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

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle was internally screaming as she drank from her energy drink. And it wasn't from the bad taste, but that might still be a factor. She tossed the empty bottle away where it would soon disintegrate somewhere on the ground and headed over. "Hey, hey, what happened?!" One moment she was peacefully trying to restore her energy and the next Mishiro was crashing through the place, her uncontrolled Sword Art hitting everything else but the target. A little bit after, An startled and fell in a spectacular failing of her own.

Lovely.

She had totally jinxed them. And no, she didn't mean that annoying whiny girl who stole all of her guild leader's attention from her. Arabelle nonchalantly batted away the zombie that had tried to make a swipe for her - it must think of itself as a lucky thing, but it'll be dead sooner or later. "I think I get what happened here and so do you. Shiro-chan, An, get up. If you can't kill it this round, I'll at least pitch in the next!"

Spoiler

Consumed 1 Offbrand Energy Drink. 2 Remaining

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 27/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 12/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 0/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	31/150
Last Hit on Zombies	25/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	5/13

 

 

Edited October 15, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Pulling herself up, Mishiro winced. If her own failing wasn't enough, her fall had caused An to panic and miss her attack too. She thought she sighted - heard - Arabelle drawing closer and saying something. In the blurry haze that was currently her vision, the girl was no more than a talking purple and black sludge. Mishiro propped her axe on the ground and caught her breath. "Yes... good question," she began, distantly. She provided the only explanation she could manage. "I tripped."

No, she knew exactly what happened and it seems that their team leader caught wind of it too. She glanced at the equally disoriented An. Then back to Arabelle and her subtle dissatisfaction. They already had a good, clean run last round; she wasn't about to let a small failing pull them down. 

She pulled her axe up and allowed it to ignite with the energy of her strongest Sword Art. Mishiro made sure to hit it properly this time.

Spoiler

ID: 125900 | BD: 8 | Ultimate Breaker: 8 * 3 = 24 - 10 = 14 DMG to Zombie 30 [bleed] [keen]

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 27/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:1] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 10/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 0/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 36/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [0/2 Bleed]
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	31/150
Last Hit on Zombies	5/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!" An squeaked. The silver-haired player grabbed her rapier and scrambled up to stand as Arabelle approached. The scythe-wielder was already carrying their team and to disappoint her like that - she almost scowled as she gave Mishiro a sideways glance. She knew she wasn't one to talk, but what was that? A Sword Art going out of control? The sheer explosion it generated... was that even possible? Was she not as good as An thought she was after all, and only a bit stronger stats-wise?

Oh, but she shouldn't. She felt bad, judging the girl who'd let her in, in the first place. But if she was never let in, she would have avoided all this mess and skipped away without the burden of feeling obligated to help...

Either way, the girl had gone ahead to land the attack she had missed, but it was already too late.

It's not like they could restore the time and energy they lost with that. Speaking of restoring... An stayed out of the way as the zombie flailed back at Mishiro with a strangled cry. It bled from the wound the axe-wielder had inflicted; one more hit from any of them and it was as good as dead.

Spoiler

ID: 126044 | MD: 4

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 27/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:1] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 10/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 24/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [1/2 Bleed]
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	15/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

"You tripped," she repeated, incredulously. "I wouldn't expect such a beginner's mistake from you, Shiro-chan! Did all these..." Arabelle gestured to the players - mostly the males - around them with a smirk. She knew her best friend could see it too: their smooth yet forceful movements, the way they handled their weapons, and the determination in their eyes... [Censored]. "Distractions finally get to you?"

Most likely though, it was her friend's rather below average proficiency in any held weapon.

S i g h. Arabelle momentarily let her guard down - not like she needed to, the zombie was barely looking at her at this point - and pressed her palm to her forehead. As an afterthought, she waved off An's apology - at least she knew what she did wrong - but she frowned at the girl's energy value. One miss and her energy was completely spent, forcing the rapier user to sit back and regenerate. How troublesome indeed.

Briefly, she considered downing another energy drink but a peek at her own stats showed that drinking another was just going to be a waste, she might as well just regenerate the rest later on. Why was it that when things were finally going good, luck would decide to shake its head and say "that's enough fortune for all of you"? The end was very far from sight too, the small purple-haired girl thought glumly as she watched zombies still pulling themselves out of the ground and engaging with groups of players at the ready.

