That didn’t mean he couldn’t help her.
“Get behind me, please.”
“Huh? Ah.”
Susan released a startled noise as Adam placed a hand on her shoulder and shifted her until she was standing behind him, hidden from Connor Sword.
“T-thank you very much,” Susan whispered into his back.
Adam turned his head just slightly and whispered, “You are welcome.”
Once he was certain Connor Sword could not see Susan and visa versa, Adam realized Aris, Fayte, Lilith, and even Titania were looking at him. He couldn’t see the expressions of anyone but Titania (everyone else was covering their faces, after all). However, just their eyes was enough to make him feel uncomfortable.
“What is it?” he asked.
“It is nothing,” Fayte said. He thought she might be smiling beneath that veil.
“I’ve said it before, but you are very good at looking after people,” Titania muttered.
“Hee-hee. I always knew you were a kind person,” Aris said with a giggle. She reached over and hugged his arm, which sent a jolt through his brain because she was wearing very skimpy clothing and he could feel her skin and body heat.
“I’m not that kind,” Adam muttered.
“I beg to differ.” The one who said that was Lilith, which startled everyone and made them look at the normally taciturn woman. Lilith, however, only had eyes for Adam. “You have always been very kind to others.”
Adam wanted to deny her words, but he couldn’t find it in himself to speak, so he instead observed the remaining two people in Levon’s group.
The woman whom he guessed was Gaia had dark skin, straight black hair, and wore a sort of earthy-looking robe. It was made of greens and browns to resemble the earth. Her staff had a similar color scheme. It was, in many ways, just like Flame Emperor’s clothing, but it was designed to represent this woman’s element.
It was interesting. Gaia was the name of the Greek primordial goddess of the Earth, which he assumed was the inspiration for her name. He wondered how she found it. Greek mythology had fallen out of the limelight in the early 2100s.
Last among them was the man known as Ymir. He had a feminine face and a cold demeanor. Because his features more closely resembled a woman’s, it gave him a slightly off vibe, but Adam did not let that fool him. This man radiated a chilling intent as though his very body was made of ice. Adam wondered if the man was an esper. Like his counterparts, he wore Mage robes, but these were ice blue with darker blue lining the hem.
“Titania,” Adam whispered. “Can you cast [scan] on those people?”
“Leave it to me,” Titania said.
Before long, Adam saw several screens appear in front of him to display the stats of the Pleonexia Alliance’s leadership.
Name: Levon_Ploenexia
Class: Warrior
Lvl: 16
SP: 0
AP: 500
Experience: 225/4,915,200
Reputation: 179,000
Strength: +30
Constitution: +45
Dexterity: +5
Intelligence: +5
Speed: +5
Physical Attack: +300
Health: 580/580
Hit-Rate: 35%
MP: 200/200
Movement: +50
Physical Defense: +500
Magical Defense: +120
Dodge-Rate: 35%
Magic Attack: +5
Skills:
Skill Name: Slash
Description: A basic skill where the player swings his or her sword and attacks the enemy!
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Causes 150% damage to enemy if it hits
MP Cost: 1
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Thrust
Description: A basic skill where the player thrusts his or her sword at the enemy!
Current Lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Causes 160% damage with a 5% chance at getting a critical hit
MP Cost: 5
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Sweep
Description: A skill meant for spear users. Can be learned at a training hall. By swinging your spear around your body, you can attack multiple targets within range and knock them off their feet.
Current Lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Does 150% damage to all enemies within range of the spear
Has a 25% chance of knocking enemies off their feet
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
Skill Name: Cascading Pierce
Description: A skill meant for spearmen. The spearman leaps into the air and descends toward the target, piercing them with a swift and lethal thrust.
Current lvl: 1
AP needed to reach lvl 2: 10,000
Ability: Does x2 critical damage if it hits
MP Cost: 50
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
Name: Sword King
Class: Warrior
Lvl: 16
SP: 0
AP: 1,000
Experience: 1,050/4,195,200
Strength: +50
Constitution: +35
Dexterity: +5
Intelligence: +5
Speed: +5
Physical Attack: +420
Health: 460/460
Hit-Rate: 5%
MP: 200/200
Movement: +15
Physical Defense: +400
Magical Defense: +30
Dodge-Rate: 5%
Magic Attack: +5
Skills:
Skill Name: Slash
Description: A basic skill where the player swings his or her sword and attacks the enemy!
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Causes 150% damage to enemy if it hits
MP Cost: 1
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Thrust
Description: A basic skill where the player thrusts his or her sword at the enemy!
