4. Flood and the Sphinx
Translated by EE, Proofread by Bloodadept, MrBaconator, Britsch, Taylor, Xandaar.
Weed bellowed out a Lion’s Roar.
He stood there, with his chest pushed out. His right hand grasped lightly on the spear he had stabbed into the ground earlier. Standing firm and tall, his body language screamed danger.
“Kill Weed!”
“We have to kill that bastard first! Our Lord Belloni commands us so.”
Demons started to emerge from the flames that were burning down Serabourg Citadel. The large army encircling the Citadel broke away. Their only goal was to kill Weed.
The effect of Lion’s Roar was more than plenty in pulling the Embinyu Church’s attention.
“Hmm.”
Even Weed did not anticipate such a reaction.
“My popularity is pretty amazing.”
The realization of his fame at such a crucial moment!
"......."
Seo Yoon stared at him with a blank expression. She wondered just what kind of plan Weed had that he would so confidently provoke the Embinyu Church like this. She couldn’t help but doubt his sanity.
“I will be able to fight as much as I want.”
“Let’s start a festival of blood.”
Van Hawk and Torido prepared for battle. And Weed, turned his back without a second thought.
“Run for it!”
Weed’s decision was to run.
Of course, there was no way that Weed would have planned to die, fighting the Embinyu Church till the bitter end. Such a thoughtless plan, was for Weed, the same as pouring out all his life savings on lottery or gambling.
Seo Yoon gave a small sigh of relief and followed suit. To her, running away seemed like the right course of action after successfully managing to draw the Embinyu Church’s attention. And especially, what purpose did stabbing his spear into the ground or giving out a Lion’s Roar serve?
But there was a huge leap in logic between the two.
‘For that few seconds, I must have looked cool.’
As a man, he also wanted to try that pose.
Now that the whole army of the Embinyu Church was mobilized after him, the only thing left to do was run.
The Dark Paladins, seeing that Weed was trying to flee, chased after him on horseback.
“Time to run. Van Hawk, open up a path.”
“Understood, Master.”
Running ahead on his Phantom Horse, Van Hawk pulled out his sword and gave a large swing.
Houyhing!
The Dark Paladins, together with their horses, fell.
This was the Van Hawk that Weed treated coldly for reducing his experience points and being useless. But after levelling up, Van Hawk was showing his use as he made short work of these Dark Paladins. Wherever Weed was, people instantly pictured the Death Knight next to him on reflex. The Death Knight had become quite famous in his own right.
“Forward! Continue pushing through!”
The Embinyu Church army moved in groups, trying to block their escape. The beginner players watching on the hill could see groups of Cultists and Demons moving in perfect order as they slowly closed in on Weed.
“Ah… I thought he said he was going to fight alone... running away also works!”
“It must be terrifying. Just imagine, tens of thousands coming to kill just one person.”
“Uwa! It must be electrifying!”
Watching the Demons all gathering in one spot gave a feeling of grandeur.
“We cannot stop here!”
Weed swung his Fire Lance Spear furiously.
Crushing Blow!
The enemy’s head flew off.
Crushing Blow!
Dark Paladin has been paralyzed.
The defensive lines formed by the Dark Paladins and Demons were smashed into the air by the Ice Troll. Though most of the enemies could withstand such a blow, there was no time to follow up and kill them.
“It’s bad form to leave prey alive… what a waste”
It was a miserable situation for Weed, when the monsters were stacked up for him to destroy he had to run away. But the progress of the battle was changing within the breath of a moment. The high ranked Demons were pulled back from the siege to come after him. In the vicinity were many Cultists, Dark Paladins and Witch Doctors as far as Weed could see.