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“Is this the Guild Stone?”
“That’s right.”
As soon as the Guild War started, Se-un was automatically transported to Diablo’s residence.
The guild members, who had already prepared and were waiting, were admiring the red gem that appeared at the start of the Guild War.
“As planned, Areum and Da-un will take care of the Guild Stone. The rest of us will move towards the enemy camp immediately.”
The role distribution for this Guild War was simple.
The twin sisters would be responsible for defending the residence, including the Guild Stone, while the rest of the members would move to attack the Black Cross Guild.
It was an abnormal strategy with the balance completely tilted towards offense, but Se-un thought this was the best strategy to face the Black Cross.
Also.
“Yes!”
“Leave it to us!”
“If it seems dangerous, contact me immediately.”
“Then I’ll rush over as quickly as possible. It won’t take long if I run at maximum speed.”
“Yeah! I believe in Seo-ah, unnie [older sister]!”
The twin sisters’ confidence played a part.
That meant they were confident in the defensive facilities that had been built.
Of course, even though the possibility was slim, it could be dangerous if the Black Cross invested more than half of their forces in the attack.
‘But enduring shouldn’t be a problem.’
Even if they didn’t defeat them, they should be able to buy time. In the meantime, if Se-un or Yoo Seo-ah went to support, they could counterattack sufficiently.
“But how do we find the enemy camp’s location?”
“Should we start with reconnaissance first? But it seems dangerous to move separately.”
“Ah, you don’t have to worry about that.”
Se-un recalled his unique skill, Guidance of the Journey.
Using Guidance of the Journey in the residence, a limited piece of land where nothing existed, wouldn’t reveal anything, but now it was different.
At the same time as using the skill, Guidance of the Journey pointed straight to Se-un’s right.
Since he was thinking of a clear target in this limited space, finding their location was instantaneous.
“It’s this way.”
Se-un took the lead, and the guild members followed.
After moving a little, they soon arrived at the boundary line that would normally have been the end of the residence.
“It’s really뚫려 있네요 [open/pierced through].”
“The terrain is also diverse? There’s something like a river over there, and a mountain? A hill? Things like that.”
“But it doesn’t seem suitable for living.”
“I think a strange smell is coming up from the river……”
It wasn’t just a continuous plain.
There were various geographical features suitable for the Guild War, and there were even places where fog was swirling, obscuring the view.
If it weren’t for Guidance of the Journey, it would have taken quite a while just to find the enemy camp’s location.
“It’s obviously over there.”
The Black Cross’s residence came into view as they climbed a small hill.
The reason people could recognize it was simple.
The temple-style building with a tilted black cross shape on top was one thing, but more than anything…….
“Is that what Se-un was talking about?”
“That’s right.”
“It’s so eerie……”
“They really prepared properly. It looks like they’ve laid that out over the entire area of the original residence?”
“It seems so.”
It was thanks to the unidentified magic circle spread around the Black Cross Temple.
No, that’s not a magic circle.
Se-un knew how they used their power, but even he couldn’t perfectly interpret the identity of that circle.
“Shall we go in right away?”
“No, there’s already a defensive barrier in place.”
“Ah, is that eerie magic circle the defensive barrier?”
“The defensive ability is only part of it, but ordinary attacks won’t even make a dent.”
Se-un took out the Undying Bow and fired an arrow.
The ice arrow, which had been flying through the air in an elegant curve, suddenly shattered into dust with a crackling sound!
He checked in case the sky was open, but unfortunately, the preparation for the air seemed perfect as well.
“Um, how about we all attack one point to create a gap in the barrier? We just need to get inside, after all.”
“Wouldn’t they just stand still? If we gather in one place to break through the barrier, they might just concentrate their fire on us.”
“That might be the case. But I don’t think they expected us to come this early, so I think it would be good to prepare our defenses and charge.”
The guild members exchanged opinions while looking at the Black Cross’s barrier, which didn’t seem to have any openings.
Their opinions were all good enough to nod in agreement, but from the moment Se-un saw the defensive barrier, he could think of a way to break through it.
“I’ll break through it.”
“Yes?”
“I can make a gap by myself. So, in the meantime, I hope everyone will enter the barrier and carry out their respective roles.”
It was hard to easily accept the statement that he could break through the defensive barrier, which looked extraordinary, by himself.
If they followed Se-un’s words and approached the barrier, they would become easy targets for the enemy if the barrier wasn’t broken.
However, Yoo Seo-ah, who could be said to be the de facto commander of Diablo, nodded first.
“Okay. Then we’ll move to the front of the barrier first.”
“I’ll break through at the right time, so please prepare to infiltrate immediately.”
“I trust you, Guild Leader.”
The other guild members were the same.
Everyone believed in Se-un’s words and moved down the hill towards the enemy camp without a hint of doubt.
Se-un also picked up the Undying Bow again and pulled the bowstring to live up to the guild’s trust.
An ice arrow was created on the bowstring with the power of the Undying Bow, and immediately after that, a new power began to dwell in the ice arrow.
