Star Gazer watched the hundreds of pyers struggling against the world boss with a calm expression.

  Screeg shook the sky ah as the void energy pulsed on the hawk’s body. It fought fiercely against the ray of light holding it in pce.

  The world boss casted skill after skill, each with more power than ever before. The number of pyers able to hold on dwindled.

  Fire erupted right o Star Gazer, tingeing his fair fa a violet hue.

  It’s almost time…

  Watg the world boss’s HP, Star Gazer was almost ready to give the signal for his followers to go all out.

  At this moment, a otion suddenly broke out at the edge of the valley.

  [Spiked Pen: Boss, Hotpot are ing back!]

  [Bleary Mirage: I see it. Tell our outer team to do their job and hold them back!]

  Liam narrowed his eyes as he rushed in the dire of the world boss.

  “Get ready guys! Remember to keep the formation!”

  The party members nodded, focused on the world boss. Their hands shook from excitement and nervousness.

  Suddenly they saw movement ing in the group of thirty warriors whose job it was to hold the party back. Unfortunately, the void corrupted trees were sparse and couldn’t hide the party from view.

  Thus, the team could react early and block their way. Mog gazes locked on the party.

  “Haha, the beaten dogs return!”

  “What is this? A st-ditch effort?”

  “Here to throw your lives away?”

  The guild pyers joked with each other showing no fear of Liam’s party.

  “Truly, the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger.”, murmured Liam. Liam’s petitive pride took a hit, a hint of anger fshing in his eyes. When had he ever received such disregard in the game?

  The veteran raised his swords staring at the team not far away.

  For some reason the guild pyers felt chills run down their spines.

  “H… hey! Get ready, they are close enough!”

  “Yes!”

  The team mostly sisted of warriors who were supposed to physically block the path. Only two mages were mixed in. They pointed with their wands, aiming for Liam’s party.

  “Now!”

  Two [Holy Stike] skill instantly arrived above Liam and Silent Acacia. Brilliant light sought to smite their bodies.

  But the two professional pyers didn’t take the attacks seriously. With skillful sidesteps they caused the holy strikes to miss. The skills barely intercepted their advance.

  “What?!”

  “Idiots! Learn to aim!”

  “Shut up! My aim was on point!”

  The guild pyers argued in annoya didn’t take their eyes off Liam’s party. A seds ter the two groups crashed into each other.

  “Die!”

  The warriors shouted with fidence as they jumped at Liam’s party. The person in the ter carried two swords, fag Liam bravely.

  Two pairs of eyes met. Full of fidence. Sparks ignited in the air. Four swords fshed.

  “Wha…?!”

  The warrior let out a voice full of disbelief. He watched his HP emptying out in a single moment. Throwing an unwilling g his oppo he only saw a young man with an ordinary face but eyes full of indifference.

  Liam didn’t care for the warrior falling at his feet. There was a stark differen level and equipment. The oppo ood a ce.

  At the same time the others focused on their designated oppos. Arrows, magic attacks, and swords smmed into the guild pyers.

  Within moments five enemies went down, revealing a gap in the defense.

  Liam’s party didn’t linger any longer. Radiant Shield and Silver Bde shielded their fnks, allowing them to pass the team of guild pyers.

  Dumbfounded eyes stared at the backs of Liam’s party. It took a few seds for the pyers to snap out of it.

  “F*ck! Chase them!”

  “Quick! Don’t let them get closer!”

  “The boss will be furious!”

  Liam and his friends already stepped into the valley before the guild pyers remembered to give chase.

  “Haha, that felt great!”, ughed Cye happily.

  “Don’t get carried away, this was only the beginning. Get in formation!”

  Liam spoke sternly, his eyes always on the world boss’s HP. The others felt the tension, adhering to the pn made beforehand.

  The squishy pyers were protected in the middle, while the rest prepared to csh with the oppos.

  Silent Acacia stepped to the side strangely, leaving a seemingly empty spot.

  Moments ter they reached the core of the valley. Rows of armored backs were within reach.

  Liam cleverly chose a spot filled with casual pyers showing low coordination. Those hadn’t even noticed the danger behind their backs.

