The Newbie Is Too Strong's
224. The Ex vs Newbie, Whose Shield is the Strongest?
Lucifer and Shadow Park. Both are unmistakably tough teams that until two years ago were still always fighting for the first and second positions in the competition. Now, they actually have to fight for one place left in the semifinals of the competition.
In Shadow Park, there's Brother Krimson. The alchemist poison master who was a direct disciple of Professor Crevon de Lowrence, The greatest NPC in the field of poison research who was also the principal of the Nostalgic State Magic Academy as well as one among the eight leader seats of the Country.
However, we should also not overlook Team Lucifer, one among the three predecessor teams of the vrmmorpg e-sport competition other than the White Star Team and the Circle Tower. Although the club had been weakened since the theft of their great swordsman duo by the Clock Tower Team, they still had a great shield, the Didi player.
Everything is uncertain. Both clubs can win, but they can also lose. However, the castle defense-themed competition will certainly benefit Team Lucifer more than Team Shadow Park which although their four other players are tough, their own shield players are still at the intermediate level.
The results of both teams are displayed on the screen.
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Lucifer club, number of defenders \= 2, completion time 48 minutes 14 seconds 21 milliseconds
Shadow Park club, number of defenders \= 5, completion time 51 minutes 0 seconds 77 milisekons
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Lucifer's team won in terms of settlement time, but it was Team Shadow Park whose entire members were able to survive until the end. And when the score is summed…
Team Shadow Park apparently won narrowly from Team Lucifer.
Thus, it was determined that the fourth place winner who also advanced to the semifinals was Shadow Park Club.
***
Day by day it changed and I kept training myself to prepare for the semi-final. If everything goes well and we can qualify for the final, it is certain that we are one of the two teams that will represent Indonesia to the international level.
Our next opponent in the semi-final round has been set the Clock Tower Club. The devious club that was the cause of the decline of the pioneering clubs vrmmorpg included our club. The only club I can't forgive.
Then the day of the competition arrived. The competition is conducted on the theme of survival.
Players will be sent to a random location into a 25-square-kilometer arena where all communication devices are restricted. Hearing that, how happy I was that this was an advantage for our team, since with Aura's ability disguised as my ability, I could still communicate with others even without the device telepathically.
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White Star Club
Malik (swordsman)
Brian (mag)
Caroline (assassin)
Arakawa (shielders)
Eye (archer)
Vs
Clock Tower Club
Alvian (swordsman)
Day (swordsman)
Danu (swordsman)
Hermanto (shielders)
Ellie (cleric)
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With the cue from the MC of the match, we also began to transfer to a random area, then the competition began.
***
Coincidentally, Egi and Areka were summoned to an adjacent arena. Luca then directs them to meet first.
“Senior Areka.”
“Yo, Egi.”
“How, Senior Areka. Is Senior confident to win?”
“Hahahahaha. How can a newbie like us be so confident, Egi. We do our best not to disappoint Luca and the others.”
“Hahahaha. Also true. Why the boy was so obsessed with competition and won yes.”
“Hahahaha.”
Thus the chatter between senior and junior lasted for a moment.
But suddenly a light came at a very fast speed and grabbed them. Unfortunately, Areka was late to survive. Fortunately, he was still able to save himself that in the last seconds. However, Egi was severely affected by the attack.
“Egi!”
“Hah? Is this the shield player who replaced my position in the White Star Team? Wow, really weak!”
“That's because they're weak, brother. But more than that, it is Brother who is too great that there will be no other shielder who can replace Brother.”
“Hahahahaha. That's true too, Alika. But well, why until now the Didi was still nicknamed the most talented shielder. I should have been dubbed that way.”
“They have lost in the last eight. Surely soon, with the famous Club Clock Tower, Brother will be able to replace the Didi player position immediately, Kak.”
“Hmm. You're right too. Apparently my decision to quit the garbage club was right. I'll just rot into trash like them if I stay at the club. Look at their new members, even totally unfit.”
Listening to the provoking chatter from the two people, Areka could no longer bear her patience. He shouted, “Who are you?!”
“Oh yes, the time of our club game at that time, these two people were not in the team yet, apparently. Introduce, I am Hermanto, someone who will later be dubbed the most talented shielder.”
“And my name, Alika, loyal lover of Kak Hermanto.” With alacrity the cleric woman beside the player Hermanto also introduced himself.
Hermanto's eyes twisted strangely at Alika's words as if to correct her, but in the end he let the woman of his followers get her own pleasure by claiming to be his lover.
“So so apparently, you are the traitors.”
As Areka said, they were two of the three traitors who escaped by leaking confidential information from the White Star Club to the Clock Tower club after being lured with tantalizing prestige, Hermanto the shield and Alika the cleric.
“Do not misunderstand. I just took the opportunity that was in sight. If only White Star Club could help me develop my career, then I wouldn't be able to betray them and wag my tail to the Clock Tower Club. Just look at last year, stupidly the club was knocked out in the preliminary round by the new club.”
“Not that you are also one of the players who contributed defeat in the team at that time?! You were easily defeated by the assassin from that Silver Hero Team. Anyway, if you want to get out, just get out. But why did you also divulge the team's secrets to them?!”
“Shut!”
Hermanto suddenly moved quickly with his shield, hitting Areka. However, Areka was able to defend well with the shield even though it was a little slammed into the back.
“I lost because of a wasted trainer strategy error! I am a great player. If directed properly, I will surely be able to defeat them! And about stealing that data, is it okay to make it a condition of the club so I can join.”
“Hmm. You and your club are equally depraved.”
“Trang, trang, trang.”
A battle of shields ensued between the two shields, the former vs. the newcomer of the White Star Club. Unfortunately, it was Areka who was cornered since the opposing shielder had the buff advantage of the cleric with him.
“Look how weak you are. Your partner alone can't you protect.”
Seen near the fight, the figure of Egi wriggling. Apparently despite the attack earlier, although fatally wounded, Egi was still able to survive in the arena.
“Trang, trang, trang.”
Hermanto attacks, but Areka prefers to fend him off instead of dodging the fact that he is trying to protect Egi who is behind him.
“You intend to protect your teammate who has been seriously injured like that? Make what? It was not that he could still fight and turn things around again. Wouldn't it be more efficient for you to just leave it alone so that you can focus your attacks more on the enemy?”
“It...”
For a moment, Areka was made to doubt by the words of Hermanto. The logic clearly agrees with the opinion expressed by Hermanto, since this is only a game that if the game over, does not mean something bad will happen to the original body.
“Hahahahaha. You seem to think about that too. Only this seems to be the solidarity of the garbage club. Hahaahaha. Right, just leave the injured comrade who is no longer of any use. But if so, you are not that different from me, only a petty shielder who seeks the best opportunities. You also must have signed up to the garbage club because there is no other paihan, right?”
Of course what Hermanto said was wrong since many offers came from other top clubs who offered Areka to join them, including the Clock Tower Club itself. However, the senior Luca solidified his own heart to join the club where Luca joined.
Clearly Areka is not trash as Hermanto said. He is angry and sometimes a bit upsetting, but he is the type of player who always pays attention to the circumstances of his colleagues and will selflessly help him.
But hearing such insults of Hermanto, there was as if something was stirring up that was felt in Areka as if Hermanto had touched the most sensitive part of Areka. How Areka could not hold back her anger anymore. Not to Hermanto, but to himself who had thought to leave his injured partner.
“Endly, I am just the same type of trash as you huh. Haha. I think that's exactly too.”
Areka laughed, but her eyes were blank.