Chapter 39: Divide and Conquer Part 4
Allen wiped his nonexistent sweat. They were doing fine exchanging moves with Taiwan but suddenly a strong opponent appeared out of nowhere.
No, he might not appeared out of nowhere but no one saw him getting near them.
"Who are you?!" A Taiwanese representative asked with annoyance present in his tone.
"An insect." Gilbert said but not answering the player who asked instead he described him as an insect and attacked him appearing out of nowhere.
'Soul Beheading Sickle' was his weapon. A weapon he got after clearing the Tower of Demise. It was an instant kill whenever it touched the neck. Combined with his unique skill 'Soul Control' he could easily move any corpse he killed. He only have 5 maximum souls at the present which only recovers 1 soul per hour. He used 2 souls earlier so he could only control 3 souls.
But it was enough to completely annihilate weak opponents. He couldn't show them any openings because he was still tired after fighting Japan. He was only getting back to his team but unexpectedly he met new preys.
Gilbert successfully beheaded the Taiwanese representative. "Stand up, my loyal knight."
The Taiwanese representative rose up and attacked his team. Screams and cries of betrayal, anger, and pain were mixed up whenever their ally attacked them. The Taiwanese representative couldn't attack their ally. Gilbert didn't show any emotion on his face and glanced at the other side.
"Wait for your turn "
Goosebumps rose from each players of Philippines. "We should escape." Shiela muttered.
They all nodded and agreed. They made their escape but suddenly Gilbert appeared at the middle. He gave Shiela a cold stare and attacked her.
"Run! Don't look ba–" and Shiela was beheaded before finishing her words. Everyone gritted their teeth and made their escape.
"Retreat and regroup!" Allen commanded and he retreated.
Gilbert disappeared and appeared next to Dave beheading him. He used his skill again and again until he killed another 4 members of Philippines. "A pity."
He looked at the remaining opponents. They still haven't recovered and let themselves be killed by their ally. "Explode."
The corpse exploded and wiped the remaining enemies. "An easy kill." Then he slumped on a nearby tree and rest. If Taiwan really attacked him he might not survive. Luckily, Taiwan's representatives were also teenagers who were easily shaken and low spirits to continue.
The truth was… their scary leader was easily defeated and they were scared to incur the wrath of their senior. So they didn't attack him even if they killed him. But they regret the decision after exiting the booth.
They received a beating and criticism due to their lack of decisiveness and slow wittedness that led to their doom.
"Taiwan got 3 points. Unfortunately, they really made a blunder out there. Also, Philippines survived but with only 2 remaining players. Luckily, their Flag bearer escaped with their leader. Both with agile movements, could they make a comeback? We'll see that."
"Spain and Turkey's battle were at its climax but another team emerged! Denmark with all of their members alive! How will the battle turn out?"
"South Korea decided to attack USA on the base their defending!"
"France and China's battle met another team! Denmark with their six man team! France only have 5 alive members while China has 4. Every powerful teams meeting on a narrow road! Who'll emerge victorious?!"
"Australia, Norway, and Brazil met but Australia was in the middle! How will it turn out? Let's find out!"
Xavier looked at the two direction. They really met on a narrow road. They would have to face two teams.
"What should we do?" a woman asked with a in-game name Summer.
"We should just turn back and retreat." A lanky man said with his robes and light armor, he was a war priest.
"We should deal with them and score as much as possible. We have done this before." Another woman voiced her opinion named Autumn.
"I agree. We shouldn't waste our time talking and be done with it, what do you think, prince?" another woman asked wearing white robe named Winter.
They were called 4 maidens of change which used the 4 seasons to used as an in-game name
They have a one big similarity, they hate men, but they all changed after meeting Xavier. They called him prince and served him like they were all maids not maidens. At least Xavier tolerated them. Fortunately, the most hair standing role playing maid couldn't go so she wasn't made as a representative.
The other 2 men with Xavier pitied him. Yes, they were all beautiful but they were also scary. They were so scary that they looked like a wolf in a grandma's clothes.
Q answered for Xavier, the youth that was also welcomed by the 4 maidens. "We shall deal with them. I'll lead the left side."
"Aiya, our son is excited! We shall decimate them sisters!" Summer suddenly clapped and petted Q. A 16 year old boy with innocent and handsome face. Like a lily that symbolizes purity and beauty.
Xavier shrugged and made the decision as the leader. "We'll split up. I'll go with Crazy Heat to the right side. Of course, Mild Word support whoever needed it. Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Q to the left. Let's go!"
The enemy was already prepared and they both thought the same. They should team up and deal with the strongest enemy. They have 14 members in total versus their 7 numbers. They could win the battle… or so they thought.
Xavier showed his prowess with an opening skill. He wasn't a Dragon Knight without a dragon anymore. "Javir, fire breath!"
A red tattoo on Xavier's right hand glowed and moved to his left. It glowed and formed a red baby dragon with white wings and silver eyes. The baby dragon roared and summoned a fire breath. The baby dragon released the breath and it burned the path it passed.
The enemy raised their shields and used their damage reduction skills with heals but they still received tremendous damage.
Xavier didn't let them recover and attacked them. Xavier used Dragon Fear by his connection with his dragon through 'Dragon Link'. The enemy was frozen because of their fear. Xavier finished them starting with their healer to the leader. Crazy heat might be a war priest which relied on vitality and intelligence but, instead of intelligence he put it all in his strength and vitality.
Every hit he made was enough to stun the enemy with his club. It was imbued with extra holy magic that dealt small damage because of his low intelligence stat.
"Norway and Brazil… were wiped out! An outstanding performance by Australia! Truly incredible!"
"I must say that those pretty ladies gave an impressive and kickass performance."
"Yes! The young man also made an excellent performance. Ahhh, I suddenly missed my youth…"
"Norway and Brazil got 5 and 6 points, respectively. Not bad but unluckily they met a powerful enemy."
"China and France were also out of the game. Sweden won but also lost 4 members. They only got 3 members left which the other one was far from them."
"China got 8 points and France 7 points. They have occupied bases. It was a free score from them."
"Spain was eliminated with 5 points. Followed by Turkey with 4 points. Denmark's teamwork was also great. They still maintained their 7 members."
"Looks like US and South Korea still have an intense battle but with no casualties. Are they waiting for someone to show?"
"Gilbert started to move again and he was nearing the two representatives of Philippines who were running away while picking flags. They didn't even try to place their flags."
"I think their tactic would be getting points through collecting flags while preventing the enemies scoring because they couldn't protect the base."
"Canada is closing in to Australia. Thailand was also chasing Australia! Another beautiful performance will commence soon!"
"Leonel from USA was also approaching South Korea from behind. This might turn out for the worst for South Korea!"
"Let's not forget Denmark! Which was getting closer to the battlefield. Which road will they take?"
"8 Teams remain, who will get the first place? Australia with 14 points? USA with 13 points? South Korea with 13 points? Denmark with 13 points? Canada with 10 points? Philippines with 9 points? Sweden with 8 points? Or Thailand with 7 points?"