Chapter 8 - Faux Breeze of Joy

Kirika changed her position as soon as she saw a Ludvulk jumping towards her. She could not let the same thing happen twice.

"Ah... my skill range is still limited," Kirika complained as she saw a trail of blue light arching near her. She had been so confident that she could hit all the enemies.

"But it's not the time to complain, right. I need to get on with the combo before another Ludvulk can help their friend back."

Kirika changed the position of the long sword in her right hand to be in line with her body. Then she drew her elbow until the long sword almost reached her waist. As soon as the sword started giving off a slight blue light, she could feel a hint of power that would lead her to activate the skill.

"Ha!" With her low yell, she jumped off the ground with a movement that was completely different from the ones before.

The long sword that shone blue shot out with incredible speed. It headed straight ahead of Kirika and directly hit the wolf that was still under the effect of the skill .

But her chain did not stop there, with the help of the system, Kirika's long sword swung horizontally to the right, then turned to the left. Creating a blue slash mark on the forest wolf's body.

That was . The second lifter-type long sword skill that Cryomancer class has-which can be combined with or other lifter skills. It is a series of skills that make the enemy's body stuck in the air for a certain time according to the skill level the player has.

Additionally, each skill has a coldown time. After Kirika activates the first and second skills, in the lower left corner of her vision there are two skill icon had lost all its color with a circle that is a time bar in a green color. The length of cooldown time also depends on the skills the player has. Kirika wouldn't be able to use that skill again until the icon had regained its glow. But, It didn't matter. Cryomancer still has many skills that Kirika can use.

Seeing Kirika getting used to her class and skills, a smile was drawn on Crimine's face. Then she began her part as a supporting class.

"Neil! Hurry up and lure the monsters that are still roaming around!"

The voice that sounded cute yet dignified certainly came from Crimine's. She was the only player using a female character in this area. In accordance with the class she was using, Crimine could finally play her role, calling on everyone together to fight against their enemies.

Kirika was slightly amazed by Crimine's brave actions, even though they had just met, but Crimine already dared to give all of them instructions. She could not imagine if she used the Enchanter class. Perhaps all the party members would have been confused and their hunt would have become chaotic.

"M-me?"

Neil replied with a voice full of fearful trills. The doubt could be felt in his voice even though his character's facial expression was not so visible. Neil raised his shield in his left hand and his sword in the other hand. His heavy footsteps showed how much he didn't want to move his body and deal with the enemy. But since the one who asked him to move was a female player, he forced himself to try to overcome his fear.

"Use your skill again, Neil!" shouted Crimine who was quite far from the center of the battle area. It was natural for a support type class to keep its distance from the enemy. Apart from having to read the situation, it was dangerous for her to get too close to the front line. The support class also had to provide buffs and heals to the attackers, or magic to weaken the enemy.

With hesitation showing in every move Neil made, he finally overcame his fear once Crimine let out her cute voice again.

Neil ran towards Ludvulk who was still moving freely near Kirika. Once he got closer, he raised the shield in his left hand high before slamming it into the ground after it gave off a reddish glow. It was a first-level taunting skill that beginners could use.

As its name says, makes the skill user's body become like a wall that emits reddish light. When used, the player who uses the skill cannot move for some time according to the skill level he has. Of course, for this reason, the Shieldmaiden class also has the strongest defense among all the other classes

Within seconds, the attention of the forest wolves had already moved to Neil. Swinging its body forward rapidly, the wolves howled, making a row of sharp fangs arranged in its sharp jaws. The desire to tear apart the body of its prey was clearly seen.

Even though he was using a tanker-type class that had the most defensive capabilities in Heavenly Online, Neil still couldn't control his fear. His face turned pale as all of Ludvulk's red eyes stared at him. But since the skill hadn't ended yet, he couldn't move even though he desperately wanted to run away.

"Vastism!"

Now it was the turn of the strange player who shouted out a series of strange words-who was called by Crimine. As soon as his name was called, Vastism, who was staring at the chaos in front of him, shuddered. His shoulders unconsciously shook, as if a stern teacher was calling him to do a complicated mathematics question.

"Y-yes? That's my name. Hehe," he replied as he scratched his forehead, which of course wouldn't be itchy since he was in a VRMMO RPG. There is no itchy stimulation for no apparent reason in Heavenly Online, unless the player's body is exposed to insects, plants, or liquids that make it itchy.

Crimine's facial expression did not change at all even though she looked at the awkward Vastism. Then, continued to give instructions according to the role he played as an Enchanter, a support type class.

"You watch the enemies affected by Neil's skill. Help him from afar."

Without thinking, Vastism said what was in his head in a nanosecond. It was as if he was asking for advice from the teacher who gave him the task. "What skill should I use?"

Crimine paused while staring at Vastism from afar. Who knew how she would feel after hearing such an absurd question from someone she had just met on her first day of play. But Kirika who was a bit far away from Crimine could feel it. Judging from her face, Kirika guessed that Crimine must have regretted offering to help them all.

"Just use , Vastism."

Beyond Kirika's expectations, it turned out that Crimine's silence earlier was not because she was annoyed by Vastism's stupid question. It seemed like Crimine was searching for the arrow skill in her memory. That made Kirika even more sure that Crimine was a beta tester. She could know the skills of the Shieldmaiden and Braver classes.

"Is he actually a beta tester or a mobile library?" muttered Kirika.