“Careful, it’s moving!“

  It was impossible to tell who shouted first, but everyone khat retaliation was bound to arrive.

  The corrupted hawk ss beak angrily. Two warriors stood in its way. Seeing the razor sharp, natural on about to close on their heads they froze in fear.

  An eerie ch could be heard. The warriors didn’t survive. Luckily the game brought their souls back to the graveyard before their body disappeared into the hawk’s stomach.

  Letting out an almost mog he world boss sed the crowd with its murderous gaze. It raised its head high, gathering energy in its throat.

  “Tanks be prepared to attack!”

  Many could tell that the enemy was about to unleash another skill. They tried to get some order in the chaotic crowd.

  It worked to a certaient as a fwed shield wall formed around the world boss.

  They teheir bodies as the hawk’s head lowered, revealing the violet void energy gathered within its maw.

  Suddenly spheres of energy shot out in straight lines.

  “Careful!”

  “Defend!”

  “Oh no!”

  The tanks attempted to intercept the attacks. But they were quickly shocked by the amount of stance used up.

  “Disperse! Quick!”

  The leaders watched the situation with grim faces, urging the pyers to stand further apart, opening some space for dodging.

  Soon spheres of void energy passed the tanks, shooting into the crowd.

  Quickly another batch of people were weeded out, forced to return from the graveyard.

  Those still watg from the distance quickly took notes.

  Not only about the boss’s skills but also about outstanding pyers. There were some thieves who saw the opportunity to deal a lot of damage.

  Or some tanks who blocked multiple attacks.

  Or some healers who maheir skills with great efficy.

  Silver Bde assisted Cye and Balm in filtering out talents and noting down their names.

  However, they weren’t the only one’s who were looking to establish a guild iure. Naturally Earthquake, Star Gazer, and them would also fight to recruit these pyers.

  Discussing with her friends, Cye felt a certain urgen her heart. She couldn’t offer much to potential guild members other than the reputation of being the stro party.

  Thus, she realized that she had to attach more importao achievements. It would be a great help if her party could take down the world boss.

  However, looking at the more than a thousand people present and then at her party of ten she couldn’t build much fidence.

  The world boss didn’t care for anyone’s ambitions. It closed its mouth after taking a few dozen lives more.

  Attacks tinuously nded on its sturdy feathers chipping away at its HP.

  The corrupted hawk squis eyes. A few pyers suddenly turned sluggish.

  Knight of Honor was close to the front, quickly realizing what happened.

  “Don’t look into its eyes! Keep your heads down!”

  Suddenly he felt a sharp pain engulfing his entire left side. The hawk swiped with its cw, hitting a rge number of sluggish and distracted pyers.

  Only a few tanks mao defend at the st sed.

  But the corrupted hawk wasn’t do. As soon as it put one cw down, the other one fshed.

  The cled fighters scrambled to escape. But another batch of pyers died uhe hawk’s attack.

  An eerie sound came out of the hawk’s throat, almost as if ughing at the pyers.

  “Stupid bird! See hoill kill you!”

  “Tonight we will have chi wings!”

  The pyers noticed that the world boss stood still for a few seds. Blinding swords, blood lusted daggers and more cut at the big bird.

  The ranged fighters opped attag, throwing arrows, crossbow bolts, or spheres of magic.

  But suddenly one of the mages looked strangely at the soil below his feet. A difficult to detect violet circle had appeared on the bck ground.

  The mage tapped the shoulder of a female mage o him.

  “Hey, any idea what this is? Has it beehe whole time?”

  Puzzled, the female mage lowered her head. Immediately her eyes widened. She hastily jumped to the side while yelling:

  “Idiot! That the sign of an attack!”

  “Oh!”

  This was the mage’s st word as violet fmes suddeed. The mage’s low HP instantly emptied out.

  Swiping a drop of sweat from her forehead the female mage moved her eyes away, watg in horror as the same kind of attack appeared all over the battlefield.

  Now it was mostly the ratackers who had to dodge in a hurry, their leisurely attitudes interrupted.

  Anxious yells could be heard from the back. Knight of Honor turned around, drawing a sharp breath.