Current Lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Causes 160% damage with a 5% chance at getting a critical hit
MP Cost: 5
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Blade Storm
Description: The user of this skill launches several slashing attacks at lightning speed to deliver maximum damage. Can be learned at a training hall.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Does 400% damage, but only has a 50% chance of hitting
Chances go down if the enemy’s Dodge-rate is higher than the user’s Hit-Rate
MP Cost: 20
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
Skill Name: Disarm
Description: A skill that skilled swordsmen can use to disarm their opponent. Can be learned at a training hall.
Current lvl: 1
AP needed to reach lvl 2: 5,000
Ability: By perfectly timing your strike with your enemies, you can disarm them of their weapon
20% of disarming opponents
MP Cost: 20
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
Name: Gaia
Class: Mage
Lvl: 15
SP: 0
AP: 100
Experience: 1,322,365/2,457,600
Strength: +5
Constitution: +35
Dexterity: +5
Intelligence: +45
Speed: +5
Physical Attack: +5
Health: 440/440
Hit-Rate: 5%
MP: 860/860
Movement: +5
Physical Defense: +50
Magical Defense: +300
Dodge-Rate: 5%
Magic Attack: +295
Skills:
Skill Name: Energy Bolt:
Description: A mage aims their staff and calls the name [Energy Bolt] to release a bolt of magical energy at enemies.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Deals 200% non-elemental damage to enemies
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 0 s
econds
Skill Name: Energy Blast
Description: An area of effect attack that targets multiple enemies and fires a beam that sweeps across the battlefield.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Causes 150% non-elemental damage to multiple targets
MP Cost: 25
Cooldown Time: 5 seconds
Skill Name: Mud Bullet
Description: The caster uses MP to create bullets that shoot from the ground and slams into opponents.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Fires a maximum of five bullets
Each bullet does 100% damage
MP Cost: 100
Cooldown Time: 10 seconds
Skill Name: Earth Dragon
Description: A mage casts a spell on the ground, creating a dragon that attacks the mage’s enemy.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Creates a 5-meter tall dragon
Any attacks done by the dragon do double the amount of the Mage’s Magic Attack stat
The dragon has x2 the health as the one who created it.
MP Cost: 120
Cooldown Time: 120 seconds
Name: Ymir
Class: Mage
Lvl: 15
SP: 0
AP: 450
Experience: 500,100/2,457,600
Strength: +5
Constitution: +30
Dexterity: +50
Speed: +5
Physical Attack: +10
Health: 400/400
Hit-Rate: 5%
MP: 960/960
Movement: +5
Physical Defense: +40
Magical Defense: +320
Skills:
Skill Name: Energy Bolt
Description: A mage aims their staff and calls the name [Energy Bolt] to release a bolt of magical energy at enemies.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Deals 200% non-elemental damage to enemies
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Energy Blast
Description: An area of effect attack that targets multiple enemies and fires a beam that sweeps across the battlefield.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Deals 200% non-elemental damage to enemies
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Freeze
Description: The mage casts a spell on multiple targets to freeze them in place.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Freezes all enemies within 20 feet of the targeted area for 5 seconds
MP Cost: 50
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
Skill Name: Blizzard
Description: Creates a storm of icy cold winds that damages multiple opponents.
Current lvl: 4
AP needed to reach lvl 5: 30,000
Ability: Damages multiple enemies. Range is ten yards from targeted enemy
Has 40% chance of freezing opponents
MP Cost: 150
Cooldown Time: 60 seconds
Name: Flame_Emperor
Class: Mage
Lvl: 16
SP: 0
AP: 300
Experience: 60/4,195,200
Strength: +5
Constitution: +30
Dexterity: +5
Intelligence: +50
Speed: +5
Physical Attack: +1
Health: 360/360
Hit-Rate: 5%
MP: 650/650
Movement: +5
Physical Defense: +40
Magical Defense: +120
Dodge-Rate: 5%
Magic Attack: +200
Skills:
Skill Name: Energy Bolt
Description: A mage aims their staff and calls the name [Energy Bolt] to release a bolt of magical energy at enemies.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Deals 200% non-elemental damage to enemies
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Energy Blast
Description: An area of effect attack that targets multiple enemies and fires a beam that sweeps across the battlefield.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Deals 200% non-elemental damage to enemies
MP Cost: 10
Cooldown Time: 0 seconds
Skill Name: Scorching Blaze
Description: The mage casts a spell on a single target, creating a fire tornado to surround and damage the enemy.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Creates a fire tornado that lasts for 30 seconds and does 150% damage every second
MP Cost: 200
Cooldown Time: 60 seconds
Skill Name: Fire Spear
Description: Launches a spear of fire at the enemy.
Current lvl: 5 MAXED
Ability: Does 200% damage and has a 50% chance of causing the burn status effect
MP Cost: 250
Cooldown Time: 60 seconds
Skill Name: Firestorm
Description: User creates a powerful storm of fire that sweeps over enemies within a fifteen-yard radius.
