Book 2: Chapter 54: Strategy and Counter Strategy

Book 2: Chapter 54: Strategy and Counter Strategy

Scarlet

Looks like teams Crimson Gourd and Lost in the Fog are both eliminated now, I interrupt the others conversation to mention, having heard the cores shattering from here.

Denise and Belle both grin at that before giving each other a fist bump, meanwhile Michael pauses in his conversation with Emily before nodding at me with a smile.

This just leaves one team remaining aside from us, Michael says, only for all of our attention to be brought to the sky where that exact information is being displayed. That there are only two teams remaining.

Do you know where the enemy teams are? Michael asks me, but I shake my head and answer, Not all of their team members. The Angels tower is too far away for me to hear. But I can tell that Molten Angel himself is still at Crimson Gourds tower, likely getting through his cooldown right now.

Too bad his cooldown wont last anywhere near long enough for us to reach him.

Michael hums for a second before rubbing the stubble growing on his chin and looking down.

I glance out the window as he thinks. From my understanding, one of the Angels team is already dead. But at the same time, their team has higher level Guardians on it than ours. In fact, our team had the lowest level Guardians in this entire final round despite having the most survive thus far. Albeit not by too much, and levels dont really matter much in the grand scheme of things as long as its not more then like twenty levels or so. At Class I that is.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.

In later Classes, twenty levels may not be all that much either. Just a brute force boost in power for the higher leveled individual. But skills are still what matters.

You said that Molten Angel is still at Crimson Gourds tower, right? Michael asks, bringing my attention back to him again as I finally get up from the windowsill I was sitting on, wincing slightly as my wound shifts. And when I nod, he continues, Then how would you feel about going out to deal with him while we stay here and defend the tower?

My brows lift for a moment before I nod again, following which the man walks up to me and places his hand above my wound, healing it the rest of the way.

One of the other reasons he didnt heal my wound earlier was because the wound was too bad. So we needed to wait for my regeneration to heal the worst of it.

My arm was almost severed after all. And his healing cant reattach limbs yet.

Or just the wolf then. Either way, I dont like my chances there. Especially not with her passive attacks.

He frowns at the thought before shaking his head and beginning to make his way down the stairs. But he doesnt get far before his terminal buzzes, prompting him to look at it and find a message from his teams diviner that has his eyes widening.

[The wolf in red is out on the hunt.]

Even with the diviners typical cryptic prophesy, Ethan can still tell without a doubt what the message means.

Shes after me. Already.

Ethan hesitates for a moment before shaking his head and heading back to the top of the tower.

The wolf would have a much greater advantage in the woods than Id have. So itll be best to stay in the tower and wait for her.

The man continues running up the tower again until he reaches the top and looks out over the forest, trying in vain to find the girl who should be heading his way. After failing to catch even a glimpse of the girl for over an entire minute, Ethan feels his terminal buzzing again. And when he opens the new message from Rachel, a faint grin stretches across his face.

[Opposing team has walled up, fight the wolf with magma, water, and life.]

Last Stand is staying at their tower to defend it, leaving the Scarlet Wolf to go on the assault lone.

He raises his head, any fear that was on his face having vanished.

Its a good thing we have a diviner on our team, otherwise we wouldnt have known that it was safe for Madison and David to head over here as backup.

Ethan actually starts to grin as he keeps his eyes on the trees in the forest, eager to see the wolfs face when she finds three opponents to deal with instead of one. And as if on cue with his thoughts, a flash of light shines, following which a man and woman appear right next to him. The man then nods his head towards Ethan before cloaking the two of them with a green energy.

Thisll be good.