zidyn, Endless then summoned another shadow using his skill [Shadow Manipulation] where he ordered it to attack the players that Zidyn dragged on his [Blood Vortex], this players only have 60% of HP because of the damage the [Blood Vortex] created, as soon as the shadow approached the group they tried to maneuver away from the shadow, thinking that it will explode,Endless then used [Conceal Shadow] followed up by [Shadow Transfer] creating the effect that the shadow that Endless summoned vanished, making the players to not worry and stop there movement, he then closed in undetected and used [Shadow Bind] who caught the group of players by surprise, one by one Endless eliminated them.
After Eliminating the groups near them, the other players wisely moved away from them, they are surprised that someone so bold started eliminating players as soon as they enter the event, as soon as Endless thought that there are no more players near him a sudden attack came from above, a sword then grazed his cheeks, as he looked up he saw a girl with thick red hair with scarlet emotionless eyes, she has a petite body covered in black armor, she retracted her sword and swiftly attack Endless again, Endless blocked it and the two continued to exchange blows in mid-air.
"Damn it, she's good, fighting her with this enough MP will be dangerous." Endless muttered to himself
Endless then used [Shadow Bomb] depleting his MP to 0, the girl then used [Vortex Slice] to eliminate the shadows that Endless created, because of the skill that the girl threw the gap between the two widened, Endless then smirked and waved the girl goodbye, the girl then replied with the gesture of slitting her throat and pointed her middle finger towards Endless.
Endless tried to use MP potion but he realized that all his potions are gone.
"So potions are restricted here, Zidyn!, let's move far away from that girl, it will be dangerous to engage her without MP", Endless said.
as the girl looked at Endless and Zidyn moving away, a tall man wearing glasses approached her.
"This is the first time that I that you fail on eliminating a target. Do you want to follow them?" The man with the glasses asked.
"No, that will be dangerous... That guy is not normal, I can't read that him", the girl said.
"Wow, that's a first, do you think his strong?"
"Yes, and he is crazy, no normal player will think of attacking anyone while plummeting thru the sky, him thinking it instantly makes him dangerous."
"I think so, then It's better to avoid confronting that guy for now".
The map that the event is using is divided in 4, the north is the land of snow that represents winter, the east is the land of fire with volcanoes and magma flowing in the terrain, the west is the land of water, where swamps and river can be found , and the south which is just a plain field.
"Master where will we drop?" Zidyn asked.
"let's drop west, it will be more easy to hide our tracks in the rain".
The two dropped west, as soon as the two dropped Endless moved backward leaving Zidyn,
"Master?" Zidyn was stupefied.
"You better use [Blood Armor] and... try to block as much as you can" Endless said.
Suddenly 3 people appeared to ambush Zidyn, Zidyn then cast [Blood Armor] to followed by [Blood Manipulation]. He then uses [ Blood Vortex ] followed by [Blood Bind], he successfully binds one of the attackers, he then ran back followed by the two remaining players, after the three left the spot, Endlessthen appeared out of nowhere.
"What's up buddy?, So I can see that you're stuck, and 2 of your friends left you just to die here, don't worry I'll save you", Endless sarcastically said.
Endless then sliced down the player. After the player became white light, he rushes towards the location of the remaining two players. Endless saw the two fightings Zidyn, but because Zidyn is only Level 20 he has a hard time competing with 2 Level 25 players.
"Endless then rush and release a 5 normal chain combo to kill the first one.
"What the! are you his team ma.."
Before the player can finish his sentence, Zidyn killed him instantly with his big scythe., after the fight, Endless looked at the player counter which is hovering in the corner of her status window.
System: 825/1000 players Remaining.
Personal Kill Count: 15 kills
Ranking:
Endless - 15 kills
Entity - 4 kills
Ravager - 3 kills
"I See, so surviving is not the only thing that they're ranking, And two players already killed this much in less than a minute?." Endless said.
"Master, someone is near", Zidyn said.
Endless then ordered Zidyn to approach while Endless will be the one to attack in his/her blind side.
"Be careful, sometimes being alone is a type of ambush that teams do in this kind of games", Endless said.
The two approached quietly and saw a tall slender man with black-clad armor and a tin black silk covering half of his face. By the looks of it, Endless can tell that this guy is a thief.
"Hey, if you want to fight me fairly you can come out now." The Assassin said.
"Master, I think he already sensed us", Zidyn said.
"Nope, He only sensed you, come out and talk to him as a player, our minds are connected, right?" Endless asked.
