Child of Destiny - Chapter 2044
Chapter 2044: The King’s Battle (Part 4)
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Leonard was staring intently at the ongoing battle, falling into deep thought. He knew that what he was thinking was impossible, but he could not help but think that it might not be the case.
“Don’t tell me, he truly fell into the trial ground by mistake?” he mumbled, still unable to believe such a possibility.
Moreover, now that he had become aware of it, he could not just ignore it. Regardless of their relationship with that guy, they still had to respect the work etiquette. He would not be showing mercy later.
“I guess Arthur is also aware of it,” he mumbled before casting his gaze toward the ongoing battle.
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The other parties refused to make any move despite seeing the members of the Dragon Pavilion struggle against the opposing army of undead.
Since there were people who were willing to volunteer as the guinea pigs, they would welcome it with open arms. They would be able to gather as much information as much as they could, and without spending much effort.
Standing a bit far from the battlefield, the group who were suspected to be from the Hydra Guild were currently watching the ongoing battle with an amused expression on their faces.
“It seems like they have sent both Tyrant Dragon and Berserk Dragon at the same time,” said one of them while watching their old rivals struggle hard.
The members of the Hydra Guild were unique since most of the higher-ups of their guild were from assassin or thief-related classes.
Even the ones that they had sent for this operation were from such a class, which came from different Transcendent Races.
This person seemed to come from a Wolfkin Tribe of the Beastman Race. He was wearing a set of leather armor alongside a pair of deadly daggers that looked like the sharp fangs of a beast.
He was emitting a savage aura, filling the air around him with overwhelming bloodlust.
His nose twitched a little, making the expression on his face to contort a little. He seemed to have been itching to go into action as well. He was trying his best to suppress such an urge, preventing any unnecessary trouble.
The guy beside him, who was wearing a cloak to hide his entire appearance, seemed to have noticed this and said. “You’d better be careful, Echis. The Guild Leader will not be happy if any more problem arises during this operation.”
Echis glanced at the latter before snorting. “You don’t have to remind me, Viper. If you want to keep an eye on someone, then you’d better keep that guy in check.”
Turning toward the direction Echis was pointing at, Viper saw another assassin, who was different from the two of them.
Echis was the type to fight his opponent with all his strength whenever ambushing them. A fierce and savage attacker, who always took advantage of his quickness whenever he attacked. He was quite easy to provoke and had the urge to quickly retaliate whenever he felt like being challenged.
On the other hand, Viper was the type to always move sneakily and wait for the perfect time to ambush his targets. He was capable of completely erasing his presence, making it harder for his opponents to sense him.
In the meantime, this other person, who teamed up with them, seemed to be from another type of assassins. This guy was neither stealthy nor fierce on the surface. He was instead a balance of both.
He also possessed an air of authority, which he was passively emitting even by just standing there.
This was Cobra, one of the more authoritative figures within the guild and also their top combatant, even among all the thirteen heads of their main force.
As the one entrusted by their Guild Leader, Serpent, to head this operation, Viper found it hard to manage the current group they had.
If it were just Echis, Anaconda, and the others, then he would have a much easier time dealing with them, even though they were a bunch of troublemakers.
However, it was a different case when it came to Cobra, who was dubbed King Cobra by all the members within the guild due to his special status in the real world.
He was among the ‘royalties’ within the organization supporting their guild in the real world andwas said to be among their most talented geniuses alongside Serpent and Black Mamba, who were another level of monstrosity.
Moreover, there was a rumor going around the guild that the secret unit that the organization behind them had created was already getting active recently.
It was said that this was because of the most recent update of the game, where the old experts would most likely be flooding into the game servers.
As for Cobra, he was said to be part of that unit alongside Serpent and Black Mamba.
With such a special status, Viper did not have any authority to order this royalty around. This was why he was having some trouble when he was organizing the lineup earlier.
“Your Highness, it is better to follow the arrangement before making your move,” he said with the humblest tone possible.
