[EV-F1] "Fear the Reapers!" (pt. 1)

[Arabelle 0]

"--I think you'd know how to distinguish them."

Arabelle prepped her scythe and consumed her free buff. "I'm glad to be working with you today, Shiro-chan! Oh, when was the last time we did something like this together?" She already knew the answer to that and it was rather d e p r e s s i n g. Despite calling the girl her best friend and all, they had literally never fought by each other's side since day one. Well, maybe... if sparring without enhancements counted, but that was admittedly 90% of Arabelle receiving a one-sided beating and 9% of Mishiro lecturing her and 1% of her actually doing things right. If it wasn't obvious enough already, she wasn't the best at martial arts. 

That wasn't any good. There was something fighting at each other's sides as equals gave that beating each other up didn't. "Need a scythe? I've got my old one," she offered. Eyeing the axe at the girl's side, she traded over Shikama Douji. Considering the other girl's weapon of choice, it was likely she knew already: martial arts wasn't the best for eliminating large hordes of creatures like this. "Just send her back when we're done and we're all good. I... kinda have an attachment to her, even if she's weaker than my usual."

Spoiler

Tag: @Mishiro

ACTIONS:

• Consumed 1 Funnel Cake.
• Lends Shikama Douji to Mishiro
  • [T1 - Perfect] Shikama Dōji -- Enhancements: Paralyze, Paralyze, Accuracy 

~~~

LEVEL 21 - 58 SP
420/420 HP | 42/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

~EQUIPPED

• [T1 - Perfect] Shikama Dōji, Remastered -- Enhancements: Damage, Damage, Damage
• [T1 - Perfect] Imperial Demon Army Uniform -- Enhancements: Mitigation, Evasion, Evasion
• [T1 - Perfect] Insignia of Retribution -- Enhancements: Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy

~BATTLE-READY INVENTORY

• [x4] Spider Cider - Heals 60 HP
• [x2] Funnel Cake - Grants 3 Base Damage
• [x6] Offbrand Energy Drink - Restores Tier*3 Energy
• [x1] Teleport Crystal

~SKILLS
Rank 5 - Two-Handed Battle Axe (+7 DMG, access to rank 5 sword arts)

E - 

~SWORD ARTS
Two-Handed Battle Axe
Rank 1
» [x2] Whirlwind (2 Energy) - A single sweeping attack so powerful that it sends forth a shock wave to hit again.
» [x2 AoE] Smash (2 Energy + 2 per target hit) - An uppercut aimed at opponents head to send them reeling.
Rank 2
» [x3 AoE] Lumberjack (3 Energy + 2 per target hit) - Three wide sweeping strokes aimed at multiple targets.
» [x3] Ultimate Breaker (3 Energy) - A pair of uppercuts that finish with a vertical slam to the target's head.
Rank 3
» [x5] Torque Wave (5 Energy) - A sweeping strike that tears into the opponent.
» [x6] Crimson Blood (6 Energy) - Three sweeping spinning slices keeping the same momentum.
» [x6 AoE] Trample Act (6 Energy +2 per target hit) - An attack that starts with a shoulder barge, then does two large sweeping attacks.
Rank 4
» [x7] Crescent Avalanche (7 Energy) - An advanced mixture of slices, hilt stabs and thrusts at an opponent.
» [x8 AoE] Ordinal Cleave (8 Energy +2 per target hit) - A flurry of eight vicious slashes that hits and targets multiple enemies.
Rank 5
» [x9] Dynamic Violence (8 Energy) - An attack of three slices, which is finished by a shock wave created by the power of an empty swing.
» [x14 AoE] Explode Catapult (14 Energy +2 per target hit) - Two powerful sweeping strokes in alternating directions that concludes with slamming the ax into the ground.
» [x13] Screw Dimension (12 Energy) - Does one slice with the ax, which then releases in a burst of energy, doing the damage again.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	0/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Her close friend's appearance was unexpected. However, it made for a pleasant surprise. Though she was capable enough on her own, Arabelle's familiar presence was reassuring amid the hordes of undead swarming the tent and the town outside, ready to take them down. Mishiro offered the other girl a quick, concise explanation when she asked and pointed her to the treasure chest of buffs. All the while, she kept an eye out for the silver-haired player she handed a teleport crystal to.

