Guild Wars-Novel

Shadow's eyes became colder and colder as he saw that Elle was slowly recovering, and he turned his head to face Surtur with flames escaping his eyes.

"For daring to make Elle exert herself, you deserve death!" Shadowheart declared angrily.

Surtur, who was fighting three at once, almost coughed blood in anger.

What the hell do you mean by that? You came here, into my abode, killed almost all my people, destroyed my province until it was almost barren with those bloody apocalypses, and dare to act like the victim party?!

Surtur's pent-up anger he had been holding back due to his power and status exploded, causing his red demon energy to grow wantonly and almost become uncontrollable.

His eyes became utterly bloodshot and he could no longer distinguish friend from foe.

Surtur had officially entered a berserk status! His Attack, Defense, and Speed had soared greatly, but his intelligence had decreased by the same amount.

He roared so loudly and violently that it caused delayed shockwaves that blew through the area. Misery, AP, and Nightwalker were pushed back slightly, and their expressions became grim.

Surtur stopped roaring and was about to speak when Shadowheart appeared beside him and grabbed his face.

"Nihil."

Immediately, Surtur felt a wave of light grey energy head into the very core of his existence and aim for the Demonic Source that gave him his power. It was like a tidal wave that aimed to wash away every single inch of his power and then suppress it forever.

Surtur had never felt a crisis like today. He felt like if he allowed himself to succumb to this attack, he would be doomed for all eternity.

Surtur roared and released his power wantonly, not caring about any possible backlash or harm to his foundation. The grey wave from Shadowheart encountered intense resistance and was almost blown away, causing the man himself to grimace deeply as blood leaked from the side of his mouth.

Shadowheart's eyes also became red with madness as he staked it all on sealing Surtur today. The two remained in a silent stalemate, one flashing with red demonic energy and the other emitting a grayish aura.

Suddenly behind Surtur, AP_Berzerker appeared. He then slapped the back of Surtur's head with his bloodline axes and smiled cruelly.

"Stuck in a life and death stalemate? One where the slightest interruption could tilt the balance? Let me help you out then brother Surtur!" AP roared righteously.

Bang! Boom! Bang!

AP wickedly used his axes to slash and whack Surtur all over, leaving shallow cuts on his skin and some slight bruises due to the sheer force of his max strength.

"Brother Surtur, don't worry! With this, it will strengthen your resolve and prevent distractions, so you can defeat the evil fellow opposite you!" AP bellowed with amiability, showing a face full of sincerity and honor.

Misery, who was helping Elle to her feet, had his eyes light up.

"Sister Elle, quickly recover with Brother Nightwalker. My soul is screaming to cause trouble!" Misery hurriedly said as he carried Elle to Nightwalker and then rushed upwards to join AP_ Berzerker.

Elle, who had recovered enough, had her lips twitched as she knew that the fellow was going to play around. Seeing the concern in Nightwalker's eyes, she waved a hand and rose to her feet.

When she saw Shadowheart's bloodshot eyes full of killing intent and madness, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly flew up and appeared behind Shadowheart, then hugged him gently from behind.

"Connor, its okay… I'm here. I'm okay now." Elle gently whispered into his ears.

Like a drowning man being pulled from the sea, reason and elegance returned to Shadowheart as his eyes became clear and he felt the familiar warmth that he so dearly loved.

Shadowheart half turned and smiled gently. "Thank you, Lily. Without you, I would be lost."

Meanwhile, Misery appeared and pointed his spear at Surtur, and smiled. "Brother Surtur, we are traitors of the golden Savages here to help you out. What we want is not money, or power, but to send a message!"

Misery then opened his purple tome which automatically flipped to the page of a 5th-order spell: Elemental Touch. This spell allowed one to infuse a certain element into their palm and offensively use it against a foe.

Misery chose to use ice as it suitably countered demons, and rushed forward.

"Brother Surtur, let me help!" Misery roared with valor as he imbued both his palms with ice and grabbed Surtur's two horns. Then he brought the fellow's face down and collided with his knee, smashing his nose and causing blood to fly.

