Chapter 171: Familiar Faces

At some point in time when the requirement for a quest to start hasn’t been met and the avatars along with the deities. Are stuck with a slow and dull that you tend to forget that you’re inside a death game. The Game masters create some mini-quest that is closely related to the story of the trials. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go back to my training

“Get some of today’s specialty, a big juicy knuckle sandwich. Top it off with a left hook and a clean frontal jab!” Sam receives a direct and powerful punch that came with the force behind Morris’s swing. Due to her following the flow of his fists, she quickly recovered while she maintained he footing

“Pweh… You’re a different person when it comes to fighting, I didn’t think you’ll be this rough when it comes to our training,” Sam spits out some of her blood, which came from her wounded lip

“What can I say, im an advocate of gender equality, and im the type of guy that will slap you if I wanted to. Hold on for a moment~” He quickly countered an attack that came from his side, a quick and easy maneuver. That was utilized by Colt, he jumps in his response and that’s when an attack on his back started to become clearer. He raises his right and redirected a punch that originated from Jenna, whilst he landed back on his feet

“Not again,” Colt’s chosen stance to attack, location, and range lowered his chances of hitting him. Whilst he got stomped by the same foot he tried to knock, and the left hand of his partner was caught in a matter of seconds. All it took was a few seconds and Morris lifted her body from the ground and slammed her on top of Colt

“Have a taste of this Bleightrol” Once he bested the two of them, he was greeted by a kick that came from his right, showing its volume of strength. He already knew it was Erick and an uppercut that came from below which he dodges by a hair. When he repositioned his head to the right and raises it a little further to avoid his chin from being struck

“Not gonna lie, that last attack of yours would’ve caught me off guard,” The two quickly fled after they were close to the range of his hands. Since they could’ve ended up in the same awkward position as their two weakest allies which were currently residing on the ground

*Knock* *Knock*

“Wait a minute, someone’s knocking on the door,” He shortly left his stance after he heard a knock

“Haha, what a good joke,”

*Knock* *Knock*

“Zen, if you’re having some troubles with our daily training you should say so~” Erick halted after the two of them caught the attention of a loud knock. As much as he wanted to play fair, Morris never requested a time-out, nor did they agree with listening to his proposal

’Sigh… Like the average martial artist once said, speed, focus, and perseverance are essential parts of martial arts. You guys are a little too gullible it makes me want to laugh,’

Who knew that a smile would be the most horrifying sign of an attack? It was a long time coming, Jenna and Colt tried their best to move their mouths after they suffered a major blow. To no avail, they witnessed how his sinister smile brought down the two strongest players in their group. To become a shadow of their past glory after they were easily defeated

“Buddha, I invoke thee, to see the great injustice that would befall this land. For it is necessary, for it is needed. My tactics of unadulterated evil shall claim their rightful due. Sorry, not sorry… Interchangeable Cromwell arts, Heavens piercing nutcracker,” At that moment, Erick saw his life flashes before after suffering a fatal blow to his family jewels. Whilst the demons have emerged from the depths of the earth and taken the souls of this innocent man. He proceeded with his conquest to end the last opponent that stood in his way to the path of the heavenly gates which he calls the door

[System: You’ve done such an unforgivable sin, the good-natured deities lose their fate within the player. The evil and unjust praise you for executing such a brilliant attack

Character rating: The player has changed from [True neutral] to [Chaotic neutral]

Status: A ton of deities have given you a few of their limited event tokens for seeing such a magnificent sight]

“Erick!!!” Colt screamed at the sight of a horrific scene that manages to warn their leader. Whilst he prayed for the pain that his allies had suffered to disappear

“I thought we had a time-out?” Sam blocked his advancement and holds his hands so that she could avoid a fatal strike

