NOVEL NEXT Chapter 68: Vato Luca vS. West
Neither the walls of the AnD Alliance Main Gate nor the players in front of the Gate were damaged, but an area of nearly 200 meters in size on the battlefield was left resembling a crater formed after a violent volcanic eruption due to the impact of the fight.
"I do not know what kind of skill this is, but I warn you for a last time. Stop this, or…"
"Or, what? You will kill my friends like you did before?" West had no intention of listening to Vato Luca. As soon as she finished his question, she reactivated her skill, which she had used too rarely since the day she came to this World. "
"WEST, STOP THAT!!!" Amrow and the others tried to stop her, but it was futile.
Vato Luca was trying to escape from the many spheres coming towards him with quick moves, but the spheres were too fast. In fact, he would have no problem running away with his full agility, but since he was trying to keep his identity a secret, he was trying to do it at a normal human speed, and this was putting a strain on him. The spheres flying in the air would explode with a loud noise as soon as they got within 10 centimeters of him, leaving an area several meters in diameter covered in ashes.
"It is clear that this also harms you too, woman!" Vato, who managed to escape from the volcanic eruption-like formations at the last moment, still could not escape without damage. He tried to hold the burnt skin of his left shoulder, which was exposed by the melting of his clothing, in pain, but hesitated to do more damage, and looked at the thin gutter of blood dripping from the corner of his opponent's mouth, who was glaring at him angrily. "Obviously, the more you use this skill, the shorter your lifespan! So that is why you did not use that thing in Server Wars before…"
"Shut up!" West continued to speak, wiping away the small amount of blood that had trickled from the corner of her mouth and trying to control the pain of the burning sensation in her chest. "Your perspective reveals what an idealless leader you are! Do you think I give a sh.t on my life here!? Hell, no! I only stayed alive just to save as many as my friends! I chose not to use these things simply because they were a blessing from the System! And since you've gotten this close to the System, you and your bloody organization are much more dangerous than you seem! So I'll finish this quickly and prevent you from causing any more damage here!"
"Ok, if this is what you want…" Vato ran towards the other spheres that were approaching him which had not yet exploded and quickly passed through them, diving into the AnD members watching them in front of the Gate. "I will force you to harm your own friends!!!" And then he drew his two swords and put them to the throats of two of her companions, preventing them from escaping. "Go and kill there of us here!"
"YOU F.CKER!!!"
"STOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!" Immediately after West, another lady's shout was heard, but this time the sound came from above, above Gate. "BOTH OF YOUUU!!!" The owner of that voice was none other than Lamour, standing next to the Papabear, who was wearing the same black robe as the raiders.
"L…lamour…" Suddenly shocked, West deactivated her skill due to both Lamour's appearance and her friends being captured by Vato Luca.
"Hey, new leader!" They both jumped off the Gate that was several meters high. Lamour stared at Vato with cold, soulless eyes like a sharp knife. "I can say that your methods are truly brutal. I wonder why Treader handed over his seat to you… Lay down your swords and release my friends, or I will be the one hunting you!"
In fact, even if they united, they could not defeat Vato Luca, but due to the confidentiality obligation he was in, he had to do as she said.
"And you need to leave Ayo here. If you take him away from here you will only make him die faster!"
"So this was the real plan! When this chaos started, you snuck in and took her, right, Papa? How many days has it been since you came to this World? How many people sacrificed their lives to protect you just two weeks ago because you were defenseless? And you made an offering to the Shrine and gained your power registered in the System, and then you raided our home?"
"..." Papa chose to be silent against West provocation..
"And West…" Lamour turned toward West this time, but her face now had a soft, warm expression. "Believe me… I met these people today for the first time. I even did not know their identities before. You guys are my friends here. AnD Hive is my only home… But I need to leave for now…"
"With them?" West bowed her head, deeply disturbed by the direction the conversation was taking.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND, LAMOUR? DIDN'T YOU SEE THEIR STYLE? THESE PEOPLE FORCED YOU TO KILL!"
"Sorry, Amrow. But no one forced me to do that. It was my choice… I can not explain it to you in detail… At least, for now… But trust me. I will return. I will go with them just for the upcoming Server World War and return immediately after it."
"Why, Lamour? Do you want to battle in this War? Ok, I revoke your punishment. Stay here and battle on our side. We have been assigned to protect Shelter along with the innocent players in it. I know that it was harsh for you to stay in the dungeon but…"
"No, West… All the time in that dungeon… All the sadness I carry in my soul there... It was not about you or being there… It was just for myself… It was for the things I experienced and made others experience… And that's the problem. I need to finish what I started to do… Trust me. If I could explain it to you in detail, you would agree with me…"
"No, Lamour… Never… You leave us now… I would never understand you… Or agree with you… But nevermind… Ok, you can go. On the contrary, it is you who should believe me. You will regret trusting these people!"
"I do not trust them. In fact, no one in this formation trusts each other. But this is what we need to do…"
Vato Luca, Lamour, and Papa left there after this speech. Cave, and Claw also too with a secret message sent to them by Vato from the friend chat…
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.*** Throne Castle ****
The imposing site of Throne Castle was now nothing more than a pile of rubble. Of course, that includes the invisible colossus hemisphere shield that Hackathon has built to hide his presence from players.
"I AM HERE, THE BIG GUY! LET ME IN SAFELY! I CAME HERE JUST TO TALK!"
"Huh?" Hackathon, God of Knowledge pretended to be surprised by this voice coming from outside because he already knew that Aramis was coming towards him. But he wasn't sure if he realized his presence, so he assumed he was just there to scout. "What do you think, Kitty?"
"This man is a real lunatic! Even though I told him that my master would kill him, he came here on his own feet!"
"Do you understand why I love this Server World the most, dear Kitty? These guys have no limit not for survival but for their desires. Ok, bring him to me…" God Hackathon began to wait, smiling, on his throne in the invisible temple he had created among the rubble.