– The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[Sacred Ash Arrow]
– An arrow made from a twig of Yggdrasil [a mythical tree in Norse cosmology], the sacred cosmic ash tree that supports the universe and grows through life and death.
The ice arrow turned brown, and small sprouts began to sprout.
As soon as Se-un confirmed that the power of the relic was completely imbued in the arrow, he released the bowstring, and the arrow floated into the air on the wind.
Right below it.
“It’s right in front of us! Everyone, take out your weapons and prepare for battle!”
The Diablo guild members had already run to the front of the barrier.
As Yoo Seo-ah said, the other side was late in responding because they didn’t expect the Diablo Guild to arrive so early, but as soon as they were identified, they began to interfere with their approach.
Dozens of arrows flew, and black flames blocked their view.
Nevertheless, the guild members did not slow down.
Instead, Choi Su-chang, who was in the group, jumped to the forefront.
– Player Choi Su-chang uses ‘Tidal Surge of Dawn’.
Pooh-ah!
He poured out a huge stream of water.
The arrows were pushed away by the stream of water and confronted the black flames.
The flames did not go out easily even when they met the stream of water, as if the black color was not for nothing, but in the meantime, all the guild members escaped the attack range and arrived in front of the barrier.
“Se-un, we’ve arrived! What do we do now……”
As Yoo Seo-ah was about to report the situation through the clan chat, a small twig fell and stuck in front of everyone’s eyes.
The twig, which was stuck exactly at the end of the barrier, was sprouting fresh leaves as if it had found its place.
– The Undying Bow’s ice arrow unleashes the energy of harmony dormant in the ‘Sacred Ash Arrow’.
– Three roots are reproduced through the ‘Sacred Ash Arrow’.
Yggdrasil is said to connect the lower realm, the middle realm, and the divine realm called the upper realm with three roots.
A path connecting the barrier and the outside world began to emerge from that great power of harmony.
The tree trunk that sprouted from the arrow covered the barrier and formed the shape of a door.
“A door?”
“Hurry in!”
He didn’t know how strong the barrier was.
Since it was a barrier that had been poured into all kinds of manpower and resources for five days, it might not break even if Se-un slammed a 7-circle magic [a high level of magic] into it.
However, with this method, he could break through even the strongest defensive barrier.
As soon as the door made of tree trunks was completed, all the Diablo guild members jumped into it.
What they saw right away were the Black Cross guild members who were surprised with their eyes wide open.
“Wh, what the! They came in!”
“How did they get in! The barrier, the barrier?”
“Th, the barrier is fine!”
“How did those things get in when it’s fine! Check again! Quickly!”
“N, no, it’s really fine! There’s nothing wrong with the barrier!”
The enemy was coming in right in front of their eyes, and it was visible that the barrier was뚫려 [pierced], but the absurd answer that there was nothing wrong with the barrier came back.
In the meantime, most of the Diablo guild members came into the barrier and took out their weapons.
“Damn it, prepare for battle!”
“How do we expand the barrier? The bishop told us to make expanding the barrier the top priority……”
“That’s in case those things couldn’t get in here! Blocking those things is the priority! Report to the bishop first!”
“I understand! Right now……”
Swish.
“……Huh?”
The man who was panicking from behind felt that he couldn’t put strength into his fingers while trying to use the guild chat, and raised both arms.
However, what he saw were not ten fingers, but wrists that were cut off and exposed, and the hot pain felt there.
“Aaaaaaack-!”
The man’s head was cut off by Yoo Seo-ah’s second sword strike that followed immediately.
Even though it was quite a distance, her movement was as quick as leaping through space.
“Damn it, block them for now!”
Although they were flustered by the unexpected situation, the players here were all strong enough to have cleared at least the 60th floor of trials.
They quickly regained their composure and prepared for battle.
– Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Opening of War’.
It was impossible to keep up with the pace of the Diablo Guild, who had already entered the barrier fully prepared.
The ground shook in response to Kang Han-cheol’s fist.
The Black Cross guild members lost their balance and their posture collapsed before they could even draw their weapons.
The Diablo guild members did not miss the gap and wielded their weapons at them.
“Don’t panic! There are only a few dozen enemies anyway! We have several times more advantage!”
“It’s an opportunity! If we surround them and push them, it’s over!”
Although it had been promoted to a guild, the number of Diablo guild members was around fifty. It was not comparable to the Black Cross Guild, which had over hundreds of members.
There were already nearly a hundred Black Cross guild members in this place where they broke through the barrier.
At least twice the difference in numbers.
Although the Diablo Guild was strong, the Black Cross Guild was also composed of players who had reached Death Hill, so their power was guaranteed.
At the moment when the Black Cross was about to form a siege.
“Arise.”
Gueo-eo-
Gueo-eo-eo-
“Wh, what!”
Around Baek-hyun, who was fluttering his white gown and spreading his arms wide, dozens, hundreds of undead began to crawl out.