Guild Wars-Novel

｢Active 2 – Utter Destruction: Send out a super-condensed beam of Destruction Energy that can eliminate any existence from the past and future within your Rank. No cooldown.

Note 1: Casting these skills will result in severe paralysis.

Note 2: These are beams of unparalleled destruction! Anything hit by them WILL CEASE TO EXIST.  ｣

A single beam of pure Destruction Energy hurtled towards the fellow, but it wasn't aimed at the him now. After all, he was Rank 7 and Draco was a measly Rank 3. How could he make use of the Eyes' effect?

Rather, a small portal was torn in space-time, showing the fellow himself when he was at Rank 3. He was currently kneeling down before a grave, talking to the deceased person softly.

However, his body shook as he sensed instant death, and turned to see the black light speeding towards him as it neared the portal. His face paled as he knew that dodging was a luxury he could not afford anymore.

The him in the present coughed blood as he felt like his fate had been cut and isolated in the river of time. His face changed greatly when he saw the space-time portal leading to his past self, and he couldn't help but wonder if this was Draco's special method.

He roared and stretched a hand out to intercept the blast. Even though it was condensed Destruction Energy, its potency was not enough to completely eliminate the current him in one hit.

It would deal severe damage yes, but not one-shot him. That was a far better outcome than having himself wiped out of the flow of history!

However, how could this attack be evaded or blocked? Unless Draco himself switched it off, it would be impossible! The skill description clearly stated that it was an absolute attack, that was why the penalty was so high.

The Rank 7 fellow's attempts were in vain and the beam squarely hit his past self, causing him to scream and disintegrate into nothingness, wiping out his body, soul and spirit.

The current him only had a second to scream his last words before he disappeared into nothingness as well.

"I AM FILLED WITH REGRET!"

His words caused the other Rank 7 fellows who were watching with horror on their faces to feel endless fear. They felt like they had understood Draco's method and they had to admit, this was truly a good way to kill off any Rank 7.

None of them would be able to escape such a method, and for a moment, their hearts surged with endless regret. If they had known he was capable of such an attack, they would have curried favor and even solicited him to kill their enemies by paying any reasonable amount.

Then the regret turned into anger, then madness. They understood that once they gave Vita Kingdom and Umbra any time to regroup, they would be killed one by one like flies!

No, they had to destroy Umbra and this fellow now, once and for all! Otherwise only their doom awaited!

Even those who had intended to stay neutral had bloodshot eyes which was caused by lingering regret and resolve. They hated that they had not stopped the others, otherwise none of this would have happened.

However, the food had been eaten and someone had to pay the bill.

"Kill! We have no choice!"

"Fight to the death! Fight for a chance at life!"

"He cant kill us all at once! Swarm him!"

The Rank 7 fellows went crazy and rushed forward, aiming to destroy everything before Draco could kill them all. If they could kill him, there was a chance that the item responsible might drop and his threat would disappear.

Despite the threat of so many Rank 7 fellows coming to attack the, the core members glanced at them coldly, engraving the faces of the fellows into their minds.

Draco waved a hand lazily as he turned around and returned to the Aether Palace.

"Fitter, Sublime, get rid of them. Hikari, resurrect everyone and gather them in the Aether Palace's courtyard."

Eva glanced at the Rank 7 fellows lightly before folding her arms and following Draco, her face which she usually displayed proudly became blocked by darkness, whereas Shuangtian hesitated then sighed.

These two thoughtstreams had come to the fore after being locked up for a while, and they wanted to settle down and understand the changes since then, so they returned to rest and relax.

Fitter and Sublime stepped forward with cold expressions. Both were Rank 5 now and had some special skills that were relevant for this situation.

｢Luckmancer - Statistical Class (Rank 5)

Skills:

Rank 1: Lucky Bastard (Passive), Better Luck Next Time (Passive), Wish Upon A Shooting Star (Active)

Rank 2: Unlucky Curse (Active)

Rank 3: Karma Keys (Passive)

Rank 4: Lucky Blessing (Active)

Rank 5: Fate and Fortune (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 100%

Rank up difficulty: 0%

Class weapons: All staff and unique.

Class skills: Any Luck-based.｣

｢Lucky Blessing – Active skill

Effect: Tag a person with a Lucky Blessing, giving them the <Lucky> status effect which doubles their Luck temporarily, increasing the quality of drops as well as variable chances of success.

Duration: 1 day

Cooldown: 1 day.｣

｢Fate and Fortune – Passive skill

Effect: Your extreme Luck sees to it that you are given everything you want at any time. When you encounter pivotal moments in your life, you will receive a prompt of the outcomes of the actions. When you open any treasure chest or pick any drops, they would be the most valuable selection possible.｣

｢Seneschal - Legendary Class (Rank 5)

Skills:

Rank 1: Administration (Passive), Advisor (Passive), Protect (Active), Repel (Active).

Rank 2: Assent (Active), Consolidate (Active).

Rank 3: Tax Collection (Passive), Wisdom Seeking (Passive)

Rank 4: Fist Speech (Active), Ban (Active)

Rank 5: Anti-Reconnaissance (Passive), Anti-Corruption (Passive)

Exp gain rate: 100%

Rank up difficulty: 100%

Class weapons: Any non-physical

Class skills: Any non-physical｣

｢Tax Collection – Passive skill

Effect: Tax collection within the state controlled by the Seneschal shall be done automatically by a sentient spirit. This spirit is fully aware of all earnings of all citizens and as such does not need them to calculate themselves.