"Two years ago," she answered matter-of-factly. Mishiro still recalled their promise to each other back at the Christmas fair, motivated by the set of consumables she won from a raffle. It was really a fault on her part that it took so long for her to fulfill it. Smiling faintly, she withdrew a Christmas cookie from her inventory to--

Item cannot be used.

That was odd. It didn't have an expiry date, last she checked. Frowning, she attempted to withdraw another one of her crafts as replacement: a bite-sized donut with a Prosperity enhancement.

Item cannot be used.

Mishiro tried the rest of her crafts, making sure she had chosen the most recent, and was met with the same message. The pieces were coming together in her head when she looked down at the chest near her feet and consumed one of the cakes she had pulled out of it earlier. It was successful: her damage was buffed and no message appeared. 

"It seems we can only use a specific set of consumables in this event. I'm not sure which though."

Spoiler

ACTIONS:

• Consumed 1 Funnel Cake

❄❄❄

LEVEL 9 - 19 SP
180/180 HP | 18/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

❄ EQUIPPED 

• [T1 - Perfect] Shikama Dōji (2H Battle Axe): A massive black scythe with a green blade. Enhancements: [x2] Para., [x1] ACC
• [T1 - Perfect] Tenebris Nix (Heavy Armor Set): [Image] Interlocking black iron plates held together with cloth and mesh, and combat boots of the same color and material. The main armor piece covers the user's torso and is especially cold to the touch. Reduces the damage taken by the user. -- Enhancements: [x3] MIT
• [T1 - Perfect] Elven Eye (Jewel): A bright blue crystal in the shape of an oval with a small black stone in the middle, making it look like an eye of a person. -- Enhancements: [x3] Keen

❄ BATTLE-READY INVENTORY

• [x6] Spider Cider
• [x2] Funnel Cake
• [x6] Offbrand Energy Drink
• [x1] Teleport Crystal

❄ SKILLS
Rank 2 - 2H Battle Axe [+4 DMG, access to rank 2 sword arts]

E - 

❄ SWORD ARTS 
2H Battle Axe
Rank 1
» [x2] Whirlwind (2 Energy) - A single sweeping attack so powerful that it sends forth a shock wave to hit again.
» [x2 AoE] Smash (2 Energy + 2 per target hit) - An uppercut aimed at opponents head to send them reeling.
Rank 2
» [x3 AoE] Lumberjack (3 Energy + 2 per target hit) - Three wide sweeping strokes aimed at multiple targets.
» [x3] Ultimate Breaker (3 Energy) - A pair of uppercuts that finish with a vertical slam to the target's head.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	0/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle allowed her ashen eyes to wander. She found a section of the tent where players seem to be entering and exiting out of. Some carried items that looked very close to the ones they'd consumed.

"Oh, cute." She pointed that section out to her friend with a smirk. "The game gave us nice things to go along with this event. Well, there's your answer, Shiro-chan."

It was about time they actually started. The small purple-haired girl leveled a glare at the zombies still inside the tent. They were clamoring all over the chairs, knocking them over in an effort to get to the NPCs and players. Thankfully, their killing an NPC did not seem to come with the effect of also turning them into a zombie. With the amount of NPCs living in the Town of Beginnings, it would've been an awful mess. Messier than it was now anyway.

"Ready? I'm heading in!"

With that proud announcement, she jumped straight into a group of smaller, weaker zombies clustered together and unleashed her Sword Art. Three instantly died upon coming into contact with her weapon while another... stayed alive with a sliver of an HP left. It growled at her and slowly started to amble forward.

Oh, this was the troublesome part. Of course they weren't just going to be plain old mobs.

Spoiler

ID: 125053 | BD: 8 | LD: 19
ID: 125054 | BD: 6 | LD: 1
ID: 125055 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 3
ID: 125056 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 4

Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1/0/0/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 18/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 1: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 2: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 3: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 4: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	3/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Event consumables... that made sense.

She took her place beside Arabelle. For this first round, she would leave it to her partner to decide which groups they wanted to go after first; she was arguably the more experienced fighter when taking knowledge of the game's mechanics into account, as demonstrated by her ability to quickly get a grasp of the situation and gather information not being readily provided based on her general knowledge of the game's events. 