Spoiler

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:1] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 10/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 24/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [1/2 Bleed]
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	31/150
Last Hit on Zombies	25/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	5/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Mishiro evaded another attack and, after fumbling with her grip on her axe, narrowly deflected a follow-up. A brief lull. Calm gray eyes swept over to her teasing teammate and while her pointing it out did make Mishiro more conscious, she gathered her thoughts and brought it back to the battle she was currently engaged in. "That's not something we should be thinking about at the present moment."

Saying that to someone like Arabelle was pointless though; the girl could only hope it served as more of a motivation than a distraction. 

"No, actually," she said serenely. "I take it back. Arabelle wouldn't be Arabelle without the thirst."

One more hit and this would all be over. They would finally be able to progress. Towards what, she didn't really know. Mishiro kept her excitement and anticipation in check and reignited her axe. Dashing in, she evaded another swing and brought her axe in an upwards slash. It wasn't enough to renew the Bleed effect, but - glancing up at the undead's HP bar - she didn't really need it.

"Keep back, An."

Spoiler

ID: 126045 | BD: 6 | Ultimate Breaker: 8 * 3 = 24 - 10 = 14 DMG to Zombie 30

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:2] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 10/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [1/2 Bleed]
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	31/150
Last Hit on Zombies	5/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

And An was asked to stand back again. Completely, utterly useless. Perhaps the dull-eyed girl would notice the dismay in her eyes, perhaps she wouldn't. Had she even done anything this round aside from tripping after Mishiro did? Short answer is, no. Her shoulders slumped. The silver-haired player momentarily relaxed her guard and fell back, sticking close to the rest of her team as previously advised. Trying to push her worries away, she tried to focus on something else. Their banter earlier had been cute, and it kind of made her want to join in!

...even though it was blatantly obvious she was the third wheel here.

Oh no, she just made herself even more depressed. An didn't know that was even possible.

"Hehh? I'm with Arabelle on this though?" Still, she put on a big smile and tried to play along. "Nothing wrong with appreciating a treat when it's already right in front of you~!"

Spoiler

[H:0] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 28/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:2] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 29: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 30: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [2/2 Bleed]
Zombie 31: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 32: 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	16/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	1/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

And the last zombie went down. Victory for Team Arabelle! 

Arabelle held up her hand for a high-five with her best friend, then on second thought, did the same with An was well. She was just so glad at finally killing their eighth group of mobs after that one hitch that made her think they would spend forever on one fight, that she hardly even minded the new girl's overwhelming lack of contribution. Of course, realizing that the silver-haired player was a cultured like-minded individual played a big part as well.

"Awww, I'm so glad you understand, Shiro-chan!" she exclaimed with exaggerated cheer. "Yes, you're all grown-up and lovely now. It's a large step up from giving me that dead stare whenever I so much as made a comment. Ahhh, I am so proud~." Arabelle moved, but not any closer to her best friend. She instead latched onto An's arm with a sweet smile. "An totally gets me though. It's totally fine to indulge yourself. Right, An?"

Okay. As much fun as that was, they needed to wipe out a few mobs. The small purple-haired girl let go of An's arm and prepped her scythe. "Right. There's another group nearby... we'll kill all of them, no sweat. Then we'll take on another and after that's a break. Got it? Good!"

She took off running and unleashed another deadly barrage of attacks.

Spoiler

ID: 126046 | BD: 7 | LD: 20 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 33
ID: 126047 | BD: 7 | LD: 11 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 34
ID: 126048 | BD: 5 + 3 = 8 | LD: 11 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 35
ID: 126049 | BD: 10 | Trample Act: (14 + 2) * 6 = 96 - 10 = 86 DMG to Zombie 36

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 15/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 33: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 34: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 35: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 36: 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	35/150
Last Hit on Zombies	28/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	5/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Exhaustion gripped at the edge of her consciousness, but she still managed a small smile at Arabelle's cheer. Their hands clapped together, one cold armored hand and another covered in a black cloth glove, and she was sure the other girl would have drawn her hand back at the sudden cold sting. "No offense, Arabelle, but if growing up means turning into you, I shall rather stay a child forever."