While Misery did this, AP continued to thwack his back with his axes, causing blood and flesh to fly whereas the remaining blunt force caused Surtur's organs to quake.

As for Surtur, he was dizzy and confused about life.

I, Surtur, was born in the Demon Refinement pool of the Royal Family and named King at birth. I killed raped, slaughtered, and tortured all my life and eventually grew this province from nothing into something.

What did I ever do wrong to deserve this?

Shadowheart, who was now calm, retracted his hand and stopped using Nihil on Surtur. It was too draining and would cause him damage in the long run, which was why Elle even stopped him.

Misery and AP, who were having fun, were blown back by the eruption of energy from Surtur and regrouped with Nightwalker. The five glanced at the Demon king whose body was shaking with anger, humiliation, and some bit of fear.

While both sides were cruelly staring each other down, a notification suddenly appeared.

｢Boundless System-wide Announcement

Player Draco and his party including Riveting Night, Jade Empress, Money Lover, Cold Summer, Akainu, Cobra, Dark Monk, Sublime Notion, Uno, Boyd, Slim Fatty, Deployed Soldier, Silent Walker, Dreary Traveler, Rambunctious Buttlover, Noble Writer, Fitter Cleric, Happy Saint, Gentle Light, Gentle Flower, Noble Soul, Joker, Happy Scholar, Killer Queen, Great Caster, Trouble Maker, Sanji, Brother Is Best, Shani, Omega Raider, Essence Stalker, Ghostprotokill, Hades, The Showman, Nightwalker, Kronalord, Warm Spring, Hunter101Bomber, Loving Aunt, Hendro, Tunder Power and Intellectual Monkey have completed the nearly impossible task of killing a Rank 7 entity without being at Rank 7! All Umbra players receive the title "Suppression Immunity"!｣

｢Suppression Immunity – Special Rank

If you suffer a Level Suppression of at most 25%, or a Rank Suppression of one Rank, you can ignore the effects. If you suffer from a Level Suppression or Rank Suppression surpassing this amount, the difference is calculated and implemented.｣

｢System to Player Announcement

You have done the near impossible and killed a Rank 7 entity while at Rank 2 (Draco, Eva, Shuangtian)/Rank 4 (Everyone else). Rank +1!｣

Immediately, Shadowheart, Elle, Nightwalker, Misery, and AP_Berzerker suddenly jumped one Rank, and their classes refreshed.

｢Eternal Magus - Divine Class (Rank 5)

Skills:

Rank 1: Eternal Source (Passive), Omni-Elemental (Passive), Omni-Beam Strike (Active), Ouroboros' Might (Active).

Rank 2: Eternal Loop (Active), Entropy (Active)

Rank 3: Sorcerer Supreme (Passive), Unique Magic (Passive)

Rank 4: Magical Nihil (Active), Void of Existence (Active).

Rank 5: Elemental Immunity (Passive), World Heart (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 0.25%

Rank up difficulty: 50%

Class weapons: All Elemental or Magic.

Class skills: Any Elemental or Magic.｣

｢Elemental Immunity – Passive skill

Effect: As the Eternal Magus, your control over the elementals of the world has reached a peak, causing them to instinctively bow their heads before you. When struck by any elemental attack, the potency is reduced by 30% on the final calculation.｣

｢World Heart – Passive skill

Effect: You have finally achieved a special magical realm of becoming one with the world. The world itself actively gathers elements and energy for your spells, skills, and techniques, causing them to be powered by 500%.｣

｢Chaos God - Divine Class (Rank 5)

Rank 1: Chaos Domain (Passive), Chaos Control (Passive), Random Warp (Active), Targeted Warp (Active)

Rank 2: Chaos Bomb (Active), Chaos Wave (Active)

Rank 3: Chaotic Charisma (Passive), Chaotic Immunity (Passive)

Rank 4: Chaos Blast (Active), Chaos Spear (Active)

Rank 5: Chaotic Faith (Passive), Chaotic Supremacy (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 0.25%

Rank up difficulty: 50%

Class weapons: Any.