"Players would be coming back for those consumables, assuming there aren't any booths with the same function outside. We'd need to keep this place clear of mobs. Establish a main base of sorts, where they can come back to recover," Mishiro suggested. "What's the situation outside the tent?"

At Arabelle's cue, the two scythe-wielders left the relative safety of the stage. The small purple-haired girl started them off strong by wiping out three and leaving one at the red zone. 

No - wasn't it supposed to be dead already? Arabelle never critted on any of the other three.

She landed near Arabelle with a vicelike grip on her heavy scythe. The undead mob stumbled upwards - recovering from a hit - and it gave a delayed wail of pain as it staggered towards them and swung its arm. It moved strangely, as if its arms were only half-attached and it didn't have full control of its body. Mishiro retaliated with a swing of her weapon.

And missed - by a wide margin.

Spoiler

ID: 125057 | BD: 4 + 1 = 5 | MD: 4

[H:1/0/0/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 1: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 2: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 3: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 4: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	3/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle smirked at her friend's input. Always the logical person, Mishiro was! God, she sounded the exact same as Claude. Give her any additional knowledge and she'd be stuck with two mega-nerds. 

And good with an axe, Mishiro was not.

She had to restrain a laugh as the girl clumsily swung her weapon around.

"Outside the tent...?" The small purple-haired girl had to tilt her head in thought. "They can't reach the roofs, that I'm sure. So if they're looking for places to recover, there's always that! Other than that... I came from the other side of town, just so you know, and even if it was overrun by zombies, there were none of those places. Ergo, those consumables are most probably limited to here."

The possibility of players coming back was small though. Unless the event stretched on for too long, they would already have gotten all that they needed. If anything, this place was perceived to be where it all started. Heck, in video games, this was where the final boss would show up!

Oh, the zombie was recovering. It barely had any HP left, so she gave it a simple flick with her scythe. And just like that, it died and their first group of mobs were over and done with.

Spoiler

ID: 125058 | BD: 7 | LD: 14

[H:1/0/0/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 16/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 1: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 2: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 3: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 4: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	4/150
Last Hit on Zombies	4/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"Then we know what we have to do," she responded simply.

Clear the tent of the undead. Keep it defended. And if Arabelle wanted to go out and kill more (very likely) they could do so but only once they were sure the first objectives were fully accomplished.

They were making good progress. The final undead was felled with an effortless basic attack from her teammate. ...who now had this aura of superiority about her. Mishiro didn't comment. She didn't really get the chance to; because as soon as the first group of undead fell, they were replaced by another. Dragging their feet with much difficulty, four more undead moaned and groaned - whether it was at the death of their "comrades" or simply sounds made by an unintelligible mind, she couldn't tell.

Her scythe flared a bright green.

They noticed her and made their slow, ambling attempts to dodge.

She unleashed her Sword Art, bringing her weapon's head down on one and stunning it, then twisting her grip and slashing at the rest.

Spoiler

ID: 125059 | BD: 8 | LD: 13
ID: 125060 | BD: 10 | LD: 11
ID: 125061 | BD: 3 + 1 = 4 | LD: 20
ID: 125062 | BD: 7 | LD: 2

Lumberjack: 8 * 3 = 24 - 10 = 14 DMG
Lumberjack: (8 + 2) * 3 = 30 - 10 = 20 DMG

3 + (2 * 3) = 9 EN

[H:1/2/0/1] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:0/0/0/0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 36/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 6: 30/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 7: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 36/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	4/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

And then, Mishiro stopped talking. 

Arabelle quirked a brow at her friend. She had already grown used to the rather dull girl's silence, but it did come off as a bit disconcerting at times. Like she would just suddenly leave a conversation hanging. The small purple-haired girl considered bringing up something else, but she figured the girl probably needed to concentrate.

Like... it was evident from her movements that she was still new to this.

She followed up with a weaker AoE to cover up for the mobs her friend missed. Finding her balance, she ignited her scythe and steadily unleashed three wide swings at the mobs' general direction, strong enough that her hair blew back with the breeze. Two hit. Two missed. They were moving rather unpredictably. "Woah-- hey!" Arabelle slammed her axe down on a zombie that dared to touch her with its filthy muddy hands with a vengeance. 

It was on her clothes. Ew.

