Chapter 389 389-Battle Ignites!
Seeing the other nine core members of Dawn Guild getting into battle formation in front of Kingserp, John merely chuckled lightly, "Well then, it seems we have no choice but to subdue you first…"
Adam and Blue Sea exchanged a glance, understanding that a tough approach was the only option now.
Blue Sea, holding his wand, was ready to cast spells with the surging magical power within him.
Adam gripped his silvery-white greatsword, sacred energy starting to flicker along the blade.
Just as the battle seemed imminent, a voice suddenly sounded from nearby: "What's going on? What happened?"
Everyone looked up to see a group of figures rapidly approaching.
They were dressed in Shadowrealm Guild's uniforms, with their guild leader, Karthus, leading them.
A flash of joy appeared in Kingserp's eyes as he shouted, "Karthus, you're just in time, help me! Galewind and the others are trying to snatch the Key of the Saint!"
Hearing Kingserp's urgent call for help, Karthus was momentarily taken aback, his gaze naturally falling on John.
He sneered, "You really are shameless, aren't you? Not only did you trick us at the auction, but now you dare to try and steal from Guild Leader Kingserp? And you've even roped in Adam and Blue Sea? You certainly have a wide network. But to think that just the three of you could take away the Key of the Saint? What a joke!"
John looked at Karthus with a calm demeanor, a hint of sarcasm curling at the corner of his mouth.
"So it's Karthus. Quite the coincidence, though it's not surprising to see you heading back to the Dark Realm… So, you're here to help Kingserp?"
Karthus naturally stepped forward, positioning himself beside Kingserp.
"Of course, the Shadowrealm Guild and Dawn Guild have always been allies. How could I possibly stand by when Guild Leader Kingserp is in trouble?"
"Now that you've seen me here, shouldn't you three be scurrying away?"
Before John could respond, Adam and Blue Sea already wore expressions of bemusement.
They couldn't fathom where Karthus got the courage to speak so boldly in front of John.
Did he not realize John's true strength?
Setting John aside, the balance of power on the field was indeed close.
The individual strength of Blue Sea and Adam surely surpassed that of Kingserp and Karthus, but not to an overwhelming degree.
As for the other members of both guilds, their abilities were more or less evenly matched.
This was the true reason behind Karthus's confidence in telling John and his companions to beat it.
In his view, with two top-tier guild leader level fighters and a total of 18 core members from both guilds, they should undoubtedly dominate the three opponents.
Unbeknownst to Karthus, John had asked Adam and Blue Sea to keep their additional members hidden in the bushes, so he wasn't aware that they had brought reinforcements.
"Karthus, who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that?" Adam leaped onto his holy unicorn, looking down at the people in front of him.
Accustomed to dominance, he was unaccustomed to anyone daring to speak to him with such arrogance.
As a Holy Light player, Adam inherently had a significant advantage over Karthus and Kingserp, both dark-aligned players.
Moreover, with a top-tier powerhouse like John by his side, Adam was not about to indulge Karthus.
Hearing Adam's challenge, Karthus's expression faltered slightly but soon regained composure.
He retorted with a sneer, "Guild Leader Adam, under normal circumstances, I might give you some respect, but today you are the aggressors, and we are the victims. You are only three, while we have twenty powerful fighters!"
"Both morally and in terms of strength, shouldn't it be you who should retreat?"
Adam's silver-white greatsword pulsated with light. He laughed heartily and said, "Since you're so confident, let's settle this with a fight!"
With a wave of his hand, over a dozen figures suddenly surged out from the bushes behind him - John's ambush team.
Karthus's complexion turned ashen.
He hadn't expected the opposition to have so many reinforcements.
This leveled the playing field in terms of numbers, and the gap in individual strength became even more pronounced.
Inevitably, Karthus began to consider retreating.
Despite his rugged appearance and seemingly rash actions, he was much shrewder than he let on.
Successfully managing the Shadowrealm Guild, one of the top ten global guilds known for its complex membership, was a testament to his intelligence.
Though he was allies with Kingserp and they shared a close relationship, in such a critical moment, Karthus's first thought was self-preservation.
After all, it's better to abandon a companion than to perish oneself.
Kingserp immediately noticed Karthus's intent to retreat and quickly blocked his escape with a cold statement.
