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Alkor was certain the information broker was toying with him when he said the respawning Floor Boss on the Second Floor got stronger. Sure, it had the ability to return over and over, but in his experience, it was always the same encounter and it always got easier.

Not that a stronger version and a harder quest were unwelcome. Anything to make the crawl toward the Frontlines a little bit less daunting, he was a proponent of. He didn't say that part out loud, of course. 

When he stepped out of Urbus, he took stock of the field where the Queen usually spawned. It almost always took some prompting and an annoying half hour long crawl of beating up wasps; but this time, sure enough, that was not the case. 

The field was overrun, and weaker Players had given it a wide berth. People were moving around directing traffic safely away, and beyond them, the Queen was bigger, buzzier, and angrier than he ever remembered.

Instead of that regal honey golden color, she wore an angry red shade that mirrored the rage burning within. Alkor stared on in excitement as he considered what that meant for him.

More experience? More difficulty? More... death?

Okay, so he didn't know how much stronger she had grown. It was a fool's errand to rush right in. "Okay," he said aloud as he scratched his chin.

"I probably shouldn't fight that thing without someone to tank the damage for me."

He could rush in, tag the adds, and hope to mow through them quickly; but there were enough of them that they might be able to add up quickly. Then, to make matters worse, the Queen still had to die after he finished with them. It was too much for him alone at his current strength, and he knew it.

"Anyone else around?" he asked loudly, "who's trying to deal with this insect problem, I mean."

Yui's Grace applied

+1 SP to rewards upon completion

@Zajcica

 

Alkor lvl. 29

590/590 HP 58/58 E 

48 Mitigation 3 Evasion

10 Base Damage | 2DMG/1Blight/Cursed t2 Curved Sword "Blightsteel" | 2 MIT /1 EVA t2 Light Armor "Nightmare Bomber" | 3 EVA t1 Trinket "Vagabond's Mark"

Rank 5 Curved Sword | Rank 3 Light Armor | Athletics Mod

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Back down to the second floor. Her journey had started here with Mari as a proctor to lead her to her first moments of learning how the game worked. If she were to fight the regular wasp queen over again, she was sure that it would touch her a single time and explode into bits.

But, there was an upgraded version of such a boss that had drop that her damage duo, Night, swooned for. Anything related to damage over time was right up her alley. Her boots flattened the grass under her feet as she approached the nearby location of the mutated wind wasp. The adds could be seen buzzing around like the annoying little buggers they were, but she could hear the voice of a man call out. "Anyone else around?"

"Oi." Yuki called back, locating the source of the voice. She waved him down and walked up to him. "Orewa Yuki, yoroshikune. Looking for a tank?"

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Name: Zajčica
Level: 57
HP: 1230/1230
EN: 114/114

Stats:
Damage: 3
Mitigation: 166
Evasion: -1
Accuracy: 3
BH: 61
BLD: 36
H.M.: 2
REC: 1
THRNS: 84
TAUNT

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Durandal (T3/Perfect/OHSS): ACC II; BLD I
Armor: Charlemagne Rouge (T3/Perfect/Heavy): Heavy Momentum II, Rec I
Misc: Casa di Logistilla (T3/Perfect/Shield): Thorns II; Taunt

Skills:
One-Handed Straight Sword [Rank 1]
Heavy Armor [Rank 5]
Fighting Spirit [Obtained]
Block [Rank 5]
Battle Healing [Rank 5]
Parry [Obtained]
Howl [Obtained]

Extra Skills:
Concentration
Familiar Mastery: Defender

Mods:
Athletics
Stonewall
Shield Bash
Vengeful Riposte

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleportation Crystal*1
Immolation+2*7 < Using
Ration+2*6

Housing Buffs:
Well Rested: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
Squeaky Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Tasty: Turn 2 identical food items into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Angler: +1 material gained when fishing
Advanced Training: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild:
Tanos Statue: +15 Mitigation for a thread.

Wedding Ring:

 

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Alkor blinked. It wasn't heard of for a girl to speak in a masculine way, but he hadn't experienced it during all the time he lived in Japan. Of course, as he was largely confined to home and work, the level of exposure was low enough that it made sense he'd only ever heard a very small scope of dialect.

"A-ah, yeah," he replied. These social situations weren't his forte, but he had vowed to get better. Stronger, even. That meant pushing through things like meeting new people with a certain degree of confidence. "I'm Alkor," he told her, "and I could very much use a tank here."

He knew the amount of damage he could reasonably do was limited by his level and his inability to find items that propelled his damage to the extreme. Alkor wanted that- as a gamer, as someone who focused entirely on the output of damage he could deal, he looked for the best specs and tools of the trade. 

Aincrad hadn't yielded its secrets to him yet, but with time...

