Patricia Smith
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"Your next quest will be to enter a dungeon just beside this building, known as the Battodo Trial," said Hiroto, "You will be challenged by a series of enemies in groups of three. Try to defeat at least three waves of enemies, and you may leave after that. The further waves of enemies will soon become too strong for you to fight. Only the sword may be used as a weapon, but you may use buffs, shields and healing spells. Before I give you the keys to the dungeon, please use the sword EXP gained from…-
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The library in Kruxol was mostly bereft of books, after the town was demolished by the draugr hordes. Paint was peeling off the building's white walls. However, Crucis saw that a few new NPCs had appeared, sitting on tattered couches across the left wall of the building. He guessed that there were probably travelling NPCs, who typically settle down a short time in small towns and then move on. They were used to give small towns a sense of life, instead of programming unique NPCs for each town. They were…
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As the boss' HP dropped below 50%, the amount of damage that it received dropped sharply. Crucis found that a strong was only dealing 2% of the boss' HP in damage, and a slightly miscued did no damage at all. While the players were getting more accustomed to the boss' attack patterns, making it easier to parry most strikes, the boss' harsh strikes and ability to use unavoidable attacks were also eating away at their HP. As the strangely-named DigdugMan walked up to the boss, Crucis could feel the…
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In the streets of South-West Kruxol, Crucis walked into a humble, thatched-roof building named . A few players were training in the corners, practicing their swing in slow-motion, rehearsing footwork or attacking training dummies. Since Kruxol had been downgraded, its trainers could not help players to develop a skill as much as before. Crucis wasn't concerned, however. He was here because learning the basic light sword skills through this training would be much faster than learning it through killing many…
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While Cael was surveying the wreckage around the town, he saw that members of the Guild had stirred earlier than most. Their leader, an Arch-Knight named , was walking with a small group of members near the borders of Kruxol. Cael was surprised that Ashken was only level 39, smaller than most of his Guild's powerful players. Still, along with the Guild leaders who are the strongest Guild members, games often had a few Guilds where the powerful players, rather than vying for the leadership, pawned it off…
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The draugr started to barge heavily against the gates for one minute, eventually breaking through the centre and slowly making their way through this gap. They set upon the audience who had earlier gathered to watch would-be heroes fend off the draugr invasion. Several low-level players were brutally flayed by the draugr, who tore their skin off and left them to bleed to death. However, the audience put up a surprisingly stern resistance. Led by a newly-arrived Mage named , a string of Mages used spells…
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Near the entrances to Kruxol, players were assembling in formation, guided by high-ranking members of the top Guilds. Mages were lined up behind a wall of strong warriors, and Assassins were sent out to the outskirts of the town to warn of the enemy's approach. Archers were told not to attack, and instead to act as runners and pick up the draugr's weapons if they fell during the clash. Warriors with swordfighting skills were placed front and centre, told to block attacks and use their skills to disarm the…
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As Crucis walked towards the woods South of Kruxol, he heard a shout from behind him saying, "Wait! Watch your step!" He turned around, and saw a male level 40 Mage. "Greetings, what do you mean?" asked Cael politely. "There are powerful draugr out there, they're dangerous. You shouldn't go." "Yes, I also read the announcement." Crucis made as if to leave. "Look, if you go," the Mage persisted, "then let me accompany you. I can keep us out of harm's way." "Hmph. Fine," said Crucis. He invited the…
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The draugr were breaking into the town of Kruxol, and gaining more powerful units. If the draugr succeeded, Kruxol's reserve force, made up of the people who had spent the longest time in Kruxol over the last few days, would be automatically sent out to defend the town. Since the game was new and Kruxol was a starting town for new players, most players who had been cooped up in Kruxol would be low-level players and drunkards. At that point, Cael supposed that the draugr invasion would turn into a slaughter…
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The sound of swords clashing whispered intermittently from the edge of town, and behind it the hissing sound of the draugr gathered strength. Cael got occasional glimpses of small skirmishes between groups of players and the nearby draugr, with suffocating rows of arrows and flashing swords failing to damage the creatures. The draugr eventually disengaged from these conflicts in order to join with a large horde that was starting to form in a ring around the city. Soon, nobody would be able to leave, and…
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