"At this point, don't even think about getting away unscathed. Our only chance is to fight to the death! This space has been sealed off by that damned Galewind, leaving us no way out!"
Karthus's expression turned grave.
Not fully trusting Kingserp's words at first, he cautiously attempted to use his own teleportation methods, only to find they were indeed ineffective.
Lifting his head, his eyes turned a blood-red hue, as a faint aura of death began to emanate from him.
"I didn't expect this. We came here without issue, but now we can't leave... Well then, let's have a proper fight!"
"I've long wanted to see how impressive Guild Leader Adam's Holy Light class really is!"
Karthus unexpectedly took the initiative to attack.
The tattoos on his body began to emit a faint, eerie glow.
Wielding his skull-topped wand, he summoned a towering skeleton warrior over three meters tall right in front of everyone.
Under Karthus's command, the skeleton warrior roared and charged towards Adam, wielding a large bone blade.
Karthus, originally a Necromancer and likely having embraced a special dark legacy to evolve into a hidden class of Necromancer, controlled the massive skeleton warrior, which seemed to emanate an astonishingly dark aura.
Its very movements caused the surrounding vegetation to wither, clearly possessing life-draining abilities.
Facing the intimidating skeleton warrior, Adam showed no fear, his face brimming with fighting spirit.
The battle erupted instantaneously and without warning, filling the entire valley with the sounds of clashing energies.
Adam's holy unicorn charged forward, gaining momentum before he swung his silver-white greatsword at the towering skeleton warrior.
The holy sword cut through the void, bringing forth a whirlwind with its strike.
Meanwhile, Karthus directed his skeleton warrior in an attempt to counter Adam's offensive.
Although Karthus's skeleton warrior possessed formidable combat capabilities, it struggled to contend with Adam's Paladin class.
Radiating holy light, Adam's greatsword repelled the dark energies and blocked the skeleton's attacks.
His Paladin class demonstrated its remarkable advantage, effortlessly repelling the skeleton summoned by Karthus.
However, Adam's assault showed no signs of slowing. Seizing an opportunity, he swung his sword fiercely at a specific point on the retreating skeleton's body. A silver-white arc of sword energy shot out, piercing through the skeleton warrior.
[Holy Light Judgment (Orange Talent) - A unique skill of the Divine Vanguard, gathering holy light into a sword energy that judges and eradicates all enemies daring to contaminate the holy light with unstoppable force.]
With a loud crash, the sword energy appeared to have penetrated the core of the skeleton warrior.
The towering figure ceased movement as its bone joints shattered, eventually collapsing into a pile of dry bones.
Adam, lightly swinging his silver-white greatsword, looked towards Karthus.
His eyes, bright beneath the faceplate, were filled with the fervor of battle.
Karthus, witnessing the failure of his first skeleton warrior, didn't panic.
Raising his skull-topped wand, he began chanting again.
A gust of wind swept through the air as a dark portal slowly materialized between them.
Though rough in appearance, the portal's vast aura was unmistakable to everyone present.
Adam instinctively halted his knightly charge, a serious glint flashing in his eyes.
A colossal skull emerged slowly from behind the portal, its sharp horn gleaming with a ghostly light.
The next moment, a massive figure, large enough to blot out the sun, struggled through the portal.
It was a skeletal dragon, devoid of flesh and entirely composed of white bones.
Green wraith-like flames burned in its eye sockets.
Karthus, panting heavily, sneered from a distance, "Since Guild Leader Adam is so confident, let's see how he fares against my skeletal dragon!"
Adam, expressionless, responded, "That's precisely my intention."
Without waiting for further conversation, his holy unicorn, already attuned to his thoughts, reared and let out a piercing neigh, charging fiercely towards the skeletal dragon.
...
Meanwhile, Blue Sea and Kingserp had also silently begun their confrontation.
Blue Sea, maintaining his distance, waved his wand lightly.
Water elements rapidly gathered and condensed in the air, forming powerful water-based spells that shot towards Kingserp.
On the main battlefield, members from both guilds showcased their prowess.
Archers fired a series of flaming arrows, encircling enemies in a sea of fire.
Assassins moved swiftly through the battlefield, striking down foes with unmatched speed.
Earth mages unleashed the power of the soil, firmly suppressing the enemy.
The entire battlefield quickly descended into chaos!
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