After that remark, she sort of withdrew to herself and rested on a chair with her elbows propped on her knees and the Widower placed on the ground beside her. Her safety was of no concern at this point. They were far enough from the mobs that posed more danger to them and Arabelle was nearby with her scythe at the ready. She was completely, totally safe. Her interest was slightly piqued at Arabelle's mention of indulging herself, but she made no comment.

Mishiro got up when their team leader began to move. She set down an outline of what they were going to do and - glancing up at their energy bars - she realized it really wasn't that long until they needed a break. Picking up her axe, she nodded. "Right behind you!"

She could say for certain she wasn't getting too overexcited again this time, even if there was only one left at 1 HP. But when she got close enough to deal her blow, the undead evaded her attack with ease.

Spoiler

ID: 126050 | BD: 4

[H:1] Arabelle: 420/420 HP | 15/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 33: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 34: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 35: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 36: 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	35/150
Last Hit on Zombies	6/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

An hesitated then high-fived Arabelle with a grin. No offense? No, that totally had some offense behind it. Standing back, she simply laughed along, amused and slightly out of place at the two's exchange, only to be taken completely by surprise when the purple-haired girl went over to her and sweetly latched onto her arm. Her cheeks colored a pinkish hue, embarrassed at their sudden close proximity. Not to mention... Arabelle was strong... and pretty good-looking... and endearing in that playful way of hers... An felt her cheeks turning even redder. "I-I mean, I wouldn't go out of my way to look for it, but I'm not one for passing up perfectly good opportunities. To deny something that's already being offered to you is a crime!" 

She found herself unconsciously looking over to Mishiro - as if she was expecting a small reaction of jealousy of the sort. If she had her best friend being all cuddly with a random girl who randomly joined their team, she would be pissed. However, the girl was simply seated on a nearby chair. Looking up at them with mild interest. An would have thought the dull-eyed girl was going to make another comment seeing as Mishiro had been talking with them only a few moments ago, but apparently not.

"She really doesn't talk much, does she?" she whispered to Arabelle. Then she waved her hands frantically and claimed no offense.

Soon enough, they were going back to business. She unsheathed her rapier and dashed behind Mishiro. Where the axe-wielder might fail, she would be there to thrust her blade forward and--

The zombie slipped past both of their guards and made a mad dash for their team leader.

Spoiler

ID: 126051 | BD: 1 | MD: 10 | 20 - 9 = 11 DMG to Arabelle

[H:1] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 15/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 0/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 33: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 34: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 35: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 36: 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	19/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle giggled. "I miiight have accidentally left her with the impression that if she shut up, I would stop teasing her completely." That was absolutely mistaken though. When someone doesn't acknowledge you at all, don't you just feel an even greater urge to keep prodding at them? See what faces they'd make? See what emotions they'd hidden deep in their soul come to surface? Probably, any sane person would give up. But - though she wouldn't consider herself insane - Arabelle was bored enough and had the time on her hands.

She checked her energy and popped open another energy drink. The small purple-haired girl was in the process of sipping through its horrible contents when An and Mishiro did it again - though to a less amusing extent this time. One simply missed. The other chased after and--

Immediately, Arabelle had grabbed her scythe to deflect the zombie's attack once she realized it was not where it was supposed to be. She was too late though; she could practically feel its dirty little hands leaving a trail of mud and earth on her nice military uniform. How dare... Without thinking, Arabelle held onto her scythe and kicked it in its twisted face - knocking it back a good few inches away.

She dusted off her uniform and glared at her teammates.

"Keep your heads in the game and finish it off!"

Spoiler

Consumed 1 Offbrand Energy Drink. 1 Remaining

[H:1] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 19/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:0] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed
[H:0] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 0/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 33: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 34: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 35: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 36: 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	35/150
Last Hit on Zombies	28/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	6/13

 

 

Edited October 18, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

Her attack failed. Backup failed as well. She wouldn't put too much blame on their beginner combatant but it was tempting, when she turned to watch the last undead slip past both of their guards completely unscathed. She tensed, then forced herself to relax and watch for any openings. Arabelle would be fine - if not a little annoyed - and to prove her point, the undead's attack barely even took any of her HP. 

What did Arabelle say about this again earlier? They were weak individually, but had strength in numbers. Mishiro breathed in and out, slowly taking a moment to regain her composure, then acknowledged Arabelle with a nod. "Don't worry, I'll handle this!" She better. The girl ignited her axe and lunged, aiming for an opening the enemy provided itself with its attack on Arabelle.