Current lvl: 4
AP needed to reach lvl 5: 30,000
Ability: Does 140% damage to enemies
Has a 20% chance of burning enemies
MP Cost 100
Cooldown Time: 30 seconds
“Levon, Connor, and the Flame Emperor appear to have leveled up since you last checked the forums. It looks like they also learned some extra skills,” Adam said.
Titania nodded. “Learning a new skill is rather easy. You can learn them from scrolls, though a scroll is rare. You can also learn them from someone willing to teach you. I believe the guard at the front gate mentioned the training hall when we first arrived here.”
“He did. I guess they paid the trainers to teach them those skills. I’m a little surprised they didn’t change class, but I guess they want to wait for a better class to come along,” Adam muttered as he studied their stats. “Their skills don’t look as powerful as the ones we have, but I guess that’s because they are normal skills that anyone can learn if they have enough money. Hmm. Their levels aren’t bad, though. They were probably grinding hard to reach their current level before the tournament began.”
“That seems likely,” Fayte said with a nod. “This tournament is important to everyone. Well, I say it is important to everyone, but most of these people belong to subsidiary branches for one of the two major guilds.”
By two major guilds, Fayte was, of course, referring to the Pleonexia Alliance and Daggerfall Dynasty. They were the largest guilds in the American Federation. Adam had learned a little about them both from Fayte. According to her, the Pleonexia Alliance was larger with around 50.3 million members. Daggerfall Dynasty had approximately 49.5 million.
Of course, that only added up to around 100 million people, and the American Federation contained around 750 million players. The rest of the players were either part of a smaller guild or worked independently from the guilds.
Aris also studied their stats. She didn’t say anything at first, but then a giggle escaped her lips.
“These stats suck,” she said bluntly.
Fayte turned just her head to look at the girl. In a voice that seeped with amusement, she said, “Adam said the same thing when he first saw our stats before we gained a hidden class.”
While Aris was giggling at how she and Adam had the same thought process, Levon and his group walked further into the room. Just as Levon was looking around, his eyes stopped on their group. His eyes first locked onto Fayte. Then, as if pulled by some magical force, his gaze traveled to Adam. At that moment, as their eyes locked, the man’s complexion grew dark and stormy. It only lasted for a single instant. However, that instant was long enough for Adam to see what Levon hid underneath that polite exterior of his.
“Looks like he hasn’t changed at all,” Adam muttered.
“What was that?” asked Fay
te.
“I said it looks like he’s angry,” Adam said with a small head shake.
Levon could obviously not hear what they were saying, but he seemed to recognize that Adam and Fayte were talking to each other. With his lips drawn into a tight smile, he began wading toward them.
“Bwa ha ha ha ha! Look at all these people! I never thought there’d be so many players who thought they could snatch the [Guild Creation Token] from my hands!”
Before Levon could make his way over, a loud and rambunctious voice resounded throughout the waiting room. Everyone, Levon included, looked toward the stairs as five more people emerged.
Four of those people were men. They all looked relatively similar, with strong jaws and a masculine appearance. Their skin was dark like obsidian, their eyes equally black. Each possessed a powerful bearing that all but demanded attention. It was easy for anyone to see they were brothers.
The person leading the group looked like the oldest, at several heads taller than the other three. He wore a golden chestplate that gleamed in the light. However, the rest of his armor was made of steel. A simple-looking sword was strapped to his waist.
Perhaps because he was the oldest and the most charismatic, the other three people merely stood behind him like decorations. This man had an overbearing presence that made him the center of attention.
Or it would have if not for the person beside him.
While the dark-skinned man was loud and raucous, the person at his side did not say a single word, but that hardly mattered. Their very presence drew Adam’s gaze to them.
Adam couldn't see what this person looked like. His entire body was covered in a white cloak with a hood that hid their face. He could see nothing beyond the hood either because their face was covered by a plain white mask.
There was nothing about this person that stood out to him; he was around the same height as the average adult male, and because his entire body was covered from head to toe, it was impossible to make out any defining features. Held within this person’s right hand was a spear.
Unlike Levon’s glaive, the spear this person wielded was a traditional weapon. The shaft was about two yards in length, its entire body made from gleaming silver. Near the spear’s blade was the head of a roaring lion surrounded by a thick mane. The blade itself, meanwhile, had several hook-like blades sticking out near the base, but then it turned into a more traditional leaf shape further out. Adam estimated the blade’s overall length to be about one foot long.
“Those are the leaders of Daggerfall Dynasty,” Fayte explained. “The man in front is called Daren Daggerfall. The three behind him are his brothers: Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion.”
“Pffft! Did they name themselves after old video games? Who does that?” asked Aris with a giggle.
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