Spoiler

ID: 125063 | BD: 7 | MD: [paralyzed] | LD: 5
ID: 125064 | BD: 2 + 3 = 5 | MD: [paralyzed] | LD: 1
ID: 125065 | BD: 10 | MD: 9 | LD: 10
ID: 125066 | BD: 2 + 3 = 5 | MD: 1 | LD: 8

Lumberjack: 14 * 3 = 42 - 10 = 32 DMG
Lumberjack: (14 + 2) * 3 = 48 - 10 = 48 DMG

3 + (2 * 2) = 7 EN

20 - 9 = 11 DMG to Arabelle

[H:1/2/0/1] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:1/0/2/0] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 22/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 4/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 6: 30/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 7: 2/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 36/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	4/150
Last Hit on Zombies	4/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13



 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Two hits. Two misses. Could be better, but at least none of them were left at full HP. One dragged itself forward and, in a sudden unexpected burst of speed, slashed at Arabelle's torso with a dagger. Mishiro's eyes flicked up to their HP bars. That had been unexpected, but the undead suited for their level didn't deal much damage.

That was a relief.

Behind the one that landed a hit was another that groaned and fell to the ground. Moving its bony arms, it slowly propped itself up then laboriously slid its leg underneath its body. Almost pitiable. But to the mob's misfortune, it was the one with the highest HP value and slow-moving, thus the perfect target. Mishiro left Arabelle's side and circled around the group, deflecting attacks coming her way, and ultimately bringing down the blunt end of her scythe on the undead that was already on its knees.

<<Paralyzed>>.

Spoiler

ID: 125067 | BD: 8 [keen on next attack]

Ultimate Breaker: 8 * 3 = 24 - 10 = 14 DMG

[H:1/2/0/2] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 6/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:1/0/2/0] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 22/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 4/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 6: 30/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 7: 2/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 22/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	4/150
Last Hit on Zombies	0/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Mishiro went after the easy target. As in, the one that was literally on the ground already.

Which was fine since it had the highest HP, but--

"Not enough for an AoE?" Arabelle called out. Another one would have been nice, so she could have focused down on the two with higher HP values. She was surprised and totally smug that she was the one pointing this out, but... they needed to coordinate. They did not at all settle on the roles each was supposed to play, leaving it as: just use the strongest attack you possibly can while also trying to conserve energy.

Yeah, not the best.

Another barrage of attacks from her end wiped out three at the same time. Leaving - the undead that was out of her range because it was going straight for Mishiro. And it looked hungry. Ooooh, crap! The small purple-haired girl put as much power as she could into her legs. Claude was going to kill her, Claude was going to kill her, Claude was going to--

The zombie inflicted a total of one damage.

Needless to say, Arabelle was freaking shook.

Spoiler

ID: 125068 | BD: 7 | MD: [dead] | LD: 14
ID: 125069 | BD: 2 + 3 = 5 | MD: 9 | LD: 9
ID: 125070 | BD: 4 + 3 = 7 | MD: [dead] | LD: 6
ID: 125071 | BD: 7 | MD: [dead] | LD: 2

Lumberjack: 14 * 3 = 42 - 10 = 32 DMG

3 + (2 * 3) = 9 EN

20 - 27 = 1 DMG

[H:1/2/0/2] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 6/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:2/0/2/1] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 14/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 6: 30/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 7: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 22/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	7/150
Last Hit on Zombies	7/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13



 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Three down. She had already noticed the last of the undead was ignoring Arabelle in favor of her. As soon as her teammate attacked, it broke away from the group and charged straight for her. No complicated maneuvers. Just a sudden burst of speed. It lunged at her with a hungry, drooling grin, going straight for her --

Mishiro intercepted the ravenous undead with the rod of her scythe but it changed tactics. When it couldn't reach her with its blade, it dropped the weapon and brought its large, heavy hand down on her guard with a roar. Then it surged forward, yellowed teeth snapping at anything it could possibly reach. It chomped down on her hand, and she finally let go of Arabelle's scythe to aim an uppercut at its jaw.

As it reeled backwards with a piercing wail, she resumed her hold on the scythe brought its full blunt force on the mob's head.

She glanced at their status bars and turned to Arabelle.

"I'll handle this. Focus on regenerating for the next round."

