Wildwood Forest, Kingdom of Kalvar,
Antonio was hiding behind the lush green bushes, He was likely to be found out by the Forest Giant if he hadn't activated his newly unlocked [Assist Skill] called Stealth. Hector, on the other hand was pulling the aggro and was continuously attacking the Giant with his Great Axe.
"Do it Now! The Giant is focused on me," ordered Hector.
As soon as Antonio received the signal from Hector, He leaped off the ground and stabbed the chest of the Forest Giant with his faintly glowing Sword. He dragged his sword downwards as he fell onto the ground. A huge but, a thin red line appeared throughout the body of the Giant. The Giant growled in pain and immediately broke into several small shards and vanished like it never existed.
"Huh, that was close. The Giant would have killed us," commented Hector after cleaning sweat off his forehead.
"Indeed close, and you were the one pulling the aggro while I was hitting the vital points. Your class, what is it?" asked Antonio.
"My Class? Well, I am a Berserker by class and this class specializes in the use of Axes," replied Hector.
"Wait! I thought your race was [Human] but, I don't know that class is available for which race." acknowledged Antonio.
"I chose my race as [Half-Giant] and the class [Berserker] is available for three Races including [Half-Giant]. explained Hector.
"Now, If I remember correctly, The quest was to defeat [Fire Giants] neither [Forest Giants] nor [Rock Giants]."
"Yeah, I also remember that Antonio. But, we must go to the [Fiery Volcano Cave] which is located some yards away from here, there we would find Fire Giants." agreed Hector.
"Okay, let's proceed into the cave, I am ready for this," said Antonio in a determined tone.
"I don't know how you changed this much after entering this world but, We need at least a party of three to enter the [Fiery Volcano Cave]."
"Yeah, I am changed. I am struck into this hell and now cannot get out, cannot tell anyone as no one would believe me and I cannot trust anyone for I don't know anyone here." thought Antonio.
"What are you thinking?" asked Hector after looking at Antonio for some time.
"I am thinking about what we should do about this problem, I mean how would we get another player for our party?" replied Antonio.
"Do not worry my friend because I just mailed one of my clan mates to come to our aid. He must be on his way," assured Hector.
After hearing to Hector's words, Antonio sighed and laid down under the shade of a birch tree. Both Hector and Antonio waited for a whole fifteen minutes before they saw the silhouette of someone coming towards them. They immediately stood up and held grabbed their weapons. The Wildwood forest was a neutral territory but, it wasn't a safe zone that enabled undesired PvP [Player vs Player] battles. There were several Player Killer Clans who stationed themselves inside dungeons, forests and other deserted places.
The silhouette cleared as it came nearer. It was of a female who looked around as same age as Antonio and Hector. She was wearing a white robe that came all the way down to her knees and gave off a faint purple glow. She had blonde hair that was drawn into a bun and was put in place with a long pin. Her almond-shaped eyes were affixed at the two male players standing in front of her with weapons in their hands.
"Who are you, and If you are a player killer then, retreat from here because we both would send you to hell," warned Antonio.
"Hey hey hey, I am not a Player Killer, I am sent here by the clan leader of Raven Cleave to help you to clear quest in the [Fiery Volcano Cave]." explained the female player.
"Oh, Krystal would have sent her. I am extremely sorry, this place isn't a safe zone so, we were just taking up the measures." apologized Hector.
"Accept my Apologies, The words I said were too harsh," said Antonio in an apologetic tone.
"It's totally fine, I can understand. Nowadays, there are too many Player Killers roaming around deserted places and slaying innocent players." exclaimed the female player.
"I go by the name, Antonio Vanguard and this is Hector Reomord beside me." introduced Antonio.
"My name is Natalie Chase and I am one of the new recruits of Raven Cleave. Also, I know Hector as he is the second In-Command after Krystal Cleave," explained Natalie.
"Now, let's proceed into the cave and kick some Giant's butt," Hector exclaimed in excitement.
The mouth of Fiery Volcano Cave, Wildwood Forest,
"Watch out! The Giant is about to use his [Burning Fist] attack." Hector cried as he saw that the huge and strong fists were about to hit Antonio.
To his surprise, Antonio rolled aside successfully dodging the burning fists of the Fire Giant. The Trio, Antonio, Hector and Natalie had entered the Fiery Volcano Cave to find it swarming with different monsters. The three of them had to activate [Stealth] to hide from unwanted trouble. After going deep into the cave, they finally encountered a Fire Giant which they killed without much difficulty. But, the Fire Giant they were fighting with is a level higher than the other.
