Chapter I, Part Two

However, Iki Ryo didn't know why Hisame was so hostile, he thought maybe she felt rivalry or just wanted to measure her strength. The moment an alliance army of players led by one of the most notorious humanoid guilds in the game Earthflayers marched towards their shared guild, the possibility of some choosing to leave or betray the guild for their own benefit was a more likely possibility, and this was her opportunity.

"Tell me, Iki Ryo, how is it possible that such a powerful player at such a high level using super magic was defeated by a player who wasn't even able to detect our divination magic."

The room fell into a sepulchral silence, each of those present giving the being called Iki Ryo a surprised look. Iki Ryo was the thirteenth strongest member of the Ligningstars Guild who could use super-level magic. Super-Level

magic was very powerful and decimating in most situations, only those who had reached the full level of their class, subclass, and race could use it. However, most players didn't have the patience to level up their subclass and race, so they joined guilds that owned high level players.

Super-level magic had a special skill tree that appeared to players at full level 100. This tree was special in that the required skill was unlocked after completing a special quest, which consisted of at least 10 quests, each of which was differently difficult and rated. The quest included raiding dungeons, pillaging player castles and lands, killing monsters, and other challenging tasks. After completing all of the designated tasks, the player could unlock one skill that could be upgraded to a maximum level of 90. Iki Ryo, was an experienced high-level warrior who had 3 super-level skills and was recognized by everyone for his outstanding skills in PVP battles, but his losses were not that frequent.

"It's complicated. The human player was indeed a good fighter. I was just on a Shadow Wyvern hunt before I came across a magical mineral mine near Broken Peak. I looked at the mine for a while before the human player attacked me from behind. After a long fight, I thought I had the advantage in magic defense and the advantage in offense. After all, he was just a level 96 mage. Just as I was about to deal the final blow, another high-level player using super-magic suddenly appeared from somewhere. It was clear that it was a trap. I couldn't fight them, I would lose. You, as a Warlock, should know when it's better to retreat and not get killed."

"Yes, but I also know when it's better to wait and not get into a senseless fight."

"What do you mean, Hisame?"

After their long exchange and a few slight insults, Iki Ryo realized what Hisame was after; she wanted the others to admit that she was better than him. Lightningstars was a guild made up of only heteromorphic players, and was hated by many human and demihuman players since its inception. This was because other players felt hatred towards the heteromorphic race, considering them monsters and actively hunting them. Therefore, the Ligningstars Guild was formed, a guild that was meant to protect and unite all heteromorphic races. But few players played for this race, as many knew they would be hunted and so chose to play for another available race instead.

Hisame, was a player who specialized in supporting a powerful offense. She was of the Warlock class, this class specialized in offense more than defense. This class was a combination of cleric and warrior, but focused more on magic. But it also had its drawbacks, the first being that it had few defensive classes.

Her personality was complicated, with many members condemning her for being unreverent and envious. Some even said she was hostile and abusive. But inside, deep down, she was different. Hisame, by her real name Hata Ayama, came from a wealthy family. Her family owned an operating systems company in Tokyo. One of them was called ACE. This operating system was advanced and many companies felt it could be a large and dangerous competitor in the stock market. But before this operating system could be fully launched, Hattori and Sakamoto, on one of their business trips, had a tragic car accident in which there was minimal chance of survival. Some people said that it was a trap and they had a bomb planted in their car, thus preventing most companies from dangerous competition, although it is true that a few companies did not have a good opinion of the company. However, the police quickly closed the investigation, saying that alcohol was the cause of the accident. Hata did not believe this claim, she knew that her parents never drank alcohol. She was convinced that someone had deliberately killed her family.

"Do you think my fighting skills are worse to yours?!"

"You want to see for yourself."

At this moment, the air grew heavy and carried a strong tension. Hisame tightly gripped her dagger hidden behind her left thigh and was about to activate her skill [Dance of a Thousand Blades]. In response, Ryo let a huge halberd materialize in front of him and gripped it forcefully, looking directly into Hisame's eyes.

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In Worlborn, every skill had a cooldown. The higher the skill level the higher the cooldown was. It was because each skill was differently strong, but most skills especially magic skills were really strong. For example, the skill [All Life Turns to Dust: Cry of the Shoggoth] at level 80 had a cooldown of 37 seconds.

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Hisame slowly stood up and pushed the chair away from her slightly, to which Iki Ryo did the same and then-...