"Let me know when you're ready," he told Yuki. A good tank could hold aggro even in the face of many enemies. A good DPS knew when it was time for him to go to work. It was easy for a tank to build aggro, but very hard to take it from a DPS who raced ahead of them.

So, Alkor played his role patiently. 

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Yuki gave the man a smile. From the looks of it, he was a practiced damager that knew what they were doing. They carried a weight as if this wasn't their first game, so she could put her faith in him. Not that it mattered, she had come to solo the boss anyway. Even with it's paralysis inducing methods, it could stab her relentlessly with that stinger and just murder itself. Hardly anything in this thing could breach her defenses long enough to kill her before the thorns killed it.

A moments preparation was needed before they went in and started fighting. Even if the bee wouldn't show itself to begin with, parry could help maximize the damage that she herself could output. She reached down and grabbed her sword's hilt, pulling it halfway out of it's sheathe before looking up to Alkor. "Just a moment of preparation is all I need, once I'm done, feel free to attack. I'll have their attention in no time and they will do nothing to me. I'm a front liner, so don't worry." Saying that out loud was nice on her tongue. She had worked so hard to get to this level, even if it was a stretch to call herself a front liner when she was just fresh at the level to deal with bosses. Once her blade had gathered it's glowing light, she put it back in it's holster and nodded to her other party member to begin.

[Parry Status Activated]

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A Frontliner? That part interested him, because it seemed interesting that she'd spend time on the lower levels at all. Even if she were recruiting for a guild or something like that, it didn't make much sense to offer to tank for someone mid ranked at best.

Or maybe it did. It wasn't his place to ask questions. If she said that she was, he would take her at her word. "Alright," he agreed, "then I'll let you go all out and I'll do the same. No need to worry about your health if that's the case."

It was likely she already had skills in place to worry about her own health. He'd seen how the skill system played out, even if he lacked the points necessary to fully exploit it for himself. There were plenty of ways to stay alive, provided you did the work and reaped the rewards.

Alkor withdrew Blightsteel from its sheath, the Green and Black blade glimmering faintly as the sun stained its edge. Anyone with an appraiser's eye might see traces of the sinister enchantment that made the weapon so deadly. He relaxed into a comfortable, low stance and watched for her to taunt the mods.

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The unique enhancement on the man's blade was apparent as day to the pinkette. She had spent nearly half her time with a player that had that exact ability woven in to her weapon. That was good. He came prepared for a long fight.

"Very well." Yuki said walking her way into the battlefield where the minion wasps awaited their death. A moment passed as they looked at her, trying to decide if she was with the aggro range. The woman reached to her side, acquiring the beautifully crafter horn and holding it out in front of her. "La, Black Luna!" The item disappeared before becoming a giant french horn around her body. With a deep inhale and exhale, the sound could literally be seen with a wave of blue light, knocking the bees to the ground for a moment before they got back up and charged her. The brass instrument returned to normal at her side and Yuki just stood their with her arms cross and a smile on her face.

The first bee was dodged, it aimed for her head and she merely swayed from it's threat, if you could even call it that. The next one aimed for her chest. Yuki's arm reached for her blade almost faster than the eye could see, cutting the flutter of it's wing in half. It collapsed into the grass at her feet. The next two pierced her chest doing minimal damage. A big toothy grin was on the girl's face the entire time.


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[4, 4, 4, 4] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN:114/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25% | [HOWL]
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | [stats here]

Bee Minion 1: 250/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 -((125*.5)+84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250 -(84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: 166/250 (-84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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True to form, her words became apparently true when the first blows struck. A Frontliner, or exceptionally close to it, took three hits and almost nothing to show for it. Red lines, sure, but that may as well have been cosmetic. The system keeping track, but nothing more.

Alkor knew that was his cue. Her ability had drawn four of the insects' ire in a single, swift, and decisive way. All he had to do was carve through them as quickly as possible. To that end, he took the fight to the weakest of them, which in this situation meant the one that had taken the most damage. 

He isolated his target and his sword art gleamed a violent orange, but the blade raced past as it danced out of harm's way. The wasp was still utterly transfixed on the tank, but now Alkor was skidding across dirt and digging his heels in to brake as he checked his speed and concentrated. "Gotta hit it to kill it," he muttered to himself. He wouldn't miss the next one..

[4, 4, 4, 4] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN:114/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25% | [HOWL]
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 56/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 250/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 -((125*.5)+84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250 -(84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: 166/250 (-84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

ID# 157505  Battle: 4 <miss>

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Even with her allies attack missing, Yuki didn't need to change any kind of strategy. It was kind of nice to see enemies not die after a single turn for over 300 damage per turn. Even if she wasn't doing too much, it still was fun to be in battle.

With a firm grip on her blade now, the color pink took over the battle field as Durandal gleamed with power. She lashed at each target, missing half of them, but that wasn't much of a problem, what was a problem was that none of them seemed to want to hit her correctly. That was always annoying. It was either they somehow miss her or get through her thorns by landing a critical.