"Natalie, You are a Sage and I think you must have healing as well as a water spell. Hector, you are a Berserker and a Half-Giant too whose race bonus is battle prowess and increased Attack Speed and Attack against enemies with low agility. And, I am a Dragon Knight whose Rage mode could increase all the stats of the whole party for a certain time." explained Antonio.
"What do you have in your mind, Genius. It's the correct time to reveal it or we might all die," suggested Hector.
"What I am saying is, First Natalie would attack the Fire Giant with her Water Spell, pulling the aggro. Then, we both would use our skills to confront the Giant from the back and if we get hurt, We have Natalie who would heal us," explained Antonio in a serious tone.
"Wait! My healing spell's cooldown is 60 seconds and my strongest Water Spell is [Typhoon] whose cooldown is 120 seconds," informed Natalie.
"My strongest skill is [Berserker's Blade] and [Sweep Slash], both with a cooldown of 20 seconds," said Hector.
"I am new, so, My strongest skills are [Horizontal Slash] and [Avalanche] and both are basic skills so, their cooldown is 10 seconds," informed Antonio.
The three of them stood up from behind the boulder and Natalie immediately pulled the aggro by using her Magic Skill, [Typhoon]. The Staff she was holding started to glow in a shade of Ocean Blue and a wave of strong wind mixed with ocean waters appeared out of nowhere and enveloped the Fire Giant, reducing his Hit Points by 20 percent. As soon as, the skill's effect wore off, Both Hector and Antonio lunged at the Fire Giant.
Antonio took a few steps back, initial command to activate the sword skill [Avalanche] and then immediately dashed forward creating an airborne effect and drawn into a vertical strike creating a red mark on the virtual body of the Giant. His Hit Points dropped to 528 when Hector used his [Sweep Slash]. All this time, Natalie used two Heal spells and her [Typhoon] skill's cooldown reached Zero.
"Time to end this with our Trio skill combo. Natalie, [Typhoon], Hector, [Berserker's Blade] and I would use [Avalanche]," ordered Antonio.
The three of them Activated their strongest skills and attacked the Fire Giant with the combo. First Natalie used [Typhoon] which dropped his Hit Points to 333. After which Hector landed upon the Giant with [Berserker's Blade] dealing the damage of 238. And the final attack was placed by Antonio who used [Avalanche] to finally kill the Giant.
Antonio got a teleport scroll and experience points which took him a level up. Antonio also completed his quest to Kill two Fire Giants. As for Hector and Natalie, both got equal experience points and some Temin, the currency of this World.
"Well done guys, we could make a nice team." complimented Antonio.
"We could become a great team if you join our Clan." offered Hector.
"Thanks but, no thanks. I am good on my own and I would prefer establishing my own clan," said Antonio.
"This means that, you won't join a well-established clan and establish your own clan?" questioned Hector in a low tone.
"Yeah, I am planning to do that. Any problem with that?" asked Antonio.
"No, Not indeed. In fact, I am happy that we would make an alliance. Let's get out of here for now." exclaimed Hector.
"Yeah, Let's go." agreed Antonio and turned around to leave. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his back. It felt like something stabbed his spine.
Antonio turned around to see that Hector was holding the hilt of the sword and he swiftly stabbed his stomach and squeezed the sword inside his stomach. The area became blood red and Antonio's vision faltered as he saw his Hit Points were decreasing slowly but, steadily. Drops of tears fell on the ground shattering into small shards. Antonio's gaze was fixed at his friend Hector who had a devilish smile on his face.
"Antonio, sorry, I have to do this. I cannot take the risk of letting lose a Dragon Knight like that. There are only ten people who would get the chance to get Dragon Knight as their class. I already had two Dragon Knights as my enemies and I cannot make another one. You know, I craved for that class but, I wasn't lucky enough." exclaimed Hector.
"But, You know right, I would be revived and would come back at you," said Antonio between the breath.
"You would come back to me. But, I just need to kill you every time you come at me and you would lose every item in your inventory. So, I would suggest you never ever cross my path again" agreed Hector.
"I would bring that pride of yours down. You did this because of jealousy right?" questioned Antonio.
"Indeed, I am jealous of you, You got everything, attention in class, you were excellent and now, you got the Epic Dragon Knight Class," answered Hector.
"I will defeat you and your pride. I will find the remaining Dragon Knights and make them my comrades and then, I would come," yelled Antonio as his body shattered into several small shards.
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