Spoiler

ID: 125072 | BD: 9

Ultimate Breaker: (8 + 1) * 3 = 27 - 10 = 17 DMG

[H:1/4/0/2] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:2/0/2/0] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 14/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 6: 13/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 7: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 22/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	7/150
Last Hit on Zombies	7/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

It was easy to forget that her friend had heavy armor on. It was the misleading overcoat. Definitely the overcoat. Without it, she would look like a tank - which she already partly was. Mishiro was a third of Arabelle's level and yet, she had the much better defense. The small purple-haired girl almost pouted at that fact, but at least she could forever gloat that she was the superior DPS.

She whistled.

"Right, right. I was going to do that anyway."

The zombie lay <<Paralyzed>> on the ground with Mishiro standing over it, ready to beat it back down as soon as it stood. Scaryyy~! She could see what boys found so appealing in Mishiro now. Arabelle popped off the cap of an energy drink and downed the entire thing in one gulp and oh ew- it had this weird tangy aftertaste. Probably everything in this event minus the funnel cake was gross. Looking around, she found that the rest of the zombies were being handled by the other players already in the tent.

Was the end finally in sight? Who knows, that gave her a bit of an opportunity to chill. 

"Hey, Shiro-chan. Let's set down a strategy for the next group of creeps."

Spoiler

Consumed 1 Offbrand Energy Drink.

[H:1/4/0/2] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:2/0/2/0] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 18/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 6: 13/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 7: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 22/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	7/150
Last Hit on Zombies	7/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13



 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

The undead was starting to move once again. Head twitching, grunting and growling promises of vengeance in its unintelligible manner. She raised Arabelle's scythe over her head, blade poised and aimed at the creature's neck. It struggled, using perhaps all of its willpower to shift and move its arm. Strangely enough, it didn't make any more attempts to rise.

She watched it warily, curious as to what it was about to do.

It was reaching up to her. Its rotting hand quivered - whatever power had reanimated it was now waning - until eventually, its hand dropped down to the ground and all that was left to do was look up at her. With its dead colorless eyes.

Mishiro slowly tilted her head.

"p...ease... ...av ...r...cy..."

Her gray eyes turned cold.

She delivered it a swift death. 

That made the second group. Returning to Arabelle, she wiped down her gauntlet with a cloth. "So, what is this strategy you speak of?"

Spoiler

ID: 125073 | BD: 9 [keen on next attack] | LD: 20

Ultimate Breaker: (8 + 1) * 3 = 27 - 10 = 17 DMG

[H:1/4/0/2] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 5/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.
[H:2/0/2/0] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 18/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA

Zombie 5: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 6: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 7: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 8: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	8/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

They climbed back onto the stage, carefully circling around one of the more powerful and dangerous variants, then dropped back down and leaped over a row of seats to engage with another group. This time, the zombies didn't seem too interested in pursuing the players they sighted from afar, rather they stalked about aimlessly near rows of empty and knocked over seats and only raised their heads when Arabelle got too close.

"Back to your graves, you go!"

Grinning smugly, she rocketed forward and knocked a zombie closer to the group. It wailed, clawed at its torn clothes, and tried to bat her away. A bright green aura instantly ignited around her scythe, and she unleashed a large powerful swing - seemingly at nowhere at first, until it generated a shockwave that sheared off half the creeps' health bars. Arabelle hopped onto an empty seat and sent her weapon's blade on a path to their unguarded necks.

Spoiler

ID: 125074 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 12
ID: 125075 | BD: 6 | LD: 18
ID: 125076 | BD: 9 | LD: 15
ID: 125077 | BD: 5 + 3 = 8 | LD: 16

Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG
Trample Act: (14 + 1) * 6 = 90 - 10 = 80 DMG

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1/1/2/1] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 5/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 5/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 9: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 10: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 11: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 12: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	10/150
Last Hit on Zombies	9/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Start with Arabelle's AoE. Then whittle down the mobs left alive with single-target attacks while Arabelle regenerated her energy. It sounded like a slower process, but it was more effective in ensuring the stronger AoE DPS player only expended her energy when necessary, and with those roles assigned, they at least knew what the other was about to do.