“Oh please, you guys didn’t agree, am I right?” His sinister smile said everything that she could’ve dreamed to have been fiction. For her hands that hold tightly in his arm to stop him from continuing his attack. He turns his body that flips her upside down and releases him of his shackles. Before her body was to touch the surface of the ground, he aimed his mana/chi-imbued fists. That struck her abdomen and ended them before a minute has passed

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

“That was a great training session if I could say so myself. Here’s today’s batch of healing potions, remember slow and steady, you don’t need to drink it that fast. Now since im today’s champion, you know the rules since you guys were the ones that proposed this bet. My first order is for one of you to open the door and tell us the news about the resistance and its current state,”

“You’re a monster and I meant it as literal arghh. It hurts so much my jewels, what have they done to you,” Sam was in charge of today’s breakfast, and Erick was weakened by his fatal attack. This leaves the two candidates to do as he commands and fall to Colt or Jenna. Who was busy drinking their potions

“Rock paper scissors best of three?” Jenna proposed the most rational option to choose who should be forsaken to reach open their door

’Mwehehehehehehe… As expected of my master, you’re as sinister as I could’ve ever imagined. I never thought I’d see a sight that would humiliate a person which you labeled as training. At the very least, this hasn’t changed after I’ve slumbered for a thousand years. It seems that the world has become more and more dangerous compared to when I was in my prime,’

’It’s nice to have you here Diablos since the two of them were busy quarreling that I never had a friend,’

’It’s my pleasure to educate the child of my master, it’s the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life,’

After Colt and Jenna’s game of rock paper scissors was concluded, the loser was none other than Colt. Rises upon his resting place to seek the one that has been knocking at their doorstep for as long as they could remember. Unknowingly the tone of the knock and the volume that was placed made him feel nostalgic and by the time he could partake in his daily dosage of coffee. He was interrupted by a sight that consists of a few of his original allies

“Gather up everyone, these guys are the newcomers that recently entered the resistance camp. It seems that they hold a high-ranking position since they were ordered to distribute highly classified information. Would you please introduce yourselves im not in a condition where I could properly stand,” Colt quickly fell to the ground after he felt his body slowly shaking when he continued to stand

Giving the three individuals introduced themselves one by one after they gave all of them a bow. Before they began their introduction and later on talked about the information that they carry

“Greetings dear mercenaries, we’re the elite rebel soldiers that came to inform you about a certain request by the higher-ups. Before that, I would like to properly introduce myself and my comrades for barging in such a disgraceful manner. I’m called Silas, this little fellow on the left is called Esther, and the one on the right is Kyo min soo,” He stopped and took a step back while the one that finishes his report was none other than his sibling

No matter how dignified she displays herself in front of the eyes of the public, deep down she is but an arrogant swordsman. That was a little timid even with her unmoving expression after she was finally able to reunite with her crush. As much as she wants to be informal and display her true emotions and personality. Their current situation forbids them from doing such a thing, even the restless beast person. Wasn’t doing anything that’ll reveal they’re true identity on Morris’s newly acquired comrades

“Now for the pressing issues, I Esther Landers will summarize to you the current state of the camp. The commander is convinced that there’s a spy among our ranks since we’re failing our subjugations. And the traps within the grey mist are responsible for the usage of our healing potions. He believes that there’s a rat inside the resistance, listening to the plans, and reporting back to the frost guards. Which resulted in a dozen of failed attempts,”

After she uttered those words a message that was similar to what they heard arrived in a form of a quest

[Mini-quest: Rat hunting – The commander of the rebellion is convinced that one of their own is a spy working under the frost guards. This is a quest only available to a high-ranking soldier that gains the trust of the commander. The mercenaries can join the hunt as long as they hold a viable piece of clue that may prove their claims to be true

Requirements: Hunt down the rats ordered by the first guards, their numbers aren’t known. Making it a quest that will differentiate your rewards that depends on the number of your captured rat

Failure: In the next 7 days, the other players will be automatically teleported to the 21st stage that’ll make them easily pass the corridor]

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