"So everyone is fine with that name, right?"
"Fine!... It wasn't cute at all but at least it's not as cliche as BlueHeroine."
"One more remark and I'm gonna break your neck, PoodlePup."
"Tsk!... Either way, from now on, BlueB*'s little team will be named Guardian Beast!"
...Mhm!!...
After their night off, when Luel, Amy, and SilverPup failed to agree on their official team name, it took another whole day for the three of them to settle for a normal name that Luel did his best to come up with inconsideration of Amy and SilverPup's naming sense.
At the end of the day, as the RAIDS ONLINE server became operational, Luel and Amy logged in and headed down from the Moon Base to a random location near the area that SilverPup had told them for their meetup.
Right now, the Guardian Beast team, led by BlueHeroine, is on their way to the Nest of the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Garmr.
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[RAIDS ONLINE @ Location - Area CC+1 Barren State, Caverns Passages.]
"Are you sure that Garmr's Nest is here, PoodlePup?"
"Yup, BlueB*... That hound really likes to dig itself under the ground when it's not hunting for players."
In regards to SilverPup's remark, the Caverns Passages at Area CC+1 Barren State are made up of a series of caves that are naturally formed and have been connected by the continued digging of some Ragnarok Beasts.
"Remember our plan, Lucent, BlueB*. We will Raid the caverns slowly, defeating and devouring all the Rank E and Rank D Ragnarok Beasts that would block our path. There would be not that many, but don't exhaust yourself too early. Leave it to the helpers that I asked for assistance."
"I know, PoodlePup. The Orion Guild has defeated and devoured Garmr before, so I trust that you know what you're doing."
"Huh?... What does that mean?"
Luel, BlueHeroine, and SilverPup, or, rather, the Guardian Beast, have already discussed their strategy against the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Garmr earlier this morning. However, it's the first time that Luel heard about the fact that Garmr has already been defeated and devoured before.
"If Garmr has already been beaten before, why is it alive again?"
"You didn't tell Lucent, BlueB*?"
"You didn't know, Lucent?"
As far as what Luel didn't know regarding the Ragnarok Beasts, lower-ranking Ragnarok Beasts, around Rank E to Rank C, would respawn around high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts. While high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts like Unique Rank C, Rank B, and Rank A will respawn once more than 50 percent of all the RAIDS ONLINE players who devoured them have been killed by other Ragnarok Beasts.
"To make it easier to understand, Lucent. If you, SilverPup, and I defeated and devoured Garmr but two of us end up getting killed by other Ragnarok Beasts later, then Garmr will respawn again after some time."
"Then isn't it better if we have more players here?"
"You can blame PoodlePup for that, Lucent. She said she would find other members to join our team yet here we are, just the three of us."
"You can blame it on your messed up reputation, B*! That's why nobody what to join your little team!"
"Say that again..."
"Enough with the wrestling fight already."
Luel spent the rest of their walk towards the Caverns Passages stopping BlueHeroine and SilverPup from having another wrestling fight.
After an hour of walking, the Guardian Beast finally arrived at the location that SilverPup had led them to.
...SilverPup-senpai!!...
The Guardian Beast was then greeted by two other RAIDS ONLINE players of Devour Orion Class who were waiting just outside the entrance of the cave.
"Thanks for coming, Corgi, Shiba!"
SilverPup introduces Corgi and Shiba as the pair of RAIDS ONLINE players who are experts in tracking down the Nest of high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts.
Like the name of their avatars, Corgi and Shiba exactly look like a Half-Beast of a Corgi dog and Shiba Inu with their dog ears and tail that have an orange color. Also, the two of them have rather small avatars, which makes the two girls popular with other RAIDS ONLINE players.
"Are they the helpers you're talking about, PoodlePup?"
Even though BlueHeroine knows that the ability and skill of a player can't be judged by the look of the avatar, she can't help but feel uneasy about Corgi and Shiba. After all, they're really small. Just around the height of a middle schooler.
Since RAIDS ONLINE has an age limit restriction, which is 16 years old and above, BlueHeroine is somehow sure that the real-life person behind Corgi and Shiba are surely not middle schoolers. But still, BlueHeroine felt something different from them that she wasn't sure until Luel whispered something to her.
"Don't start hugging them just because you're fond of children."
"What?... Of course, I'm not gonna, Lucent!"
"Ohh! SilverPup-senpai is right... They just start acting like a couple fighting!"
"It's flirting not fighting... Either way, there's definitely something going on between them."
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Back to their strategy, Corgi and Shiba will be joining the Guardian Beast to help them lure out the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Garmr out of the Caverns Passages towards above the ground surface where the main fight would take place.
Corgi and Shiba's current Link Force, at 35 percent, might be lower than SilverPup with a 45 percent Link Force, BlueHeroine with a 48 percent Link Force, and Lucent with a 45 percent Link Force. Yet they are still skilled RAIDS ONLINE players. Even compared to Luel.
Once the Guardian Beast lures out Garmr to the surface, it will only be the three of them against the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast. Corgi and Shiba will help the lookout squad prevent other lower-ranking Ragnarok Beasts from interfering with their Raid.
"If there are no more questions, then let's start with our Raid against that bloodstained hound!"
...Raid Start!...
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