Class skills: Chaos.｣

｢Chaotic Faith – Passive skill

Effect: The Chaos God represents the highest echelon of powers within the Chaos Realm, so much so that the Will of the Chaos Realm has bowed its head to your greatness and majesty. All Chaos beings with a chaos element bloodline or are majorly made up of Chaos-related power will treat you as their fount of honor and object of worship.｣

｢Chaotic Supremacy – Passive skill

Effect: You have reached a new peak in the manipulation of your power. Any Chaos element being of the same power as you will be fully suppressed in your domain, unable to even use a lick of power. All Chaos-related beings that are stronger than you will be suppressed by a percentage depending on the strength difference.

Note: The higher the strength difference, the lower the suppression.｣

｢Calamity King - Divine Class (Rank 5)

Skills:

Rank 1: Destroyer (Passive), Calamity Source (Passive), Collection (Active), Apocalypse (Active)

Rank 2: Generate (Active), Multiply (Active)

Rank 3: Absolve (Passive), Protect (Passive)

Rank 4: Absorption (Active), Destruction (Active)

Rank 5: Resurrection (Passive), Indefatigability (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 0.25%

Rank up difficulty: 50%

Class weapons: None.

Class skills: Partial Destruction.｣

｢Resurrection – Passive skill

Effect: Any Apocalypse you generate can be resurrected after paying a price equivalent to your current accumulated Destruction Force and return to power. The Apocalypse in question retains its previous power and mission, becoming semi-immortal as long as Destruction Force is present.

Note: Does not work on collected/external apocalypses.｣

｢Indefatigability – Passive skill

Effect: Apocalypses spawned by the Calamity King no longer expire naturally, but live forever and can expand forever. They can also now reproduce smaller apocalypses and even mix and merge to form new types of apocalypses, all without the Calamity King's input!｣

｢Shadowy Hound - Divine Class (Rank 5)

Skills:

Rank 1: Hound of Culann - Rank 5 (Passive), The Shadowy One - Rank 5 (Passive), Knight's Honor (Active), Sorcerer Supreme (Active),

Rank 2: Spear Shadows (Active) Spell Ward (Active)

Rank 3: Spear Heir (Passive), Witch's Descendant (Passive)

Rank 4: Bloodlust (Active), Magician's Luck (Active)

Rank 5: Soul Spear (Passive), Magical Tradeskills (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 0.25%

Rank up difficulty: 50%

Class weapons: Spear and Tome.

Class skills: All Spear, Magic.｣

｢Soul Spear – Passive skill

Effect: The Inheritor of the Hound of Culann has also inherited a special ability: The ability to strike the soul of a target with the spear in your hand. Every single one of your strikes, whether auto-attack, skill, or technique, is imbued with 50% soul damage.｣

｢Witch's Descendant – Passive skill

Effect: The Inheritor of the Shadowy One has also inherited and special ability: The cumulative knowledge and skill of a peak sorceress in the fields of Alchemy, Enchanting, Divination, etc, which includes all known magical Tradeskills.

Note: Your level in all these Tradeskills is fixed at Master. You cannot go any higher unless you practice the Tradeskill yourself from scratch.｣

｢God of War - Divine Class (Rank 5)

Rank 1: Divine Strength (Passive), Divine Endurance (Passive), Mighty Strike (Active), Warrior Rage (Active)

Rank 2: Axe Throw (Active), Axe Recall (Active),

Rank 3: Divine Speed (Passive), Divine Will (Passive)

Rank 4: Divine Power (Active), Divine Summon (Active)

Rank 5: Divine Charisma (Passive), Divine Luck (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 0.25%

Rank up difficulty: 50%

Class weapons: Any Axe.

Class skills: Any Divine, Combat.｣

｢Divine Charisma – Passive skill

Effect: The God of War is a being in possession of a Divine nature by default. Your Charisma is enough to suppress all beings and charm the opposite sex to desire you to death when you reach your prime.

Currently, you have a 400% boost to Charisma.｣

｢Divine Luck – Passive skill

Effect: The God of War is a being in possession of a Divine nature by default. Your Luck is enough to acquire the most precious goods when strolling and avoid the most dangerous blows when battling when you reach your prime.

Currently, you have a 400% boost to Luck.｣