Note: Detected Seneschal is in a Kingdom with a Rank 3 and above bank, so the Tax Spirit has been connected to the bank's facilities for better efficiency.｣

｢Wisdom Seeking – Passive skill

Effect: The Seneschal gains insight on all matters pertaining to their work, prompts will appear to guide them on the likelihood of success of new policies, as well as reception, costs and other factors.｣

｢Fist Speech– Active skill

Effect: Sometimes, the Seneschal cannot use reason to speak, and so must use the fist! Activate this skill to transfer all non-physical stats to the physical counterparts and gain 300% more muscles.

Duration: 30 minutes

Cooldown: 1 hour.｣

｢Ban – Active skill

Effect: Place a ban on any person, item or concept within the boundaries of your state, preventing them from entering the physical territory through any means.

Duration: Variable

Cooldown: None.｣

｢Anti-Reconnaissance – Passive skill

Effect: All spies sent by other nations, or entities working for those in possession of reconnaissance Tradeskills, or those in possession of reconnaissance combat classes, will find their abilities unable to penetrate the veil around the territory managed by the Seneschal.｣

｢Anti-Corruption – Passive skill

Effect: Within the territory managed by the Seneschal, all public officials and those affiliated with the government would be subject to intense scrutiny from the Spirit of Honesty, and any corruption or corruptive measures taken will be exposed with ease.｣

Fitter stepped forward and cast Lucky Blessing on Sublime, giving her the <Lucky> status and doubling her respectable Luck stat. Then Sublime took a potion from her inventory and drank it.

｢Luck Boost Potion – Consumable

Rank: Legendary (100% effectiveness)

Effect: This potion allows the consumer to increase their Luck stat by a range of 1-5 points.｣

After preparing enough, Sublime then used the skill with which Draco called her out here for.

｢Repel – Active skill

Effect: Send away any invaders at your Rank or below with ease. Invaders above your Rank have a 75% chance to be repelled.

Cooldown: 12 hours.｣

The moment she used the skill, a wave erupted from the Aether Palace and seemed to synergize with it. Aetheric Energy was sucked in by the Aether Palace and a huge green Dragon Phantom formed above the highest tower.

｢Name: Energy Dragon (Fake) – Rank 7 Dragon God

Level: 300

HP: 500,000,000,000,000,000/500,000,000,000,000,000｣

The Dragon coiled around a ledge and then faced the Rank 7 fellows who were rushing over, its eyes glowing with a majestic green light as it roared with power, the shockwaves from the roar blowing against the bodies of the Rank 7 fellows.

Immediately, their faces changed to horror as they were all blown out of Vita Kingdom and sent all the way back to their abodes, regardless of where it was in the world.

Not only that, they were given a prompt by the AI that they could not approach Vita kingdom for the next few hours until the effects of the skill wore off.

However, there was an even bigger problem now that they were repelled…

｢System to World Announcement

An influential player has generated a World Event! Please check the details below.｣

｢The War Against the World – World Quest

Description: Draco, the strongest of all Immortal Adventurers in the world, and the most influential human in history, has issued a War of Extinction against various forces that unlawfully attacked Vita Kingdom and slaughtered innocents. He has also announced a War of Enslavement to the factions that sat by and watched it all happen without stopping it.

In order to spice things up, the players of the world can freely participate in this war and choose sides!

If Player choose the Rank 7 factions:

Mission 1: Hunt down the members of Umbra and kill them until their levels reach zero, then find a way to eradicate their accounts.

Mission 2: Kill all NPCs affiliated with Umbra and Vita Kingdom, deterring others from allying with them.

If Player chooses Umbra and Vita Kingdom:

Mission 1: Hunt down the NPC affiliated with the various factions and empty out their military force.

Mission 2: Assist in anyway, the capture or killing of the specific Rank 7 entities listed here: (Click to open)

Limitation 1: Players must choose which faction to join when participating, otherwise they will not get the rewards.

Limitation 2: Players names will be shown on the faction pages of each side, free for the world to see! Choose wisely!

Provision 1: Players can partake in sub-events based on this World Quest and double their earnings for both.

Provision 2: During the event, players who kill NPCs will accrue full experience rewards as if they were killing monsters, and will also gain experience from killing players affiliated with the other factions.

Rewards: 1 Epic Treasure Chest, 30,000 gold and a Special Rank for all players of the winning faction.｣

At this time, Hikari had also burned a lot of Divine Energy to resurrect everyone who died. She became extremely fatigued and was gently carried by Roma and Zaine, heading to the Aether Palace with everyone else who was alive and also those who had just been resurrected.

This did not include, of course, unaffiliated NPCs or players who were either living or visiting Vita Kingdom for the various benefits. When they came back and they realized what happened, they were first filled with fear, then gratitude towards Hikari, then hatred towards the Rank 7 fellows.

Every player in the city had bloodshot eyes as they immediately joined Umbra's faction and rushed to the various shops and outlets to gather materials and weapons to start their part of the business.

As for the NPCs, they couldn't partake in a World Event like this, but that didn't mean there weren't other ways for them to help.

However, at this moment, another shocking announcement was made by the system that made many players who were about to rush to join Vita reconsider their choice.