Chapter 26 - Reinforcements

"Wow you are so strong..." Sato commented.

"Nah. Its my character that is overpowered." Gray denied the young man.

"I can tell when a character is overpowered. In your case, you are definitely the one that is strong." Sato had witnessed the skills of his boss. Even if Gray's character had great emphasis on strength and damage, a vampire blademaster is extremely squishy. This meant that he is easily killed in a fight. In Gray's case, every move that the Golem makes is easily dodged by Gray. He had only lost health from his skill set.

The back and forth defense by Gray was soon noticed by the other players. It made them extremely wary of him as any time a player approaches them, they would be killed without hesitation.

"That blademaster is extremely scary... Every move he makes results in a death of another player."

"Yeah! That player should be an extremely high ranking player right? Who else could pull off those fights?"

"H... His name is DK Seven! Just now, I was killed by him and his name showed up!" A warrior spammed the in-game forum. Everyone chasing them was shocked. The Dark Knights was the number 5 guild in the world. In addition, he was part of the core team.

"But, was there ever a Seven in DK? I don't recall seeing such a name in their guild fights?" A DK fan spoke out in the forum.

"Right yeah! This man should be imposter! He deserves to die!" Another DK fan shouted out. "Just now I was killed by him. Even with Bloodlust, the damage he could output was around what a level 40 would have. Why would DK have such a low leveled player!"

With that comment, the players now all think that Gray was posing as a Dark Knights player to scare them. They charged at them with even more anger.

" Umm Gray, I think your name and level combined made them more infuriated." Sato sighed as he observed over 50 players starting to surround them in the canyon.

They eventually ran into a dead end and the only way back is through the crowd of players.

"I dont think I can carry out this mission anymore, Gray." Sato looked towards the ground depressingly. "Sorry for dragging you into this."

"It's not over until it's over." Gray reached out to rub the elf's hair. "I shall protect you till the very end."

That comment felt familiar to Sato. He could not figure out where he had heard this before.

It was then several dark mages and archers had congregated together and started charging up their strongest abilities. They were planning to blast the 2 players away.

Gray moved his character as he stood infront valiantly. He looked like the last warrior on a battlefield against the enemy troops.

"Attack!" A player gave the command as a barrage of skills came over Sato and Gray. The whole enclosure was now covered in grey smoke. No one could even tell if the princess was alive from that attack.

As the smoke started clearing up, the scene infront of them enfolded fully. The area around the trio had been left unharmed. A large transparent dome with a purple hue surrounded them. There was even 10 more players added to their group.

When the players that attacked looked closer, their mouths gaped and eyes popped out in shocked. The group that protected the three were the Dark Knights. The DK players had shown their names to the public. Numbers from 0 to 10 was displayed to everyone. Their weapons and armour were all the latest and most advanced ones in the game.

"The.. They... Are from... The Dark Knights!!!" A player in the front shouted out in fear. In his head he was thinking of killing the person that said Seven was not part of DK.

Within the barrier, Zero walked towards Gray as he immediately saluted him.

"Sir! I apologise for my late arrival!" Zero said.

"It's alright. Your team arrived quite timely actually." The Dark Knights had used their Arcane mage, Four's Mass Teleportation to reach them quickly. In addition, DK's Higher Shaman, Three had started his casting of Absolute Barrier when they were teleporting, allowing everyone within the dome to be invulnerable.

"Now let my team clear these useless insects out of the way for you, sir!"

"Finish it quick. Dawn has to go to sleep soon." Gray's comment made him feel embarrassed. I'm not a kid anymore. Thought Sato.

"Yes sir!" Zero commanded. "One, Two, Four, Five, Six, Nine, Ten! You have 2 minutes to destroy the enemies that lay infront of us. Three and Eight shall stay behind as support."

The DK core team obeyed their leader as they went to their positions. Eight is the other support class character in the core team. She plays Dark Priest. On the other hand, One is the other tank (takes damage for team) class character. He plays Blood Knight. The other players were all damage dealers.

As commanded, the group destroyed and killed the players in the vicinity without mercy. Their Levels were all in the middle 70s which is basically where all the top players are now. Each spell or attack can chip off a large percentage of the enemy's health.

"Roy, this team has become more organised than it originally was." Gray observed their actions. The group would always stay within the radius of their fellow teammates. This allowed them to send their teammates aid, if needed, efficently.

"Thank you, sir. This compliment, I will remember deeply."

Not many know about Zero's background, but Gray was the one that saved him during the war. Back then, Roy was bleeding to death from an artillery shell that destroyed his right leg. It was Gray that ran through the rain of bullets and carried him to safety. When they came back victorious, Roy decided to make it up to Gray whenever he could. It was Roy that forced Gray to keep a core position in his guild.