"Oi, you alright, Alkor? No need to rush yourself." She said, ensuring to her ally that they would be fine even if he missed an attack or two.


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[7, 5, 5, 8] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 -(2) | EN: 99/114 -(2+4)+1 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 56/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 249/250 -(1) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: 81/250 -(1+84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | BLEED: 36/2

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This time, the fourth minion was the weakest. That was the obvious target, if they were going to whittle away the enemy. He had to be able to react on instinct and change targets on the fly. It was a bit more difficult in virtual reality than from behind a keyboard with hot keys, but he was starting to get used to it.

He gnashed his teeth as he threw himself forward and spun into the attack. The wasp flew upward and away from the stroke as Alkor streaked across where it had been only moments before, cursing loudly as his attack missed, yet again.

The insect flitted back toward the Tank, and Alkor spat on the ground. These things were faster than he remembered, and much harder to hit. If not for Yuki, he might have been surrounded by these enemies, peppering him with strikes until he was done for.

He could see death so clearly, because he'd been close before.

The very thought enraged him.

"I've got this!" he called back, even as he struggled with himself not to scream out. "No need to worry about me!"

I won't become slack. I refuse. 

[7, 5, 5, 8] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 -(2) | EN: 99/114 -(2+4)+1 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 56/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 249/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: 81/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT 

ID# 157534 Battle: 4 <miss>

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Yuki nodded to the damage player and gave him a smile. There was no need to be discouraged as everything was going fine. He was probably a bit annoyed with having missed a few attacks, but missing was fine. Yuki had probably hit a total of five attacks between the levels of 25 and 50. It wasn't until she decided she needed accuracy enhancement that she really started to get better with her combat skills.

Yuki traded blows with the wasps again, and oddly enough, every single attack that connected in this instant was a critical. Both Yuki and her enemies traded with critical attacks, her's being more meaningful since they applied the bleed effect. "Maa mou~ Can you just attack me normally? Seriously!" The paladin huffed, not getting her way. Soon, when she had her elemental thorns, things would be much better. Critical attacks would no longer be safe from her armor pokey.


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[11, 6, 6, 12] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 -(3) | EN: 94/114 -(2+4)+1 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 56/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 248/250 -(1)| 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: 44/250 -(1+36) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2][Refreshed]

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Alkor channeled his rage into physical form as he slowed himself down and concentrated on the target. All of them were still alive, for the moment. The fourth wasp was still the primary target, so he took a moment to assess its movements. Too quick, and it would skip out of the way. Too slow and it might ignore him entirely.

He had the gist of its movements down, now. It flittered close and swayed to and fro in time with the other wasps. They attacked in a pattern like weaving, one closes and the others back away, making it difficult to target more than one at a time.

Because they worked in cohesion, it made singling one of them out the most effective strategy because it would force them to change their tempo. That would create an opening, even if it were a small one. Alkor could see it now-

He just needed to exploit it.

With a mighty, sudden surge of movement, Alkor ignited his Sword Art. The blade crackled and hissed a sinister green color as he threw himself onto the wasp. The art aided him, but this time, his body moved entirely on emotion and instinct.

He tore through the enemy in a black blur of motion, and it exploded into data.

Alkor landed and raised his weapon, composed himself, and directed his rage. 

[11, 6, 6] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN: 94/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 55/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 248/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 104/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 166/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 4: DEAD

ID# 157569 Battle: 9 <Alkor activates MELEE SLASH> a CRITICAL hit! (90-25= 65 DMG)

Bee Minion 4 dies!

 

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As Alkor lets loose a fearsome attack with his blade, Yuki let's out a smile. Patience and evaluation was key to winning in battle and he had nailed it. Although, it seemed a bit of an annoyance when another bee motioned into the battlefield. Whatever, they had to defeat a certain amount of them before the queen would appear anyway, and if she was correct, the number was five.

"Keep up the pressure!" She called to her damager buddy, and readied her own attacks. The pink blade tore through most of her targets again, doing her usual one damage that she had come to accept. As long as she was basically invincible, who give a shit really. The bleed and thorns would be good enough for her to do damage when she had a back up player helping her get the damage in. "I'll admit, this is taking a little longer than I hoped it would. I really need to work on upping my own damage."


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[15, 6, 9, 3] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 55/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 211/250 -(1+36) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/1]
Bee Minion 2: 20/250 -(84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 165/250 -(1) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 249/250 -(1) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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It seemed like even at the Frontlines, people had things they needed to work on. Alkor took some comfort in that fact as one wasp died, and another buzzed in to take up its slack. Everything he'd calculated changed. Would they just keep coming?

No.

