[RAIDS ONLINE @ Location - Area CC+63, Crossroad City.]
"By the way, SilverPup... Isn't there too many players here compared to what you have planned?"
"Ohh!... Don't worry about the uninvited ones. You're not familiar since you're a new player, Lucent. But they're what we call Thrash Mods."
Before Luel arrived at the location of the Boss Raid, he received a message from SilverPup containing more detailed information about the Boss Raid.
Two hundred players from Orion Guild will participate in the Boss Raid against Cerberus. Those two hundred players will be divided into four groups of 50 players that will consecutively fight the Rank A Ragnarok Beast to increase the time they would be able to study Cerberus.
Of course, Luel is already aware of that plan. What he's wondering about is the extra number of players that exceed more than a hundred.
"Thrash Mods?"
"Yep!... They're all here to pick up whatever leftover we have."
Gathering more than a hundred players at one site also has a consequence, as it will attract a great number of Ragnarok Beasts, both lower and high ranks. The two hundred players of Orion Guild, including Luel, will have to fight a swarm of Ragnarok Beasts while waiting for Cerberus to arrive.
The Trash Mods that SilverPup is talking about are players who are aiming to join the fight against the swarm of Ragnarok Beasts with the goal of targeting low-ranking Ragnarok Beasts or kill stealing a high-ranking one from other players.
"It's that against the rules?"
"I see... You're not only a new player of RAIDS ONLINE but also a new gamer. You're so innocent, Lucent."
Luel knows that SilverPup didn't mean anything bad with her words. But still, it kinda makes him annoyed that he's being looked down.
"And what do you mean by that, SilverPup?"
"RAIDS ONLINE is an open world, Lucent... The only rule is to survive. That is how it is when it comes to an open world VRMMORPGs."
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...We have a swarm immediately coming from the west!...
As if to give a chance to the low-ranking Ragnarok Beast, Cerberus didn't immediately appear to hunt Luel. Instead, a horde made of Rank E to Rank C Ragnarok Beasts marches heading towards the Boss Raid location.
...Another swarm is coming further from the north!...
Different Ragnarok Beasts have been attracted by the gathering of more than hundreds of players. From Rank E Mutated Rabies, Rank D Red Hound, Weretiger, Werebear, and Werewolf, and Rank C Minotaur, Centaur, and Lycan. All of them have gathered together, not as an alliance to fight together but merely act individually to hunt and kill the players and absorb Link Force.
...WARGHHHH!!!...
...ROOAAARRRRR!!!...
The air of the surroundings vibrates as the war cry from all the players and the roar of all the Ragnarok Beasts clashes.
...Let's finish this horde before Cerberus arrives!...
At SilverPup's command, the battle finally begins.
All the players advance to intercept the incoming swarm of Ragnarok Beasts.
...Orion's Fangs!...
...Fiamma's Blaze!...
...Aurora's Light!...
...Asherah's Wave!...
...Saber's Thunderbolt!...
...Alpha's Roar!...
Different Devour Skills flash into the battlefield, demonstrating the strength of each of the six Devour Beast Classes.
A silver light aura in the shape of a large wolf moves to devour the Ragnarok Beasts at the cast of Orion's Fangs Skill.
A golden flame that took the form of a nine-tailed fox burned its enemy at the cast of Fiamma's Blaze Skill.
A vermilion-flamed phoenix disintegrates anything it touches at the cast of Aurora's Light Skill.
Surges of tidal wave swallowed anything in its path like a giant serpent at the cast of Asherah's Wave Skill.
Swords of lighting strikes, tearing everything apart like the claws of a tiger at every cast of Saber's Thunderbolt Skill.
A destructive shockwave that shatters the ground echoes like the roar of an alpha beast at every cast of the Alpha's Roar Skill.
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Luel witnessed the spectacular battle that unfolded in front of his eyes and realized the reason why RAIDS ONLINE has become so popular.
There's no need to craft weapons and armor. There aren't roundabout ways like using real money to strengthen one's avatar. All that matters is to use the strength of the six Devour Beasts that rest deep within the avatars.
Right now, as Luel stands in front of the battle, the Devour Beast, the Moonlight Beast Orion, deep within him, is telling him to fight, defeat the Ragnarok Beasts, and devour them all.
"Charge!..."
Luel activates his Charge Skill and dashs towards the middle of the battlefield to join the fight.
"Wait!... Where are you going, Lucent?!... You're not supposed to fight! You should just stay and wait like a proper bait!"
Luel disregards SilverPup's command without any hesitation. After all, with the spectacular battle unfolding in front of his eyes, it would be a crime to stand by and not join the fight.