Arabelle's attack decapitated two and left a line on the necks of the surviving creeps, long and wide enough to see the red 3D mesh underneath. Mishiro appeared in front of one and widened the cut with a swift slice of her borrowed scythe. The remaining undead wailed and gurgled in pain, and seemed to bend over and stumble away. 

Then it snapped up and with sudden rigidity in its posture and movement, sent Arabelle flying off her high seat with a swing of its hand. 

She dropped her scythe and dove to catch Arabelle as the smaller girl fell.

Spoiler

ID: 125078 | BD: 8 | MD: [dead] | LD: 3

ID: 125079 | MD: 8 - 2 = 6

15 - 9 = 6 DMG on Arabelle

[H:1/1/2/1] Arabelle: 403/420 HP | 5/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 5/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 9: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 10: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 11: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 12: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	11/150
Last Hit on Zombies	2/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

The small purple-haired girl pointed an accusatory finger at the two living (heh) zombies. "Hey, I swear I landed a hit on both of you earlier!!" -- Okay, there was only one left now; Mishiro did her job and handled one of the two remaining with a single-target attack. Nice, nice! Going by their strategy, she would have downed another energy drink by now, but her energy was at an all-time low so the full implementation would be later, after bringing their EN pools back to full. -- That left one. She glared at it as if just by glaring, it could drop dead. "I swear I landed a hit on you earlier. Now, go die and stay dead."

The zombie snapped into motion and literally b*tch slapped her from her chair.

Thankfully, she had her ever reliable safety net, which was her best friend! She fell into Mishiro's arms - some might even say bridal style - and the girl underneath almost staggered at the sudden weight. Keyword: sudden. Not weight. Okay? "I guess you can say I fell for you, huh? My, my, how embarrassing~. What would Claude and Huginn say about us, I wonder~?" Okay. Enough teasing. Arabelle wrapped an arm around her friend's shoulders and used her as support to stand back up. She turned to the zombie with a deadly expression.

Of course. The most mature way to respond to a b*tch slap was another b*tch slap. But with a scythe.

Seconds later, the zombie was wailing in pain and disintegrating and Arabelle and Mishiro were sharing a cute high-five for victory. "Alright. That's it for the test run. Let's take a quick break, okay?"

Spoiler

ID: 125080 | BD: 8 | LD: 3

[H:1/1/2/1] Arabelle: 403/420 HP | 5/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0/0/0/0] Mishiro: 179/180 HP | 5/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

Zombie 9: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 10: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [PARALYZED]
Zombie 11: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 12: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT

Special:

• Deals 20 DMG on a 9 or 10
• If the Zombie would be killed by a weapon or defensive ability, and the LD is equal to or higher than 15, the Zombie is instead reduced to 1HP. This ability is ignored if the attack that reduced it 0 was a critical hit or the weapon/armor used has the holy or holy blessing enhancement.

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	12/150
Last Hit on Zombies	10/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

Edited October 5, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Drop her. Drop her.

--Mishiro slid an arm under her friend's legs and lowered herself so Arabelle's feet reached the ground. "You 'fell' for me with a zombie's help. That's not a very attractive prospect." She let go of Arabelle and stepped back before she could be caught in the smaller girl's attack. Taking only one damage from three consecutive battles against groups of the undead only for her HP to drop from an accidental friendly fire... wouldn't that be rather funny?

The last undead fell. She returned Arabelle's high-five with a faint smile in celebration of their small victory.

But around them, the battles still raged. The undead clawed their way up from the earth and attacked any player and NPC they caught sight of. Plastic chairs were knocked over as a result of the chaos that exploded within the tent, festive decorations and banners were haphazardly strewn about. As a matter of fact, there was not an inch of the tent's inside that hadn't fallen into disarray - aside from the concessions booth being managed by a mysterious NPC.

They had a long way to go.

"Let's regenerate our energy on the stage." 

Spoiler

[1/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 403/420 HP | 5/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 6/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	12/150
Last Hit on Zombies	2/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	0/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by Mishiro

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle smirked.

"I don't know, Shiro-chan," she hummed with a playful smile. The small purple-haired girl squeezed her friend's hand before Mishiro could drop it after their quick little high-five. "It's a common trope in fiction. Doesn't matter who does the pushing, all that matters is the fall, yeah? And more than half the time, it makes for the cutest moments! You need to watch more movies." 

