Lazy was the first to be ready. The group noticed his new class change and asked him if he got any new skills again.
LazyLockHeart lv 21 Pure Psionic Novice
Hp 450 Mana 1,200
Str 25 Dex 57 Con 24 Int 31 Mnd 110 Lck 23
He told them the only new skills he got were Psionic Sword Dance: Lightning and Psionic Construct Manipulation.
Psionic Sword Dance: Lightning- costs 10 mana per second for each sword you create. Able to create up to 6 max. These sword can float around you and be controlled mentally by you. Each sword can be between 1-3 feet long and 1-6 inches wide. They can only reach up to a max distance of 10ft from you.
Psionic Construct Manipulation: costs 5 mana for every inch an object is manipulated. Only able to manipulate the shape of your own Psionic created skills.
Power was slightly jealous. He thought he needs to get that Construct manipulation skill ASAP.
Swift poked his head in to check on Nitro. He still wasn't doing that well.
"Hey bud. You doing okay?"
Nitro didn't speak but fell back onto the bed.
"Okay well Lazy is on his feat. You just relax and get better. We will be at the command deck. When you're up meet us there."
He shut the door and turned to the group.
"Alright. Nitro isn't feeling too good so we are going to go ahead without him. Let's go to the command deck and meet the other guild leaders. If it's going to be like the battle to Nola; then we are the spear head."
The group followed Swift and Tantrum to the command deck. The room was buzzing with players. The guild leaders were arguing over what to do while members were interrupting about asking about their orders. Breaking through the chaos Tantrum instinctively hissed. Everyone jumped hearing this. They all turned to see Swift and his guild.
"Everyone who isn't in my guild or a guild leader or stealing the ship. Get out."
His voice was loud and commanding. Other players quickly left the room leaving the guild leaders and crew inside.
"I got the door" Power said. He quickly closed the door and leaned with his back and shield against it. Grimm and Lazy stood around Swift on either side. Moon waved to Lazy and he waved back.
Swift leaned on the center table looking each guild leader in the eye.
"So what's the plan? Are we charging through or stopping?"
The guild leaders looked at each other before Saint spoke up.
"That what we are discussing."
Moon scoffed "arguing more like it."
"Enough" Saint said! "We need to focus on the task at hand. I voted we ram through it while these two vote we stop and fight. After we pass through. I think that's a waste of time and also the most dangerous. We just have to make it through and we are good."
Queen interrupted "no not good. We will be chased all the way to the base. If we stop and fight them off. We can make sure they don't follow us. It'll be safer that way."
Queen and Saint started to argue more. This time Moon slammed on the table yelling.
"Stop this fighting!! It's not our call on this. It's up Swift and his guild. They are the ones going to be doing most of the work. I say they get to call the shots." She turned to look at them. "So what's it going to be?"
Swift turned around and looked at his group. "Suggestions?"
"Doesn't matter to me. I'm just going to heal and throw spears regardless."
"I'm down. I don't really care. I just want XP to get that skill Lazy has."
"I say we punch through" Lazy said. "Yeah we can be chased but the hardest is the battle to and through the bridge. I say we do a mix of each plan. We stop and let a our group take a boat there. Once we get there and start a ruckus have the boat go full sail. Just leave a boat behind the shop we can get on to. That works for everyone?"
The guild leaders started to mumble and poke holes in the idea but eventually came around to it.
"Fine I approve of it" Saint said. "But if you get left behind you're on your own to make it to the base."
"I'm good with that" Swift said.
A couple minutes later Saint got on the intercom.
"Attention all players. As you know there is a large goblin bridge in our way. We believe it was made for them to travel to New York for the Crowning of the Goblin King world event. Yes, world events are still happening. When we make it to KC things will be explained more. To deal with this bridge the members of the Guilded Losers Guild have offered to deal with the brunt of it. We will stop the boat for an hour. During which the Guilded Losers will take another boat upstream to the bridge and clear a path. Once they arrive we will go fill sail ahead breaking through. Passing through that group will get back on the ship and deal with the pursuing goblins. That will buy us time to not be followed. And if we are they will be far enough behind for us to have the base under control. The plan is already in motion and we will stop the boat in the next couple of minutes. Everyone be prepared to defend the boat."
The group started heading down to the built in dock to grab a boat. Trident was setting up a lifeboat with a motor and extra armor on the sides. Behind the group the other guild leaders were there.
Trident turned to the group.
"The boat is about ready. How many are going?"
"Just the four of us" Swift said.
"Only four? You do know there's probably more then a hundred goblins right?"
"Yeah we know. Can Tantrum fit? He's going also. The four of us and Tantrum."
Trident looked back over to the boat and back to the group.
"It'll be sturdy enough for everyone. What's yours plan?"
Swift looked slightly confused.
"We just planned to sail the and take out the bridge. Mainly winging it."
Tridents jaw dropped.
"That's it?…fine your funeral. I'll leave you to it then."
He walked off to a switch on the wall and hit a button. Part of the wall started to open and moved the boat out. It had it suspended over the water waiting to drop and send the group off. The group said their goodbyes. Moon kissed Lazy on the cheek and said.
"When you get back I want to ask you something."
Lazy was slightly embarrassed having his friends see but agreed and got on the boat. Everyone climbed it and was wished good fighting and good luck. Trident hit the button again and dropped the boat into the water. Power started the motor and begun to drive down the river to the bridge.
"So what is the actual plan" Power asked?
"We will be there in thirty. So we have a little time to plan."
Swift turned around to face the group.
"Honestly I don't know. I figured we just go in guns blazing and move on from there."
"Why don't we have Power use his ice power to freeze some of the support beams, Swift you use your power to cut them down. I can use my power to blind archers. Just leaves Lazy to be on the bridge as the distraction. He'll be in the deadliest spot though."
Everyone turned to look at Lazy.
"Ya I'm good with that. Although whats Tantrum going to do?"
"He'll be with me helping me cut through the beams. Are you sure you're okay handing hundreds of enemies? That's a lot even for me."
"I have a lot of mana. I'll be fine. We only need to survive till the boat gets there right? Thirty to forty minutes isn't too bad."
"If you say so because we are coming up to it now."
Power pointed. The bridge was a couple hundred feet long from one side to another. It was about as wide as a football field. The group was rather impressed by its sheer size.
"This is going to be rough" Lazy said.
Above their head a screen popped up.
[Goblin 8th Bridge Raid. Objective: destroy the bridge for the Cruise ship. Experience is given based off of the amount of damage is done. Survive 50 minutes for the cruise ship to arrive.]
"Fuck this will be even worse" Swift said.