  But he had no way to help. He could only urge the cled fighters to put some pressure on the hawk.

  A few seds ter a frown found its way on his face.

  “Why isn’t this skill stopping? Isn’t this too unreasonable?”

  Knight of Honor watched the dwindling numbers of mages and healers with a heavy heart.

  Suddenly someoo him spoke up.

  “Look at the bass’s legs. They are surrounded by a bit of energy. Maybe that’s the clue?”

  “You might be right…”

  “Everyone! Focus on the legs!”

  Knights of Honor’s loud voice could be heard even in the chaotic situation. The melee pyers immediately followed his dires, cutting at the hawk’s legs.

  A sound like gss breaking rang out. The yer of energy surrounding the hawk’s legs shattered.

  The world boss swayed, falling on its butt.

  “Attack! Attack!”

  “Payback, stupid bird!”

  The ranged fighters were indignant about being targeted. They instantly turowards the hawk and brought out their most powerful skills.

  While many pyers fell, others still arrived, keeping the numbers barely stable.

  However, the anized groups still watched from afar.

  At this moment the world boss fpped its wings heavily. A strong wind pushed everyone back. They could only watch helplessly as the hawk took to the air.

  A moment ter feathers rained down again.

  On a small hill not far away, Earthquake breathed heavily, getting reckless.

  “Let’s g…”

  “No! Wait!”

  The burly orc turowards the side, gazing at a female human holding an incredibly sharp spear, watg the situation with intelligent eyes.

  “What?”

  The woman didn’t care about Earthquake’s rough tone.

  “I know you want to attack, but now is not the time.”

  “But my hands are itg, Callida! That bird has shown all its skills. It’s time t it down.”

  “No. From my estimations even if everyoaoon’t stand a ce. We need a rge group form the begging.”

  “All this pnning…”

  Earthquake scoffed, obviously nned yet.

  With a wry smile Callida caressed the tall orc’s shoulder.

  “Patience.”

  “Hmpf.”

  Behind the two husband and wife stood a rge group of pyers. Despite being used to Earthquake’s temper they couldn’t help but snicker.

  Instantly Earthquake looked over his shoulder, sing the crowd with a sharp gaze, causing everyoo shut up.

  “Thought so!”

  Simir ses pyed out among the roups. They pted attag but ultimately decided against it.

  Knight of Honor let out a sigh seeing more and more pyers dying to the world boss.

  Eventually everyone realized that they wouldn’t make it. When the first casual pyers began to escape, a rea ensued.

  Soon everyoopped fighting. Some mao get away while others fell uhe hawk’s attacks.

  Knight of Honor stayed until the end but eventually even he had to leave.

  Only the Void-corrupted White-Striped Violent Hawk remained in the valley. It levitated in the air, staring at the pyers outside with its murderous eyes.

  But it didn’t leave the valley. It returo the t tree, where its HP quickly recovered.

  More than 20.000 points filled up in no time at all.

  The atmosphere outside the valley was solemn. Many of the dead pyers returned, unleashing their a the guild pyers not far away.

  “F*ck! Why didn’t all of you help? We could’ve made it!”

  “Treating us as on fodder. Damn!”

  “You know what? We just won’t fight at all. What you do?”

  Star Gazer wore an aloof expression. He nodded faintly, speaking up with a smile:

  “Good. Then you all just stay behind and watch how the pros do it.”

  “What? You think you don’t n…”

  Before the pyer could finish speaking, Knight of Hazed at him. The rowdy pyer calmed down, looking away indignantly.

  Star Gazer, Callida and the uild leaders looked at this with a frown. They didn’t want to see someoh this much prestige among the more casual pyers.

  Immediately they had the same ideas, sending invitations to Knight of Honor. But the man blocked them all.

  Without a ge in expression, he addressed everyone present:

  “Why don’t we all work together? None of us defeat the world boss alone. And no one wants others staring at their back.”

  “Who says we ’t beat this boss alone?!”, tered Earthquake impatiently.

  “If you all square off I will beat this stupid bird up with my bare fists!”