Tyr chortles at the group. He has no worries about facing many people because they are together in a single party. At this early stage of the game. They are using the Limited system, meaning five of them at most can attack simultaneously.
It is impossible for all of them to attack at once at one target. Besides, Tyr can spot that they only have five bowmen and five mages well three now. When lux attacked, she took advantage of the first strike that has a double chance to crit. On top of this, her aim at the vital spots means she did three hundred per cent damage. Every race has weaknesses, but the one universal weakness is at vital spots and the only way to cover that is through levels and items.
If they had not opted for the limited system, they could aim for vital areas at will too. A lot of player deaths will occur because of vital hits criting on the first attack. In his previous life, it took about a month for the players to figure that it is a combination of vital spots and the first attack that causes the critical attack to occur. This will a surge in player killings just before level fifty.
Thousand Styles Miles using his trusted skill [slash]. It takes about three seconds to execute the animation. This is the major flaw in the limited versus the unlimited. When doing any action, limited players have to follow through with all the moves in the flawless animation. This means as long as an unlimited player reacts well enough, they can always dodge.
To Tyr, the animation is a cosmic sign saying, look at me. I'm about to attack. SKY Ocean Hunter sees how broad Tyrs' shoulders look. SKY Ocean Hunter feels his friends can do anything.
This reminds him of the time Fawx. Tyrs' old character was cornered by a hundred members of the White Mamba Guild. Fawx then was a level one hundred Rogue back then and got killed by them. However, for the next weeks, Fawx raged a one-man war against them. Compared to back then. Tyr already seems more deadly somehow. SKY Ocean Hunter sends the others a message to only kill the long-range fighters.
Tyr blocks the incoming attack. While he could have dodged his position blocks Miles's people from seeing him. Breaking the locks they had on him, wasting a few skills. SoulStealer, who is following Thousand Styles Miles, has to jump back as a fire shuriken flies right at him. Then three more chase him across the battlefield.
Frey's eyes open for a second. It seems at least one person on the opponents' team is an unlimited user. SoulStealer throws a middle finger at her as he uses one of his own people to block her next fireball. The trial tower has given her the ability to half cast. On the third floor, this was necessary due to large amounts of weak enemies. A half-cast spell is half as strong but only takes one second to cast instead of two.
"How is she doing that! No one should be able to cast that fast?" says a mage who can't believe what he is seeing. Ramata takes out a magical device called a repeater. She is recording the fight since the Commanders will need as much information to make their decision on who to recruit.
"Just keep attacking, you fool!" says a bandit who turns to pixels right after. A green ethereal blade goes through his neck, then his heart. No one had seen the spirit leave the formation. Frey's actions attract the enemy's full attention. The half-cast attacks land and does enough damage to interrupt a person's skill. SoulStealer in his defence has used his teammates as cover.
Tyr who has blocked Thousand Styles Miles. Thrusts his spear at the knee of Thousand Styles Miles, who is in an attack animation. Making Thousand Styles Miles stumble forward into SKY Ocean Hunters Hammer. A single shot from SKY Ocean Hunter strikes Thousand Styles Miles in the face. He immediately drops dead. The combined impact of the attack and uncontrolled momentum means that the attack from SKY Ocean Hunter doubles in damage to over five hundred. Which is a hundred more health than Thousand Styles Miles has in total. Nineth Immortal follows SoulStealer with her eyes. She doesn't join the fight.
Four rogues move to strike SKY Ocean Hunter from behind. The conceal skill has a limited effect, but with their number, at least two or three should make it through. Tyr moves towards the warriors. A group of five lightly armoured goons. The goons freeze at the sudden death of Thousand Styles Miles.
The three reaming guardians are fighting Styx, who is playing with his food. Each time they attack him. He is running past one of the other guardians, making them attack one another. The chaotic effect limits the bow-wielding rogues behind them.
Losing sight of Styx every time he runs past a guardian. SoulStealer would help, but the effectiveness of the fire spell is beyond his expectation. What is more distressing to him is why. The half-giant is only chanting something in the background.