What a reckless creature it was.

Mishiro slashed its body in half and watched it disintegrate before her eyes. One more group down... x number of mobs left to go.

Spoiler

ID: 126052 | BD: 9 | (8 + 1) - 10 = 1 DMG to Zombie 33 [keen]

[H:] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 19/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 0/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 33: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 34: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 35: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 36: 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	36/150
Last Hit on Zombies	7/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

Yet another round in which she contributed absolutely nothing. Why did she always have to miss when it mattered? Why was it so hard to kill a zombie that was at literally 1 HP? As Mishiro quickly took hold of the situation and brought down the last, very persistent mob, An shook her rapier in its sheath and internally berated herself. 

Harriette, you absolute idiot. Just because Arabelle hugged you and started acting friendly earlier doesn't mean you have a free pass to being useless. Or being overconfident. Or underperforming. Yeah, that's definitely the problem. If you don't get your [censored] [censored] together, you're gonna get reminded that you are the outsider--

"Good work!" An praised as they regrouped. That was all the low-leveled noob could do at this point. "I promise I'm going to try harder this round! I don't want to be dragged! So, um... Shi- Mishiro, you can leave the ones with 1 HP to me. Just one, I mean. I don't have any AoEs, but..." Her face flushed as she ran out of words to say and simply resorted to repeating what she said earlier. Repetition equals emphasis! "I'll try my best to hit it!"

Spoiler

[H:] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 19/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	20/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Ever since the start of the event, or rather when she learned she could kill a zombie with one hit of her AoE, she always had this sort of goal to wipe them all in one clean sweep. They had been going with the general strategy of Arabelle starting them off with an AoE and the others picking off the ones that were left, but the latter part of her strategy wouldn't even be needed if she killed them all in her initial attack.

Was that foreshadowing? Hmmm--

"Of course," the small purple-haired girl awarded her teammate with a confident smile. An went on though, and Arabelle thought her constant bumbling was starting to annoy her by a slight fraction - she had decided earlier that she did like the girl's bright personality - but the constant promises to "try harder" was getting old. Like, really quick. But at least she was trying to cooperate. And... actually communicating that to her teammates. Arabelle didn't know. Arabelle was kind of conflicted and her thoughts were in a disarray with the battle around her, so she put that off for now. "Hmhm~. Fine. You're doing fine either way. But now that you're making promises, I expect better results or you're buying me cake afterwards!"

Either the girl would start to do really well, or Arabelle would have her cake. It was a win-win! The sort of cleverness she would only expect from none other than herself!

The small purple-haired girl located another set of unlucky victims.

"We're going! Shi-chan!"

She hadn't been calling out her scythe's name like that in this event. Maybe because of how similar it sounded to her nickname for Mishiro. But! Doing so apparently worked as a sort of lucky charm! Or a power enhancer, she didn't care either way. Sending her scythe on a wild arc through the group of mobs, she was pleasantly surprised to see that each one disintegrated upon making contact with her Sword Art.

All four.

Arabelle turned back to An.

"Just kidding! We'll see about the next round~!"

Spoiler

ID: 126070 | BD: 5 + 3 = 8 | LD: 7 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 37
ID: 126071 | BD: 6 | LD: 5 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 38
ID: 126072 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 4 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 39
ID: 126073 | BD: 7 | LD: 10 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 40

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 7/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

Zombie 37: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 38: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 39: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 40: 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	40/150
Last Hit on Zombies	32/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	6/13

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

An was speaking to her, displeased with her own performance. She could understand where the silver-haired player was coming from, however their efficiency in combat always took priority. "Sorry, but I prefer we don't remain engaged in combat for too long. As much as I want to say yes, we just don't know enough of this situation to slow down and change our approach. When the opponent's in front of me, I shall still cut it down regardless." At Arabelle's call, she had her axe at the ready once again and half-turned to follow the small scythe-wielder to the group she had picked out for them. Mishiro looked over her shoulder at An. "You're doing fine so far. Two players to pick off the leftovers is always better than one. But... if you really want to kill more of them...

"Race me to your target."

Black smoke flowed from the Widower as she followed Arabelle's lead. Tightening both armored hands around the handle-- The ground shook with a small tremor and she leaped up into the air and landed a short distance from their opponents. Or where their opponents were supposed to be.

