Chapter 468

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Defense Specialization and the Aftermath of the Event

Maple won one fierce battle after another. A week after the battle ended, it was time to relax in the [New World Online].

Some wanted to continue the quests and exploration of the 9th Floor, while others simply wanted to venture around the map.

At the same time, there were those who were busy looking for skills they wished they had during the previous event.

Thus, everyone returned to their daily routine.

Meanwhile, at [Maple Tree], Maple received a pile of pure white plates from Iz and arranged them on the table.

“Party, party!”

“It’s been a while.”

“I guess it can’t be helped?”

There was a reason why they didn’t do it immediately after the event.

One of the reasons was because they were waiting for the rest of the [Maple Tree]. At that time, Velvet suddenly showed up at their guild home.

“Here I am—!”

“Excuse me.”

“Ah! That’s fast!”

“Hmm? It seems that someone’s already here.”

“Yes! The others should be here soon.”

Guiding the pair to a row of chairs, Maple waited for the rest of the invited players.

They couldn’t hold a celebration right after the event because they had to match the schedules of the 20 players from [Rapid Fire], [Thunderstorm], and [Kingdom of the Flame Emperor].

Fortunately, they only had to postpone the celebration for a week, which was considered quite early.

As they did that, the door to the [Maple Tree] opened once again, and two key players from [Rapid Fire] appeared.

“Hello, thank you very much for the invitation.”

“The event turned into such a fierce battle. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Please find an empty seat and wait!”

“Thanks, I’ll do that.”

Velvet immediately approached Lily and Wilbert, who were seated, and started talking.

At the time of the settlement, the two were in separate royal castles. As such, they had much to say about the endgame.

Afterwards, eight members from [Congregations of the Holy Swords] and [Kingdom of the Flame Emperor] also came. Originally, Maple had planned to invite everyone who’d formed an alliance with the [Maple Tree], but the guild home couldn’t accommodate them. Therefore, this time as well, Maple would invite those she’d added as friends.

“Maple, thanks to you, we were able to win the event.”

“I won’t lose next time, no matter what kind of event it is.”

“We’ll do our best, too!”

As the guild master, Payne and Mii briefly exchanged greetings. After everyone was seated, Iz served the dishes, and as they shared their impressions, everyone excitedly recounted the event.

“Even so… We’ve invited a bunch of extraordinary faces.”

“Yeah, there’s no denying that…”

Chrome and Kasumi muttered as they looked at the gathered players. Gathered at that place were the core players of each guild, along with the guild master who played the central role during the event.

Since their goal was to defeat Maple, they were naturally very powerful. As a result of building friendships with players she interacted with on the battlefield, Maple’s friends had become amazing.

“I thought Mii and Velvet’s power would be enough to secure victory.”

“Haha, see, Payne didn’t lose.”

Shin shook his head helplessly at Drag, who was so proud of himself for some reason.

“As expected, [Collapsing Sword] is no match for it.”

“The attack from [Multi-Total Teleport] was really dangerous. If my [Resurrect] didn’t activate in time…”

“I was blown off because of the damage. It was such a devastating blow…”

Shin, who recalled it, nodded deeply. After gathering all the buffs, Payne swung his holy sword without the slightest hesitation. He didn’t even pay the [Collapsing Sword] any heed, letting himself suffer its direct hit.

The light of the holy sword, which was as powerful as Mii’s flame and Velvet’s thunder, was more than the [Kingdom of the Flame Emperor] had expected. The [Multi-Total Teleport] was a special specification for that time only. A whole different level of enhancement that regarded everyone as an ally. The power and range were something that even the user, Frederica, had never seen before.

“It’d have been different if I’d won at least once… This is really frustrating!”

“It was a close call. If only I could endure it for a few more minutes…”

“It was more than enough, Lily.”

“I think Velvet did an amazing job, as well!”

Large-scale group battle during the daytime.

The battle that continued from the surprise attack at midnight, and the castle siege at the climax.

They were all important battles that could change the outcome had things went differently.

Maple and the others, who’d built up an advantage over them by a slight margin, managed to secure the victory.

As they discussed that, Velvet suddenly recalled something and glanced at Sally.

“That’s right! There’s something I’d like to ask Sally!”

“What is it?”

“That trick! At the event! How does it work?”

Of course, Velvet was referring to Sally’s tactics. Cancel her skills midway through, launch invisible attacks, and alter the appearances of her weapons. Frankly speaking, she was such a wild card.

“I got hit by it, too. You also have Kasumi’s skill… What was that about?”

Sally didn’t only defeat Shin, but also created enough opportunity to cause the defeat of both Hinata and Wilbert. Even after watching her from the spectator area, everyone was still confused.

“Of course, it’s a secret.”

“Then, I’ll found out by sparring!” (Velvet)

“Hold on, I already made an appointment with her?” (Frederica)

“What do you think, Will? It’d be helpful if you can look into it.” (Lily)

“It’s worth considering.” (Wilbert)

If they hadn’t cornered Sally in the first place, she probably wouldn’t resort to a tactic that interweaved truth and falsehood.

Objectively speaking, Sally’s arrays of skills were severely disadvantageous against Velvet, Frederica, or Wilbert. But Sally made it work.

“Sally…”

“S-she’s so popular!”

“Ahaha, is it about time to add a duel reservation system?”

“I mean, they’re already making some kind of arrangements.”

“Close enough.”

They certainly didn’t want to face off against Sally on the battlefield.

From what they’d seen in the spectator area, Sally’s vigilance was now as good as Maple’s.

Rather, because Maple was too eye-catching, she was forced to lay low. As such, the real threat became apparent in the recent PVP battles.

Everyone was on the lookout for Maple and her guild. Due to that, they overlooked Sally. Unlike Maple, Sally’s vigilance increased during PVPs.

“Us [Congregations of Holy Swords] must aim higher. The number of guilds who rival us in strength has increased.”

“Aah, it can’t be helped. Guess I’ll have to check them out.”

“The same goes for the [Kingdom of the Flame Emperor].”

“That’s right, I couldn’t suppress them as per the original plan… I have to research other guilds, too…”

The event was also fruitful for Payne and Mii as guild masters. Only after actually fighting did they realize that the position had changed compared to the 4th event.

Be it for [Maple Tree], [Rapid Fire], or [Thunderstorm], there were many other guilds that had caught up. Still, they couldn’t afford to lose so easily.

But that was another story for the future event. Although gathering information was important, right now, the priority was to have fun.

Afterwards, they had a heated debate. ‘If I had done this here, I’d have succeeded—’, ‘What’s that skill about?’

No one could participate on every battlefield. There were many stories of small battles that happened here and there that each of them didn’t know, which made it all the more exciting.

“How was it? It was the first PVP in a long time.”

“Everyone was strong and it was tough…. But I’m glad that Sally and everyone at [Maple Tree] helped me!”

From Maple’s expression and words, there were times when she struggled, but it was apparent that she enjoyed it.

“We were able to win thanks to Maple. Especially the [Darkness of Rebirth].”

“I only did that because everyone told me to.”

 “You lived up to my expectations.”

“Nice!”

The victory. And not just that, but the many exchanges leading up to that point were also memorable.

Sally smiled at Maple, who expressed how much she enjoyed the overall event in general.

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