  Only as Liam’s party arrived did the guild pyers deign to shout some warnings.

  “Behind you!”

  “Don’t let them through!”

  “No, focus on the world boss! That’s our priority!”

  The situation was already chaotic beforehand. Now that Liam and his friends were added to the mix, no one could agree on how to behave.

  Liam used the situation to his advantage. His swords fshed at a woman in bck leather armor. She tried to dodge but Liam saw through her movements at a gnce. His swords arrived at a tricky angle, quickly taking the first life.

  The other party members didn’t show any mercy either. With their advanced levels no enemy could endure more than one or two attacks as long as the tanks were focused on the world boss.

  Cutting into the crowd as if harvesting wheat Liam’s party advanced unhindered.

  A few seds ter the disanized pyers finally showed a rea. Two warriors turned around with grim faces as they perceived the movement behind them.

  “It’s not your turn to steal the world boss!”

  The pyers were uandably angry. They had been w hard for a long time to weaken the world boss. The guild pyers were already behaving strangely and now anroup arrived to pete for the kill.

  A spear and sword shot through the air, aiming for Liam’s face. The veteran only scoffed. His oppos didn’t even show the most basic coordination, both attag the same spot.

  With a swift jerk of his head, Liam dodged the attacks, retaliating in kind.

  The sword wielding pyer got hit in the chest, but he survived. His eyes g his HP full of disbelieve. But a moment ter realization hit him, and he smirked at Liam.

  “Ha! You are stuck h…”

  The pyer couldn’t end his sentence as Liam immediately used [Double Ssh]. His swords flew skillfully, killing both his oppos.

  The rest of the party wasn’t idle either. Silver Bde and Radiant Shield focused on defending the squishier csses, allowing those to dish out attacks unhindered.

  Arrows and magical attacks shot through the air, keeping the surrounding pyers at bay.

  Suddenly Cye’s body stiffened. A chill ran down her spine. Arm bells rang in her head. Without thinking she instantly used [Statiain], a new skill of hers which was transformed from her [Push] skill after ging to an advanced css.

  Instantly a bluish shimmer spread from her feet, f a circle around her. Crag noises came from the air. Cye’s hair exploded in all dires from the ubiquitous static.

  A lightning bolt suddenly fshed.

  “Ah!”

  Letting out a surprised shout, a thief was hit in the chest, breaking his stealth. His dagger was already taking aim at Cye’s neck, but his body froze in shock from the skill.

  Cye sighed inwardly as she hastily kept her distance.

  Meanwhile her statiain remained active. Lightning bolts stroke at the thief tinuously, twice per sed. They only delt a single point of damage. However, after the fourth bolt hit the thief, Cye’s passive triggered, paralyzing the enemy.

  The young woman didn’t hesitate to throw attacks, quickly ending the assaint’s life.

  “Wow! Good job Cye!”

  “Way to go Cy!”

  Balm and Fortune, who stood closest to Cye, couldn’t help but praise. They were genuinely impressed by Cye’s instinctive rea.

  Cye smiled proudly, her raised so high it almost touched the sky.

  “What’s going on? Where are ic attacks?!”

  Liam’s voice sounded slightly angry, suddenly shaking the mages.

  “ing, ing!”

  The three women didn’t dare to dey, throwing out attacks quickly.

  Liam’s party mowed down pyers left and right. Seeing their ferocious advance many didn’t dare to get close.

  Thus, the party even sped up in the middle of the crowd instead of slowing down.

  Star Gazer gritted his teeth watg the se.

  “Those useless pyers! Unanized rubbish!”

  The guild leader sidered sending someoo bck Liam’s way. But with a g the world boss, he dismissed the idea. The corrupted hawk only had a sliver of HP left. Now the most important period had arrived.

  A temosphere engulfed the pyers. Everyone could see that the world boss was about to fall. Its cws reached out desperately but had no power to ge the situation.

  Earthquake led his powerful warriors to hack at the weak bird. Phoenix Feather and Star Gazer sigheir guild members to stop holding back. Liam and his friends suddenly broke through the tank line, fag the world boss.