With a mighty swing, Arabelle had decimated an entire group. 

Mishiro still had her guard up, but she was no longer poised to attack. Was she gaping? Very nearly. As Arabelle swiveled around to address An, the girl offered a small smile of admiration.

"That was beautifully done, Arabelle."

Spoiler

[1/3 full energy regen]

[H:] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

❄❄ BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	40/150
Last Hit on Zombies	7/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

Whatever good intentions Mishiro had were completely lost in her words. And in An's personal interpretation. She knew she shouldn't - she really did feel bad, it had been the other girl who let her into the tent after finding her waiting alone outside and she was sure Mishiro didn't know it would all turn into this, plus there was the teleport crystal at her belt - but An found herself glaring lightly into the girl's dull gray eyes. Any other day, she might have been able to rationalize it, but today she was already feeling terrible over being useless.

There was nothing worse than having your own insecurities shoved in your face. No matter how subtly.

"So you're calling me slow?" An frowned and unsheathed her rapier as Arabelle took off. "I know, Mishiro. I already know. I even said so earlier, and I said I wanted to try. But if you really do have a problem, you can ask me to leave." Yeah. Right. If she was feeling this terrible about it, An could just up and leave -- but wait, why had she joined earlier?

To pay back a favor. To help out someone who helped her earlier.

Oh geez. An stayed still as Mishiro left, looking down at the ground with a scowl. God, it was instances like these that made her hate herself. The girl with dull eyes had her problems, but An was maybe overreacting too. And her thoughts were getting all jumbled with the stress of combat and her own inadequacy. She wanted to suck it up and apologize, but--

An looked up upon hearing Arabelle's voice. She drew closer, forcing a small smile. "That was really good. If I were a scythe-user, I would have asked you to be my mentor already."

Spoiler

[H:] Arabelle: 409/420 HP | 6/42 EN | 14 DMG | 9 MIT | 3 ACC | 2 EVA
[H:] Mishiro: 180/180 HP | 8/18 EN | 8 DMG | 27 MIT | 3 Keen | 2 Bleed [keen until next successful attack]
[H:] Andromeda: 20/20 HP | 2/2 EN | 8 DMG | 18 MIT | 3 LD

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	24/150
Last Hit on Zombies	1/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	2/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	1/13

 

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

The small purple-haired girl smiled. She was practically being showered with praises! From Mishiro's sincere compliment to An's sheer admiration... was she in heaven right now? Arabelle felt like she'd achieved something really big, even though wiping an entire group in one hit was really just a small matter to the stronger players, but~ she remembered feeling the same way when she started dealing significant damage as a DPS. "Thank you~! It really was nothing... ah, but now that I managed to do it once, I think I can do it again! Hmhm! Eventually, all you two would have to do is to sit back and watch the superior DPS do her job!"

If it wasn't already blindingly obvious, she had completely failed to notice An's growing feelings of negativity.

Arabelle looked at her status bar and sighed. So that energy drink she had consumed earlier was all for nothing. Oh well, at least she got that little achievement under her belt, and she could spent the rest of her break relieving that wonderful moment to herself. She snapped her fingers and pointed the rest of the team to the stage; they would have gotten so used to the routine by now that they would know exactly what she meant.

Once back at the stage and seated at her usual spot, leaned against the back of the treasure chest, Arabelle pulled her legs close to her chest and smiled brightly.

"Alright! For this thread's last interlude, what do you two want to talk about?"

Spoiler

[1/3 full energy regen]

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"I was only telling the truth," was her automatic response. An's reaction was unexpected, and she had no idea what to do with it. It made more sense the more she thought about it. The first time they talked with An during a break, the silver-haired rapier user had already expressed her lack of confidence at her current skill level. However, she wasn't about to deny that - with An's proficiency in combat - Mishiro could just allow herself to stand back and fully rely on her to finish off one of the leftovers, when she could very well step in and do the job herself. If she wanted to practice, she could get it done some other time at a safer and more controllable scenario.

But not now.

Mishiro watched the girl out of the corner of her eye as she offered her own set of compliments to Arabelle, but she didn't say anything. They were still in the audience area and in immediate danger from any strong mob spawning nearby. Following her team leader back to the stage, she hopped from chair to chair and completed the final set of leaps with her axe's handle as leverage.

