Shock

Apophis gathered Jiraya and ThreeDog, who had also upgraded their skills during the break.

Though they hadn't obtained the same rewards as Apophis, they'd each received 100 Skill Points as a result of receiving a grade of "S" for completing the quest. It was an incredible reward! Neither of them could have ever imagined receiving the equivalent of a hundred levels from any quest.

After they finished upgrading, Apophis said, "Our current plan is simple. We must force the Coalition to negotiate with us! To do this, we'll simply inflict maximum damage on them. I'll go to Nokful as bait while you two lead the forces still loyal to the Federation on my behalf."

Jiraya nodded. "How many players do we have left at this point? We lost quite a few of them."