Lustboy, Young Seven, and the others only recently class advanced . So, they weren’t too familiar with their new and upgraded skills yet . By practicing against each other in friendly combat, they quickly grasped these skills and gained a better understanding of their might . However, they didn’t dare to cast Forbidden Magic here; partly because the cooldown was too long, so they couldn’t be used rashly; and partly because their destructive power was too great .
Nie Yan didn’t participate in any matches; no one dared to fight him . The final results were in . Black Hell had the highest win rate, winning 7 out of 10 matches . The rest were around 50-50, with some winning only four times . The difference in skill between them was pretty much negligible . So, many times the outcome was determined by class advantages and skills . Warriors had a 70% chance of beating Thieves, Mages had an 80% chance of beating Warriors, and Thieves had a 70% chance of beating Mages .
As for the Priests, Black Hell was an outlier . He was a Dark Archbishop who specialized in PvP . Young Seven had a lower win rate, but he was the most powerful healer, serving as an inexhaustible blood bank . His role wasn’t to kill . So, he had fairly few PvP skills . Most of his skills were various blessings, heals, and other support magic . For his win rate to be the lowest was perfectly normal .
“When do you think our guild will finally produce a Guardian? I wonder what a Guardian’s skills are like,” Lustboy said . Guardians were an all-rounder class . Their stats were fairly balanced . However, their PvP ability definitely couldn’t be underestimated .
“It’ll probably be a long while,” Bladelight said . Asskickers United didn’t have as many top rank Paladins compared to their other classes .
This was something Nie Yan couldn’t help but worry about . Be it on the battlefield or running a dungeon, a Paladin was indispensable . It looked like he would have to think up some sort of method .
News of Nie Yan’s group PvPing in Uhtred spread like wildfire . More and more players rushed over here to watch the Masters fight . They all wanted to be here to witness this grand occasion . However, when they arrived, all they found was a desolate field of destruction . Seeing the flattened grasslands and forests, they could vaguely imagine what sort of battle took place here .
The image of this scene was shared on the forums . There were also some players who managed to record Lustboy and the others PvPing . Since the video was taken from very far away, it wasn’t very clear . You could vaguely make out some silhouettes clashing against each other . As for exactly what they were doing, there was no way to tell . However, the powerful might of their skills and spells still left everyone shocked and breathless .
「Masters are so powerful!」
「Work hard on levelling up guys . Maybe one day you guys can advance to Magisters, Shadow Dancers, and Sword Saints too . 」
There were all sorts of comments on the forums . Players were brimming with envy and jealousy toward Nie Yan and the others . Reaching Master Class was an unattainable dream for the vast majority of them .
Meanwhile, Nie Yan and the others were riding south on their flying mounts .
“Boss, where are we going?” Lustboy asked .
“Don’t tell me we're going to Divine Protectors…?” asked Mistaken Smile, who was a man of few words . After passing through a few more mountain ranges, they would be arriving in Kalond, the old stomping grounds of Divine Protectors!
“Yep . We’re going to pay Divine Protectors a little visit . ” Nie Yan smiled .
The visit Nie Yan spoke of wasn’t for leisure and sightseeing . Everyone knew Divine Protectors was in for a nasty surprise!
Vorderman and Karsi’s fight had turned into a game of cat and mouse . For the time being, the two wouldn’t appear . The undead army was too large to justify a frontal assault . Asskickers United would have to gather all their Masters and slowly shave away at the number of skeletons . Furthermore, they also had to consolidate their defenses . They couldn’t let Qin Han’s forces overrun Calore .
Divine Protectors, God Executioner Sword, and Penumbra Empire were Qin Han’s wings . If Nie Yan wanted to deal a heavy blow to the Monet Financial Group, simply killing a few skeletons wasn’t enough . So, he decided to take action against these several guilds . Asskickers United had produced their first batch of Masters . Meanwhile, those others guilds still hadn’t even produced one . This was the perfect opportunity to strike .
Lustboy, Sun, and the others became excited . Even though they doubted whether the 12 of them were enough to defeat Divine Protectors, they were all itching for a fight after becoming Masters .
After flying for 20 minutes, Nie Yan and the others gazed ahead . A stronghold situated halfway atop a mountain appeared before their eyes . This was the main base of Divine Protectors, the Karukes Stronghold . The ash gray walls were lined with black cannons .
Kalond was completely surrounded by mountain ranges . It would be as difficult as ascending the heavens for catapults to advance into this city . Much in the same fashion, the strongholds here were generally difficult to siege too . Divine Protectors had started operating in Kalond right when Conviction was released . After uniting this territory, no one had been able to challenge their rule . Even though the defeats at the Cripps Stronghold and Moonlight City had dealt some losses to Divine Protectors, it wasn’t enough to shake their foundation . Furthermore, after Victorious Return, Bloodlust Blades, and Alliance of Mages disbanded, a portion of their players had joined Divine Protectors, bolstering the guild even more .