"How did you know?", Zidyn asked.
"Before we land, I ordered you verbally, but after landing and being separated with each other, I started to feel something that I can't explain, so I think we are a link or something," Endless said.
"Hey! you! are you coming out or not!?" The thief shouted.
Zidyn then stood up and approached the guy while Endless was on guard, preparing to attack the guy if he tried to do something to Zidyn.
"Are you lost too? if not, do you know the way north?" The thief asked.
"You know that this is a Battle Royal?, Are you not gonna try to kill me?" Zidyn said.
"Battle what?... how old are you?, Battle Royal games are a thing of the past, this type of game is not like that, This type of gameplay is called Annihilation, not just your typical Battle Royal, if you think that after an hour or two that the map will shrink then your mistaken, you don't know what will come after timer runs out." The thief said.
"So killing others is not the main goal of this game?" Zidyn asked.
"Yes, but it's hard to explain, are you a noob? is this your first time playing Annihilation?" The thief asked.
"Yes, This is my first game, can you give me more information? do you want to team up?" Zidyn asked.
"Sorry pal, I don't mean to be rude but you're so straight forward, I can sense you a mile away, and I can see that you're not too strong either, choosing a teammate is a big part of winning, so I must choose wisely so I don't end up dying".The Thief explained
As soon as he finished speaking he noticed a sudden movement near him, but it's too late to react on time, he only noticed a sharp blade next to his throat.
"What about now?, do you think I'm a noob?" Endless asked.
The Assassin was shocked, he is unable to detect any trace of this man and after noticing it, was already too late to react with his speed.
"W...Who are you?" The Thief asked.
"Endless"
"So you're the top 1, To tell you the truth, if I were you I will start to lay low, I know there will be a great reward if you're on the top of the killing list but the problem that you'll face is more problematic than this event." The Thief explained
"What do you mean by that?"
Endless then released the man.
"By the way, my name is Shadow Fox, from the adventuring team 13 Shadows".
"So what do you mean by that being top 1 is dangerous?" Endless asked.
"Every 30 minutes a new event will unfold, including the shrinking of the map, if this game follows the norm of every Annihilation type of games that only means that when the surviving players reached 10% a map indicating the location of the top player will appear, and anyone who kills the top player will receive a handful of rewards." Shadow Fox explained.
"I see, what if I survive?" Endless asked.
"No ones survive, picture this, in regular Annihilation game the average player to start a game is 500 players, 10% of this is 50, imagine 49 players teaming up to kill you... do you think you'll survive?... So, now imagine 100 players gunning that spot, and by the way, if you kill the top player you will gain the map indicator next... until only one survives." Shadow Fox Explained.
"So... What if I survived?" Endless asked again
"Are you listening to what I'm saying!?, You can't survive, no one has done it".
"I see, maybe the benefits will be handy if I can survive it", Endless said with a glimmering eye of excitement.
"Are you seriously trying to kill as many as you can?"
"Yap, It's better to go down swinging. Playing safe is not my style, I'm more excited to try something if the odds don't favor me", Endless said.
"I don't know if you're a noob, a lunatic or just plain stupid"
"So, do you want to team up?", Endless invited Shadow Fox again, he then takes a deep breath and released a huge sigh and accepted Endless invitation to the party.
System: You successfully formed a party, you can't leave the party until the game is finished or all your party members die.
"Wow, the player count is rapidly declining" Endless said.
"Because other players started to kill others while others started to form parties, parties count as one so the system is removing player counts if someone joins the party." Shadow Fox said.
"Master Endless, we need to move, the location of the next safe zone has appeared". Zidyn said.
"M..Master?. you're not a player?" Shadow Fox was confused.
"He's a Personal Guard, but they all have AI built on their system". Endless explained.
"Dude, I thought you're a player, so this is the rumored personal guards that were announced lately." Shadow Fox said.
"Let's move for now, it's a long way to the next safe zone," Endless said.
As the three walked, they encountered 3 more teams and defeated all of them, but because Endless is the leader, the players that they killed appeared on Endless's kill count gaining him another 9 kills.
After arriving in the safe zone an alert appeared hovering in the sky. a massive caution can be seen above with the countdown timer displayed, when the countdown reached zero the sky became dark and lightning started to pour down. In the sky appeared a giant serpent-like creature with silver metallic scales.
"What the hell is that!?" Endless was shocked to see the creature
System: The Beast King summoned the Sky Serpent who guards the sky.