| You will be teleported to your team base in ten seconds |
Seeing the counter going down, Atsuko asked, "Should I kill him?" pointing at Ichirou.
Yuji shook his head, "He still has his uses. Once he becomes useless, you can kill him, but for now, just keep him like that. Once we finish this event, he will heal."
In the blink of an eye, they found themselves behind a massive red crystal, accompanied by a vast number of players not selected by the blue team. Across from them, the blue team shared a similar position behind their crystal, separated by a considerable distance.
A colossal blue barrier stood before each team's crystal, effectively confining them to the battleground. Displayed on the barrier's surface was a countdown timer set to one minute, the amount of time they are given for strategizing before the fight.
Atsuko was eager for the barrier to drop, but her eagerness disappeared the next moment, "You stay here and destroy this crystal when I destroy the other team's crystal. When the penalty boss spawns, I'll kill it."
She frowned; although she liked the idea of fighting the boss, she wasn't gonna get any action.
"What about my stats? You said if I joined you I would get stronger."
"While I'm fighting, I'll be too busy to pay attention to you. How would I know if you left this spot?" Yuji said.
She began laughing, "Alright! That works!"
Yuji turned to his teammates and shouted so those in the back could hear him.
"Everyone! I got a way we all can survive this! But you must stay here and not come to the other side! I'm not stopping you from going, but you'll die a pointless death!"
Everyone was shocked. Does he actually know a way? But the angel said one team must be wiped, how is he supposed to make everyone survive?
Once the barrier dropped Yuji walked towards the other team. Seeing Yuji heading their way, the blue team began sweating.
"H-He's coming alone?"
"Even if he killed a thousand goblins and zombies, he can't face all of us!"
When Yuji was in talking distance, he shouted to the other team.
"I know a way we all can survive this! But you'll have to let me destroy your crystal, and we will destroy ours! When the penalty boss spawns, I'll kill it! Once the boss dies, the objective is over, which means we all survive without fighting!"
The blue team looked at him in suspicion.
"How do we know if we let you break our crystal, you'll break yours?" The blue team's captain stepped up and asked.
"I don't have a way to prove it to you, so you'll just have to trust me." Yuji responded.
They still had doubts and as someone was gonna voice his opinion, Yuji spoke again, "Of course, I can just go there and kill some of you then destroy the crystal, but I'm offering a peaceful way we can all survive."
They didn't think Yuji could kill everyone if they teamed up on him, but they knew that he would likely destroy the crystal.
The captain of the blue team was contemplating Yuji's offer.
As the captain, he is responsible for the lives of his teammates and this offer of Yuji's was a death sentence if he didn't hold up his end of the bargain.
"You guys have ten seconds to decide." Yuji said.
"L-Let's just kill him!" One of the blue team players shouted.
While some of them rallied with him, a lot didn't say anything and shook their heads, causing some of the rallied players to back down.
"F-Fine!" The blue team's captain shouted.
His team members angrily yelled at him.
"No! We are not doing that!"
Seeing how they weren't willing to let Yuji by and destroy the crystal, the captain walked to the crystal and punched it, causing it to shatter into hundreds of pieces.
In the sky, a huge message displayed saying the blue team's crystal was destroyed.
The blue team's captain shouted at him.
"You bastard! You've just killed us! Before I die I'm taking you with me!"
When the crystal on the blue team broke and the message was displayed, Atsuko smiled and punched their crystal, causing a red message in the sky to appear.
| Warning! Due to both crystals being destroyed, the penalty will start? |
The players on the blue team looked at the message and smiled in relief.
"So he wasn't lying…"
Although all of them were glad, the captain was the most relieved of them all that Yuji kept his end of the deal.
The sky began cracking. A giant angel-like figure, clad in powerful armor, descended out of it.
The angel was bound by chains on its neck, feet, and hands, before it all broke.
Once it was freed, the monster released a powerful roar, causing some players to pass out.
Seeing the penalty boss, Val's expression turned to disgust.
The boss was a part of the angel race, but it tried going against the game master and was stripped of most of its power and turned into a senseless monster.
They were called, 'Fallen Angel'.
Seeing Yuji as the closest player, the monster targeted Yuji with its colossal sword, but he evaded with remarkable agility. Armed with a newly acquired sword he got from opening the rare pack a moment ago, Yuji retaliated, attempting to pierce the monster, only to be met with a resolute block from the creature.
Above Yuji, a cascade of glowing white swords rained down from the sky, creating a mesmerizing spectacle. Unfazed, Yuji navigated through the onslaught, showcasing a calm and collected demeanor. Seizing an opportunity, the monster charged towards Yuji, disregarding the risk of getting hit by its own attack.
Yuji, demonstrating exceptional reflexes, rolled backward, using his sword to deflect one of the falling blades. As the monster's skill concluded, it removed its helmet, exposing a vulnerable spot for Yuji to exploit.
Opting for a strategic diversion, Yuji hurled a dagger at the monster, which was skillfully blocked. Seizing the momentary confusion, Yuji stealthily positioned himself. The monster, unable to locate Yuji, suddenly felt a sharp pain as his sword plunged into its neck.
With relentless precision, Yuji struck multiple times before the monster, weakened and slowed, slowly succumbed to the fatal wounds. Despite its futile attempt to retaliate, the boss dropped to the ground dead.