The warriors come out of their stupor as Tyr Thrusts his spear. Being level fours, they have around three hundred health compared to Tyrs one hundred health. Tyr rolls, grabs a handful of dirt, throwing it at the furthest warrior at the back.
SKY Ocean Hunter then moves out of the way of Tatiana, who is now done chanting her spell. The only innate spell she has. That is not a passive creates a three hundred meter wide frozen area. Slowing enemies for thirty seconds by fifty per cent. The ten seconds it took to chant allowed the others to bunch the enemies together.
Less than fifteen seconds after that, the enemies are all dead, every single one of them. Except, of course, SoulStealer who has used his innate Syphon Talent. To inhabit one of the dead bodies.
SoulStealer stands up the body with his arms in the air and says, " Wait! If you kill me, I won't be able to stop Thousand Styles Miles from retaliating." SKY Ocean Hunter moves forward towards SoulStealer. "seriously you guys don't know who you are messing with. I am here on serious company bus..."
The hammer thunders towards SoulStealer. The impact produces a boom that folds the body, pixelating it as SoulStealer flies out the body. SoulStealer can't move as fast as he would like and two fire shuriken from Frey strike him. He tries everything he can think as a real fighter he should be able to win against these kids. Unfortunately, like many of today's youths, these kids are veterans in other games while not yet at the pro level. They each possess a strong combat foundation. This is no mistake on Tyr's part. He invested three nights in a folded land to teach them combat fundamentals that apply to Odyssey.
SoulStealer tries one last thing, " I will pay you!" The attacks stop immediately. SoulStealer smiles at being able to control the situations now.
A snarling, wet crocodile toothed mouth says, "How much is your worth life to you?" The others soon join him surrounding SoulStealer. He only has less than fifteen seconds before Frey attacks him again. Her lock-on warning tells him she is aware. In fifteen seconds, his regeneration will start.
SoulStealer says, "You have made your point. Let me go and I will pay you one hundred thousand credits." SoulStealer hopes the large amount will shock them into hesitating because in the next ten seconds his innate talent will be back and he will inhabit a body.
SKY Ocean Hunter immediately says, "deal!" Sending SoulStealer an Overwatch secured contract with his company account details. SoulStealer is surprised at how quick the Naga acted, but at least he is free now by signing. The transaction completes immediately into one of the shell corporations they set up. Besides the companies, for their guild, they have companies specifically set up for shady transactions like this. The money received will be changed into cryptocurrency, then a month later paid out to them completely untraceable.
Then Styx appears behind and says with a dagger to SoulStealer's neck, "How much is your life worth?" At this moment SoulStealer sees the hunger eyes around him. He is in a den of dragons. He can't believe they would do something like this. Do these kids have no honour.
SoulStealer says, "I already signed the contract. You can't attack me."
SKY Ocean Hunter says, "The contract only prevents ME from killing you in this specific instance. You must compensate the others too if you want them to not kill you." SKY Ocean Hunter will never have sympathy for corporate types.
They have, in his experience, they always abuse others. A little payback is but the first of many blows. Corporates can usually get away with it. By paying people off.
SKY Ocean Hunter will not refuse free money for pride. They all have genuine problems that money can solve. Plus, the benefit of getting it from a company makes the money all the sweeter.
SoulStealer needs only three more seconds and says, "Fine, I will pay all of you." In his mind, as long as they send him each a contract individually, he will only have to pay two more before he can escape.
Tyr smiling says, " As witnessed by First Speaker Ramata, we will not kill this Syphon as long as he surrenders the dual and pays us the same amount of monetary compensation as he did SKY Ocean Hunter by end of today." Ramata, amazed at the crafty human, slams the spear in their hands on the grounds as a massive formation of magic appears all around them.
Ramata says, "Indeed we will witness." Tyr is using something he saw in his old life. High ranking NPCs can uphold contracts in the game. Due to his limited time, he could not use a very long contract, but it is specific enough to get the job done.
SoulStealer nearly vomits blood as all his skills are blocked and he has to pay. "Fine, I surrender. but remember, this is not the end. My company doesn't forget these things at all and no does Thousand Styles Miles."