Game’s Dogma

“How did this happen?” The pleasant voice of a lady resounded throughout the room. Through her screen, she also could tell the system’s decision was way too illogical.

In the futuristic room, the pair of male and female sat in their levitated seats. The male spoke moments later, “I guess… the system doesn’t want to waste any more time. Hah… This Dragonspear has great potential, but he’s way too stubborn!

“Drifters are viruses that can cause massive disruptions to the system. That’s why the system wants to get rid of the virus as soon as possible, but it can’t use its powers without a valid reason. By creating a quest, it’s sending players in to do the dirty work. The six are testing the system’s patience by holding out the first two waves.”

The man sighed and put on a pitiful look. He then continued, “Dragonspear cannot possibly clear this quest even if he’s ten times stronger. Just watch, the difficulty will go up exponentially even if they somehow make it through the third wave. The system might even send ten Level 50 epic bosses to each entrance at Wave 10.

“We can only hope Dragonspear realises soon that this is an impossible quest that isn’t meant to be cleared… and let the system kill that girl.”

Chau Yu was having a headache, but he still faithfully did his duty of informing the squad of the incoming enemies. With his eyes focused on Bloodless Bladester and Chan Ka Lok’s side, he started blasting away while keeping things concise.

“Redhound, unlisted on any rankings. A famous assassin in Empyreon and the top assassin of Traceless Floreal. You should be familiar with the other player.”

The other player, upon exchanging weird glances with Greenstone, immediately yelled, “Why are you here!” 

Greenstone only stared at the man who wielded not a weapon but a tobacco pipe. He was Goemon from Assassination Coalition.

A familiar face also appeared at Drako Yau’s side. The man was donned in a suit of silvery armour and had a buckler instead of the popular choice, a tower shield.

He had once lost to Mask. He might just be an underling of Empyreal Spire, but no one had ever challenged his status as the number one paladin. He was Handsome Scholar.

Standing next to Handsome Scholar was a player Drako Yau had never seen before—Lothbrok.

Chau Yu sounded a bit off when he spoke of Handsome Scholar. “You’re rivals with Scholar so I’ll skip. But be aware of Lothbrok. All we know is that he has a hidden class that has lurking abilities… though that might prove useless for you.”

Collis unloaded the bow from his back and held it in combat position. He then turned to Firefly and said courteously, “Miss Firefly, please observe from behind. These clowns aren’t worthy of being your opponents.”

From the moment they were teleported to the bandit’s camp, Collis had already been eyeing the fair lady. He believed it must have been fate that they were teleported to the same entrance.

Firefly remained silent and prepared for battle. She shot a cold glare at Collis; she hated such men the most.

Firefly was a dazzling beauty with short hair tied into a ponytail. The heavy plate armour and gigantic tower shield were a stark contrast to her delicate physique, which only made her all the more charming. Because of her charms, she had been on the receiving end of countless harassments, and she defeated every single one of them. The perverts were all mere stepping stones to building her reputation as the “Valkyrie”.

Collis wasn’t discouraged by Firefly’s blatant disgust. You can’t get girls without determination and perseverance! he thought. All he wanted now was to quickly get rid of those two annoying bastards in his way and spend some sweet time alone with Firefly.

Chan Ka Lok? Oh yeah, guild master of Red Flower Society from Empyreon. Bah, there’s nothing to be afraid of when he isn’t even from a first-rate guild.

The other was far more reputable, but his reputation lay in his benevolence. Bloodless Bladester was an easy-going person who’d simply shrug and laugh it off if someone stole the kill on the monster he was fighting. He also played the peacemaker whenever others got into arguments or fights with Underworld.

Bloodless Bladester in a battle? Ha, nice joke.

Collis pulled his bowstring; he wanted to get the boring quest over with already. The bandit martial was charging in with Dash, along with Firefly who also sprung into action albeit at a slower pace due to her class disadvantage.

“As usual, the boss’ yours. I’ll handle those two,” said Bloodless Bladester.

Chan Ka Lok nodded and replied, “Stay safe.” He knew he wasn’t up for the task of going up against two top players yet.

Collis’ arrow whizzed past them. He had learnt a skill from an encounter quest, Weighty Arrow. It imbued his attacks with the status “Thousand Catties”, which lowered the enemy’s movement speed by a fixed percentage and could stack infinitely. His enemies would turn immobile and become living targets after getting hit by enough of his arrows. As such, anyone who was hit by over three of his arrows was basically dead.

However, Bloodless Bladester specialised in evasive manoeuvres. His unique utilisation of Dash was achieved by synergising his deep understanding of the skill and his exceptional balance. Unlike Drako Yau or Greenstone’s ancient footwork, it was a technique that was only usable in the game because of its dependence on the Dash skill.

Dash increased a player’s movement speed, but charging skills were usually interrupted when the player attacked or was attacked. Bloodless Bladester’s trick was to sprint in choppy steps. When others took only three steps to cover a certain distance, he’d split it up into nine steps while maintaining the same movement speed. This allowed him to make abrupt changes in movement direction whenever he saw an incoming attack. However, it was extremely taxing on one’s physique and balance, which was why no one could replicate it despite him openly sharing his secret.

Collis’ face fell when he saw Bloodless Bladester dodging his arrows easily. He was hoping to put on a good show for Firefly, yet Bloodless Bladester’s seemingly casual evasions only made him look incompetent.

“Hmph!” Collis ramped up his firing speed.

All his attribute points were invested into Dexterity. He was extremely agile and could rapid-fire his bow, though at the cost of abysmal survivability. With Weighty Arrow, his focus was on landing shots instead of dishing out damage. The best way to achieve that was to bring up his Attack Speed as much as possible, so all his points were spent on Dexterity.

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