"Why don't we try the Extreme mode now that I am at level 21 and you are level 25?" Emma asked as they had cleared the dungeon for the tenth time at the hard level.
The white-haired boy had to admit that they might be able to clear the dungeon at extreme difficulty easily since they had the most broken weapons in the entire game.
'Well, if worst came to worst, I'll just unleash my full power.' Zack then pressed on quit as the two of them were teleported outside the dungeon.
He was about to enter the dungeon again when he heard the bushes around the dungeons rustling.
[ Looks like we have company. ] The pink-haired woman replied as her hunter senses came into action.
Both her and Zack could feel that they were surrounded by a whole lot of powerful foes.
"As expected of you. You are really are a fascinating person." A voice echoed around the place as the bald man stepped forward.
He was wearing rare ranked battle armor from chest to toe and his face was the only thing that was without armor. He had a calm expression on his face before he smiled at Zack and WolfHeart.
"We would like to issue a challenge to you, Lin Fan. A battle to the death between your guild and mine." The man spoke in a clear voice before a notification appeared in front of Zack and Emma.
[ Incoming Guild war challenge from bronze ranked guild 'The Cult Of Elyon'
Preparation time: None
Guild war will only end once all of the guild members on either side of the team have been wiped out or have surrendered.
Would the guild leaders like to accept the challenge? ]
Zack and Emma exchanged a look when they read the name of the guild. The man who had appeared in front of them was definitely the guild leader of the guild but the name made it obvious that Elyon was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.
But the question was why?
'He must be hiding somewhere nearby.' Zack eyed the surroundings, especially the top of the trees, but didn't find any shadow-wrapped figure.
He then glanced at the man and tried to judge how big his guild could be.
The bald man however took his actions in a different way and raised his right hand. All of a sudden, 500 men jumped out of their hiding spot and gathered behind the man.
"There is no point in trying to run away. We will follow you and kill you no matter where you go. It's better for you to just accept the challenge and blame yourself for making Elyon an enemy."
"Since when did I make Elyon my enemy?" The white-haired boy asked back in a confused tone despite knowing that the number two player had thought of him as a rival ever since the rankings were made global.
And now he was trying to eliminate both him and Emma.
[ Zack, someone is streaming this live on the forum and he has a great view of the match. ] Emma suddenly told him through a private message as Zack opened up the forums.
It was indeed true that someone was streaming this scene to make it seem as though Zack and Emma were both cowards. The white-haired boy then sighed at Elyon's petty actions as he accepted the challenge.
He then turned towards the pink-haired girl who smiled and accepted the challenge too
"Hey, you! Yes you, the person seeing this video. Just so you know, we will accept any challenges that come our way but here is what will happen after we do accept it." Zack said while looking up at the sky in an intimidating tone.
"And you better give this a five-star rating so this gets put on the main page or I am going to hunt you down."
The forums was suddenly full of people commenting that they were excited about the battle and to see the number one player and number three player in action.
Some had already given their five stars but most would give a detailed review after watching the fight.
Little did they know that they were going to see a massacre taking place in front of their eyes.
[ Location of guild war: Entrance of Echo bat dungeon.
Members in the guild 'The Cult of Elyon': 501
Members in the guild 'Red Dawn': 2 ]
[ The battle starts in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… ]
[ Start! ]
As soon as the countdown hit 1, the players from the cult of Elyon launched themselves at Emma and Zack.
The mages launched their spells alongside the archers who released their arrows. The tanks stood in front of the group and shielded them while the clerics were ready to heal all the injured people.
The warriors and knights charged towards the duo while being flanked by beast tamers. But in front of the large horde of people, Zack and Emma stood still with smiles on their faces.
[ Hostility detected from enemies. ]
[ Enemies have been detected to be from the dark side ]
[ Special property of Eirias is now active ]
[ Special property of Khryselakatos is now active ]
The bow and sword appeared in front of their owners and started glowing as though they were hungry for blood.
Zack and Emma grabbed their respective weapons as they felt numerous buffs on their bodies. The white-haired boy also summoned Chastiefol around him to intimidate the enemies before changing its form.
"Spirit Spear Chastiefol, second form, Daggers of Sky."
One hundred and fifty daggers appeared behind Zack and floated behind him. The charging warriors seemed to double-take when they saw the glowing sword and bow alongside the numerous daggers.
But they were too far ahead to turn back now so they instead howled and continued to charge forward.
"After dealing with the small fries, should we try and find Elyon?" Emma asked casually as though the people charging towards her were an illusion.
"We are not just going to deal with these small fries. We are going to give all the players watching this a message to not mess with us. Who knows how many of these cults are going to be formed soon." Zack replied with a sigh as he and Emma then looked at the closest warrior who was 50 meters away.
"We'll talk later I guess." The pink-haired woman replied with a grin as she looked up at the sky.
Night had already arrived and the moon was shining brightly in the sky.
And under the moonlight, the massacre started with raging blue flames.