She dematerialized her weapon and took a seat beside Arabelle, making sure to leave enough space for their third teammate. When they had settled down, with a bored Arabelle calling for something for them to discuss, Mishiro was unexpectedly the first to speak up.

"An, you misunderstood." It was best to cut this matter down before it became any worse. "I don't have a problem with your being here."

Spoiler

[2/3 full energy regen]

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Mishiro

[Andromeda 0]

The truth. She didn't even try to disprove it. So all this time... An had been seen as nothing but weak. If Mishiro had stayed any longer, An's scowl would have deepened. It hurt, and as if she wasn't already feeling depressed enough from berating herself, this girl had to add onto it too! If Arabelle hadn't been friendly earlier... and if she hadn't promised to her team leader (and by some power of telepathy, accepted the little bet she put forward earlier) to do better for one more round, An would have straight up left. Maybe she could train herself and only team up with others once she was completely sure she wouldn't be endlessly dragged behind. Maybe she was overreacting. But she didn't like how this girl worded things. As dull, as blunt as her gray eyes.

There was a line between tactfulness and honesty.

An followed them back and, suddenly a touch more uneasy than she had been when she first joined them earlier, sat down. She slid closer to Arabelle, who was still oblivious to everything. Makes sense, she had been doing nothing but most of the fighting all the time.

"So what was that thing you said earlier, then? I guess you're taking it back?" No, she couldn't take it back because even An knew it was the truth. At this point, she didn't know what she was still mad about anymore - Mishiro had already said she didn't have a problem, but... An looked up and met the ashen gaze of Arabelle. Who had been asking for a fun topic to talk about. "Okay, I'm sorry. I'm causing a lot of trouble for the both of you, aren't I? Sorry again. I really just wanted to help, but..." She hung her head, self-editing the words she was about to say. "If you guys really see me as weak... do you really still want me around? I mean, I'm trying to help, but I think you have it handled all by yourselves. So, there. If you don't need my help, you can just say so. I'll find another team."

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle was silently pleased when Mishiro took the initiative to speak up - until she realized what she was talking about. Of course. Count on her best friend to bring something like this up when it was heavily implied she wanted something fun to talk about.

So apparently, the two had managed to offend each other in the middle of combat. Maybe during one of the short pauses in between. Whatever. Arabelle usually liked drama - it was really fun to watch in movies and even more of an amusement in real life - and she would sometimes even go out of her way to involve herself in it sometimes. But not right now. As their team leader, Arabelle had her priorities in check for once!

She listened in, tried to get a firmer grasp of the situation with what meager information they provided her - way to make her feel included, amirite? - then caught An's attention. "Alright. First off, this is hardly a bother. We didn't even need to adjust when you joined us or anything and heck, your talking about this right now is much better than spending half the break holding a one-sided conversation with Shiro-chan."

A pause. Arabelle remembered that this Shiro-chan could just as easily take away her dessert privileges. And I oop-

"Oh, but no offense, sugar."

Spoiler

[2/3 energy regen]

 

Edited October 20, 2019 by Arabelle

[Mishiro 0]

"I'm not. Our strategy is fine enough as it is, and I'm not about to hold myself back for your sake," Mishiro clarified. She raised a brow as Arabelle stepped in and almost rolled her eyes at the mention. "Like she said."

The girl looked at Arabelle, waiting for her to continue, but her friend's pause implied she wanted Mishiro to talk. She had partly caused this, thus she was responsible for what followed.

"'Weak' is too much of a negative term. I'd rather describe it as 'needing improvement.' And we talked about that earlier, didn't we? We're all on different levels and it's unfair to compare your output with mine or Arabelle's, the same way it's unfair for me to compare myself with her. Honestly, all that mattered to me..." Gray eyes strayed back to Arabelle. "...us, was your willingness to help. We didn't need to make too much adjustment to accommodate you and if anything, having you here is a nice change of pace."

That was what she thought. An would be safer anywhere else but here, but she wouldn't turn down the hopeful girl either. 

"Besides," Mishiro added. "You haven't been fighting them for half as long as we have. It's too early to assign judgment to your performance."

Spoiler

[3/3 energy regen]

 

Edited October 20, 2019 by Mishiro