No homo though. Full bi. She was just teasing.

At the girl's suggestion, she took notice of their surroundings and nodded in agreement. Letting Mishiro take the lead, she climbed back onto the stage and positioned herself behind the large treasure chest - oh, there were still items~ - which was the most likely thing players were going to bother defending. Pessimist much? The small purple-haired girl sat down and dragged down her friend to sit alongside her.

"So tell me what you've been up to lately, Shiiiro-chan~." Arabelle smiled sweetly and leaned back against the chest's lid. She didn't let go of Mishiro's hand. "I say you're my closest friend a lot but we haven't been talking much lately. Let's see, how about we start with... what's going on with you and Huginn so far?"

Spoiler

[1/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 413/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 6/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"What is that? I believe I've watched enough." The girl landed smoothly on the stage beside Arabelle and tucked her hands behind her back with a small huff. "Claude used to insist on Friday movie nights. Sometimes, he would get too caught up in a series and watch more than one." 

--And he would proceed to pull an all-nighter on a Sunday to finish up the work he should have done at that time. Fond memories. Mishiro sheathed her axe behind her back and shifted uncomfortably at the added weight. Behind them, battles still raged. Living clashed against the risen dead. They seemed infinite; for each one slain, there was another group to replace it. But that was all they could do at the present moment: cull the numbers before they were overrun. She met the eyes of a player holding a defensive position nearest the stage and nodded to them before Arabelle dragged her away.

They could at least trust the others to keep them protected.

Behind the large treasure chest, she opened her inventory on instinct and selected a small treat both for herself and her tired friend.

Item cannot be used.

That was unfair. Mishiro could barely hide her disappointment. She thought it only applied to consumables with buffs. Giving a light sigh, she turned to Arabelle. "I added personal deliveries to my services and I updated a few of the guild's maps at their request. And..." The beach party and the time they spent together and the brunet's soft hair under her palm flashed in her mind.

"Nothing." 

Arabelle's saccharine sweet smile would have been enough to raise her suspicions, but she had it chalked down to her friend's usual personality.

Spoiler

[2/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 413/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

 

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle giggled at the thought of the three-years-younger version of her scout having to drag a more inexpressive Mishiro into a movie night. Every Friday. "That's cute," the small purple-haired girl said with a hum. "I wish there were movies in here. They're the most romantic date ideas. And... and... doesn't watching a movie beside someone else and just hearing each other's comments just give you a warm fuzzy feeling? Right? Is that how it feels like?"

For those few moments, Arabelle did not sound like she was entirely sure of herself.

"Honestly though, nothing else? Sounds like a very unproductive two months to me." She turned away from her friend and pouted. So no progress on that front... what a disappointment. After all that work she put into giving him advice and inviting him to the beach party, he just ruined it all himself. Well, maybe there was a part of him that was half-hearted about it. Maybe they would meet again and it would actually turn out for the better. She was cheering for the latter! It was always the fun thing to watch!

And then, the conversation fell dead. At this point, her friend would have continued or something, but she just... didn't.

Holy crap, this was depressing.

"Hey." Arabelle held her friend by the shoulders. "It's unbelievably rude to think of someone else when another person's right in front of you, you know?"

Spoiler

[2/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.

 

[Mishiro 0]

Mishiro tilted her head, expression unchanged.

"I wouldn't know about that. You're describing something completely different." It was a rather common occurrence for the small purple-haired girl to stray away from reality, lost in her dreams of romance, when it was just the two of them. Mishiro wouldn't equate that sort of love to an addictive drug, but it was... close. Romantic love was a pleasurable feeling. It always left you craving for more. For some, even a brief moment spent without it was unbearable. They continually found themselves thinking back to it, looking forward to experiencing it again, daydreaming... that much was evident from love poems alone.

Before she knew it, Arabelle had her by the shoulders. She leaned away as Arabelle came closer, and the back of her head bumped softly against the open lid of the treasure chest.

"And who was getting carried away mere moments ago?" Patting her friend's shoulder, she gently pushed the other girl back. "Don't you watch movies with your family? I believe my experience can be described as much closer to that."

Spoiler

[3/3 full energy regen] 

Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 18/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 1 ACC | 3 Keen | 2 Para.