He was not familiar with this person, so it was better to keep it low before the situation turned into a more serious consequence later.
Cobra just nodded his head a little while fixating his eyes on the person, who was controlling the army of undead from the top of the altar.
The information that they had did not mention anything about such a person, who seemed to have a powerful army of undead, rivaling Immortal, present in this place.
From the people that they knew, there were only quite a few people who could claim that their army of the undead was comparable to Immortal’s Undying Army.
The most famous one recently was the said Legion of Chaotic Sun from the strange lich of the Empyrean Talons.
Based on the characteristics of that army, the one before them perfectly fit the bill.
“Could it be that guy?” he mumbled before furrowing his brows. “But based on the information that we have, that person is not a Transcendent Being, but more of a special race like Blessed Human and Corrupted Drows.”
“Could it be that the information is wrong and that guy has evolved into a Transcendent Being after acquiring that legacy from the Lich King?” he thought before shaking his head. “No. That is impossible. That stolen legacy is supposed to be the complete opposite. It is meant for members of the Corrupted Cult, particularly their Messengers.”
“Is it because of the mutated version of the legacy?” he was trying to figure this out.
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In the meantime, on the other part of the trail ground, the members of the Black Market were similarly observing the ongoing battle.
“It seems like the members of Dragon Pavilion are still having a hard time despite adjusting themselves to this army of undead,” said a person who seemed to be from the Human Race.
He was carrying a box filled with multiple weapons on his back. Along with the set of light armor that he was wearing, it was clear that he came from a warrior or combat-type class.
He was the other High Human other than Zero. As for his class, he was a Weapon Master, which was clearly indicated by the box of weapons on his back.
He then turned toward the young man beside him and said. “Brat. We have done a lot just to get you out of that trash party and save you from their pursuit in the real world, so you’d better do your part this time.”
The young man beside him did not say anything else and just stood there obediently. Instead of observing the ongoing battle, he was more focused on staring at the engravings on the wall, the floor, and the ceiling of the trial ground.
He was also looking at the patterns drawn on the altar itself, seemingly trying to peer through its mysteries.
He knew what this person wanted him to do. They were only using him after knowing that he was a poison expert.
Moreover, his expertise came from the combination of ancient teaching and modern methods, which could greatly help them in the exploration of this place.
He did not show any respect for this person since he was only being seen as a tool from the place where he came from, alongside his brother.
After learning his knowledge about poisons and historical legends about them, these people forced him to go with them.
His previous party, which was also a long-time friend of his elder brother, had abandoned him, losing itself to the so-called benefits that these people had provided.
He knew that if his elder brother was still alive, then such a thing would never happen. Unfortunately, his elder brother had suffered an unfortunate end after the organization that he had escaped from had found him.
He first thought that they would be able to live a normal life when his elder brother came back after missing for almost a decade.
Little did they know that it would lead to another disaster.
Not only was the orphanage where they lived destroyed, but everybody there was also massacred ruthlessly.
Thinking about this, he could not help but tightly grip his fists in hatred. He was not angry because of his elder brother bringing such a disaster to them, but rather at the situation itself and the organization behind the incident.
He knew that if only they were stronger, then they could at least prevent it from happening.
It was also the same people whom this person was talking about.
If not for the urgency of the situation in the real world, he would never have sold himself to these people from the Black Market, since he could tell that they were no better than anyone else.
At the same time, he could not help but think of two people at this moment. “There are only two people I can trust based on what my elder brother has said.”
“One is Big Brother Arthur, who has a very powerful background, while the other is the friend that Elder Brother is talking about.”
“I can somehow find a way to contact Big Brother Arthur, but how can I contact that friend of his when I know nothing about them?”
“All I know is the key to finding that person is using the techniques that my elder brother has taught me. But doing so will also put me in the same situation as before since those people will find me through it as well.”
Reaching this thought, he suddenly paused for a moment before sighing. “Just what have you stolen from them, Elder Brother, for those guys to refuse letting us go?”
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