Divine Protectors was content being off in their own little corner . After heavily fortifying the Karukes Stronghold, they were absolutely confident in repelling the sieges of other guilds . The commerce here was booming, to the extent it was even greater than that of Calore . The merchants in the Karukes Stronghold had long since recouped their investment . After which they rapidly expanded the scope of their operations, turning this place into a true commerce city .
Thanks to the booming commerce and the Monet Financial Group’s investments, Divine Protectors were quite well off . They had already upgraded to walls of the Karukes Stronghold to Advanced . It became an imposing deterrent, several dozen meters high and lined with 100 magic cannons . A large number of guards also patrolled it regularly . The security was airtight .
“I didn’t expect Divine Protector’s stronghold to be so developed,” Mistaken Smile remarked .
Everyone nodded in agreement . At present, even the Cripps Stronghold couldn’t compare to the Karukes Stronghold .
“Focusing on commerce is good and all, but it’ll all become meaningless if the stronghold falls . At the end of the day, a guild survives through power . Even if they’re flourishing through trade, if they don’t have the strength to protect it, it’ll all fall to ruins eventually,” Smoke Stub said . He valued strength above all else .
The fact that the Cripps Stronghold started development late and that it had already been sieged once had inflicted heavy damages to the confidence of prospective merchants . Their geographical location also couldn’t compare with the Karukes Stronghold . However, Asskickers United was powerful and rapidly expanding their territory with their influence growing every day . The confidence of merchants was bound to grow given time . Case in point was the ever growing number of merchants flocking to the Cripps Stronghold . However, the Vengeance of the Undead event had put a damper on this, with some businesses closing down shop and pulling out .
Nie Yan was slightly envious of Divine Protectors . Having developed the Karukes Stronghold to this degree, they had probably earned quite a bit of profit . However, all of that was about to go up in smoke with the arrival of his group!
The group arrived in the airspace above the Karukes Stronghold . Lei Su turned to Nie Yan . “We’ll be heading down first!”
Nie Yan nodded .
Lei Su, Bladelight, and Smoke Stub recalled their flying mounts and dropped down from the sky, falling from a height of several thousand meters .
. . .
In the guild headquarters at the heart of the Karukes Stronghold, Divine Flame, Crazy Magic, Bloodlust Mad Blade, and Heaven Breaker were all gathered together . After Crazy Magic, Bloodlust Mad Blade, and Heaven Breaker led a portion of their people into joining Divine Protectors, their positions in the guild were only second to Divine Flame . Roughly 30% of the players in Divine Protectors were brought in by the three of them .
“After failing several sieges on Asskickers United’s strongholds, Qin Han’s skeleton army has stopped advancing . Although he’s taken out the several surrounding strongholds and cut them off from Battle Crazed Alliance and the War God Tribe, Asskickers United’s main force hasn’t taken any damage . If things continue on like this, his skeleton army will be chipped away until there’s nothing left . Qin Han sent us a message . He’s requesting we join up with him to attack Asskickers United . What are your thoughts?” Divine Flame asked, narrowing his eyes as he stared at Crazy Magic, Bloodlust Mad Blade, and Heaven Breaker . The three of them held a lot of sway . He had no choice but to get their opinions in order to maintain the guild’s unity .
“If the skeleton army is destroyed, Asskickers United’s next target will be us,” Bloodlust Mad Blade said . His thinking was fairly simple . He understood they were all in this together .
“What about you guys?” Divine Flame gazed at Crazy Magic and Heaven Breaker .
“No need to rush . When Penumbra Empire and God Executioner Sword make a move, we can take action then,” Crazy Magic said with a crafty smile .
“I think the same,” Heaven Breaker said .
Divine Flame nodded after pondering for a brief moment . There was no need to stick their necks out first .
“Did you guys watch the video going around on the forums?” Divine Flame shared a video .
Heaven Breaker and the other two nodded after glancing at the video .
“What are your thoughts on Master Classes?” Divine Flame asked . Thinking about how Asskickers United already had 12 Masters while they had none, he couldn’t help but feel enormous pressure .
“We already have a few players in our guild over Level 100 . Have them quickly go do their class advancement quests, or else we’ll lag even further behind,” Heaven Breaker said with a heavy expression . He knew Nie Yan was slowly tightening the noose around their necks .
While the four were chatting, the alarm rang in the Karukes Stronghold, its sharp sound cutting across the air .
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