Chapter 180: Flame in the City of Lions
They walked along the dirt forest path to reach the south. There was a teleport crystal in the cliff area they could use, since the northern area was too dangerous for them.
Ethan tried as much as possible to avoid fighting. He could easily fight the monsters on this floor, but it would take too much time and put Luna in danger.
Luna was different from Risa. She didn't have any abilities to protect herself. That was why fighting would be troublesome for Ethan.
They left the forest quickly thanks to Ethan's active Tempest Mode. Ethan moved by jumping from one branch to another until he reached the Tower gate.
No monsters chased him, and not many players cared about Ethan. Luna was relieved to avoid the forest monsters, and she became impatient, wanting to go to the city where Ethan lived.
"Where are we going?" Luna asked.
Ethan pointed forward, specifically at the teleport crystal on the cliff. The two of them walked across the stone bridge while Ethan explained the function of the Teleport Crystal.
Its function was almost the same as a Dimensional Portal, except the Teleport Crystal connected the Tower with the game world, while the Dimensional Portal connected the game world with the event world.
Luna slowly began to understand. Her hand was still tightly held by Ethan's, and they stopped right in front of the Teleport Crystal.
Ethan opened the party panel and adjusted the teleport feature to move from the Tower to the game world, setting the destination to the Teleport Crystal in Mavelard.
In a flash of light, Ethan and Luna disappeared like magic particles sucked into the crystal.
When Luna opened her eyes, she was already standing on soft grass, different from the rocky cliff ground.
But the first view she saw was a campsite with sky-blue banners. She glanced at Ethan. The man looked straight ahead with sharp eyes, full of seriousness.
"Silver Star," Ethan muttered.
Seeing a player appear at the northern Mavelard teleport crystal made many players go on alert.
They had set up a Silver Star camp there, and Ethan counted more than thirty people in that place.
"EthanArk! You finally came out of the Tower!" shouted one man.
Ethan turned his head toward the northern gate of Mavelard. The Silver Star banner clearly waved there, with several people standing guard and watching him closely.
When Ethan appeared, the situation became extremely tense. Many people summoned their weapons, preparing to capture Ethan for allegedly killing members of the Scavenger Guild.
"So you've been waiting for me? That's really touching."
"I'm already here. What do you want to do?" Ethan asked flatly.
"By order of the Scavenger Guild Leader! We are required to capture you, dead or alive!" one man barked.
"I have a problem with Scavengers, but unfortunately it was a bunch of Scavenger dogs who tried to attack me."
"Looks like Silver Star has no dignity if you're willing to take orders from Scavenger."
"YOU!"
"Lyodra. Neryss. Sera," Ethan said firmly.
[Soul Servant:]
[Neryss Abyssborn (Lv. 10) || SR Rank || Passive → Aggressive || 1000 MP]
[Lyodra Vulkanis (Lv. 10) || SR Rank || Passive → Aggressive || 1000 MP]
[Seraphelis (Lv. 500) || SSSR Rank || Passive → Aggressive || 10,000 MP]
Without hesitation, Ethan instantly activated the aggressive mode of his three servants.
He was forced to summon Seraphelis because he needed the woman's power to take Mavelard from Silver Star.
Light burst brightly from the three servants: red from Lyodra, blue from Neryss, and gold from Seraphelis. Ethan clearly saw the three of them floating in front of him.
"Neryss, protect Luna."
"Lyodra and I will fight them," Ethan said firmly.
"Then what's my job, Ethan?" Sera asked, pointing at herself.
Ethan turned and smiled. He could only rely on Seraphelis's power to attack Mavelard.
"Your strength is unmatched. You focus on destroying the city," Ethan said firmly.
Sera smiled widely, happy when Ethan praised her. She definitely didn't want to disappoint Ethan. She would use all her abilities to destroy the city.
"ATTACK HIM!" the man shouted, raising his weapon to command his members to attack Ethan.
Lyodra charged forward with her fire spear ability. Ethan didn't care if his PK time would increase.
Mavelard was everything. If he had to take the city back through a City Raid, then Ethan would do it. PK was the consequence of this method.
Ethan stretched out his hand, summoning the Bloodblade Ashura, which had been upgraded to a Dragonbone-rank weapon.
When he gripped it, Ethan's appearance changed drastically. His black hair turned red, the red tattoos on his face and hands appeared, and a surge of power erupted.
It shocked many people. Quite a few Silver Star members stopped their attacks because of the fear rising in their hearts when they saw Ethan's transformation.
Luna looked at Ethan with awe. Before, Ethan's appearance was filled with wind and lightning elements.
Now Luna saw fire and lightning mixed with the metallic scent of blood.
Seeing Ethan's power made Seraphelis even more excited. She flew above the city sky, the only golden light in the air.
It triggered panic throughout the city, which mostly consisted of Silver Star guild supporters.
The leader of Mavelard came out from the former LionArk headquarters building when one of his members reported that EthanArk planned to invade the city.
"Don't tell the people at the main headquarters. I don't want them to think I'm weak!"
"Close all the gates and order everyone to lock down information!"
"We should only tell them after we successfully handle this problem," he said firmly, caring more about his reputation than the city's safety.
But that was a foolish action. Without information sent to the main headquarters, no one in Mavelard could handle Ethan's power or Seraphelis.
A golden rune appeared in the sky in giant form. Sera stretched out her hand, compressing the light particles around her to form a golden sword.
With a single thrust, Sera released thousands of swords from the giant golden magic rune in the sky.
Blades of light appeared and rained down on the city, destroying house walls, piercing rooftops, and killing many people.
[WARNING!]
[You have killed a player]
[Calculating PK penalty]
Ethan laughed. This was the first time he saw the red panel appear again in front of him, but he didn't care.
He would take Mavelard even if he had to be punished with PK for one hundred years.
Sera's terrifying power caused many people to panic. They tried to defend against the attack with their defensive skills, but many failed to withstand the rain of light swords.
The city leader was shocked, seeing many Silver Star members protecting him, especially the mages using defensive magic.
Even so, he saw Mavelard burning, collapsing, and filled with screams. With just one magic rune attack, the destruction was overwhelming.
"Who is she? How can her power be so terrifying?!" the city leader shouted.
"Should we call the Guild Leader now?" one member asked.
"Are you insulting me?! We can fight him!" the man barked.
"ATTACK HER!" he shouted.
All Silver Star members released their long-range attacks into the sky, targeting the glowing woman floating above.
The attacks varied: slashes, blades, spears, fireballs, and thousands of arrows. Sera sensed danger heading her way, but such attacks were easy for her to destroy.
Sera gripped her sword tightly and swung it sideways. The sword movement released a crescent slash forward, colliding with their ranged attacks.
BLAST!
An explosion erupted in the sky as all the Silver Star attacks were destroyed. The impact was immediate, and many members started to doubt they could defeat the woman.
Elsewhere, Ethan had killed thirty people who built the camp in front of the northern teleport crystal.
With Lyodra, Ethan stepped into the city while still gripping his Bloodblade Ashura.
He was still wearing LionArk clothing, proof that LionArk had come to take Mavelard back.
EthanArk's arrival caused panic throughout the city. Ethan stabbed his sword into the ground and spoke loudly so everyone could hear him.
"Everyone in Mavelard will die."
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