It would be easy to fall into that line of thinking, and to lose focus. He had to keep the heat up, just like Yuki was saying. "Don't sweat that, you're doing great," Alkor called back evenly. Without her, after all, this would not be going nearly as smoothly as it was.

Even if things were proceeding more slowly than either of them would have liked. He began charging a sword art and turned abruptly, seeking to lash out at the weakest link once more.

It bobbed quickly out of the way.

"These things are quick," he muttered. Of course, Alkor knew better. If he'd taken the time to invest in some Accuracy, he might have been able to sink his weapon each time he'd made an attempt. 

He took a deep breath and started to rethink his approach. "You're doing more damage back to them than I'm dealing up front," he laughed dryly. "That's pretty embarrassing to me, even if you are a much higher level. I've got a lot of work to do myself."

[15, 6, 9, 3] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 55/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 211/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 2: 20/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 165/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 249/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

 

ID# 157615 Battle: 2

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Yuki sighed quietly. She knew that she wasn't doing much by the standards of her level, but Alkor's words gave her a little bit of piece. She is doing enough damage to compensate the missed damage from him. If she could just get a hold of some more experience to gain a two handed weapon skill then this combat probably would have been finished already.

Well, soon the bees would come in for another attack, and she was ready for anything. Or maybe she wasn't ready for anything. The first bee pierced her shoulder, throwing off her attacks completely and only hitting a single one of the wasps. She took her free hand and pulled the bee loose from her armor and threw it on the ground.

"Damn critical hits not triggering thorns. So annoying." She complains for a moment until one of the other wasps explodes into data against her armor.


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[15, 6, 9, 3] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 0, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 55/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 175/250 -(36) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/1]
Bee Minion 2: 20/250 -(1+84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 165/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 165/250 -(84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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When the dust settled this time, there were no targets that stood out any more than the rest. One had higher health than the other two, but those two appeared to have relatively the same amount of bar left. Alkor resolved to pick the closest of them and began charging his Sword Art. 

"Well," Alkor huffed as he bolted across the battlefield and his blade flurried across the form of the insect. It reaved through the health bar substantially, though there was a bit of resistance. "If they're hitting you for critical and hardly scratching you, you certainly can't be too upset with your progress."

It was true. If Alkor had attempted to do as Yuki was, his name really would be on the monument. Pure luck had brought him a tank who could handle the situation, and he was grateful for that.

"Don't let up now!" he encouraged her. "You're doing great!"

He just had to focus on his own damage output to stay relevant in this fight.

[15, 6, 9, 3] Zajčica | HP:1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 1, 0] Alkor | HP:590/590 | EN: 44/58 (-11) | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 175/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/1]
Bee Minion 2: 20/250 -(1+84) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 3: 80/250 (-85) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 165/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

 

ID# 158199  Battle: 7 Alkor activates <LEGION DESTROYER> against Bee Minion 3! A hit!

[10 × 11 = 110 - 25 = 85 damage]

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"I never let up!" Yuki grinned with a big smile as the bees approached her for another round of attacks. The paladin readied her attack, stepping out of the way of the first one's path. The next one came in and stabbed her in the side. It paid for it's stupidity with death, polygons explode and float into the atmosphere before dissipating slowly. The last be charges in like with a less keen approach. With a quick spin, Durandal sliced through the wing of the bee and fell to the ground. It struggled desperately to get back into the air as quickly as possible.

"Nothing is going to stop me." Yuki said aloud as she turned to remaining bee that wasn't struggling to get off the ground. "Fight not because you think you are strong, fight because your will is unbreakable! To see the end of this world and meet the faces of those you cherish! That is my motto, nothing will stop me from seeing the ones that I love again!"


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[15, 6, 9, 3] Zajčica | HP: 1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[0, 0, 1, 0] Alkor | HP: 590/590 | EN: 44/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 139/250 -(36) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]{REFRESH}
Bee Minion 3: 80/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 165/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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He twisted his body round as another wasp dropped, eager to pump out some damage of his own. With his momentum increasing, the battle began to swing wildly in their favor. Now there were only three left to kill before they could take on the Queen bitch herself.

Alkor tore through the mob with the lowest HP, as had been the plan with each other approach. Now, two were at death's door and one was fast approaching the same situation. They had gone from frustrated at the beginning to a steady pace that favored them for victory.

He heard her words and admired the sentiment. He'd said the same thing, perhaps in different words, at one time. Maybe he'd live to feel confident the way she did again. 

When he hit the ground, the wasp seemed to buzz indignantly, but it's interests remained solely on the tank. Yuki had honed her ability to keep the attention of foes to its pinnacle, it seemed. That was perfect.

It meant all he had to do was keep fighting, just like she said.

[15, 6, 3] Zajčica | HP: 1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[1, 0, 0] Alkor | HP: 590/590 | EN: 34/58 (-11)| DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 64/250 -(85) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]{REFRESH}
Bee Minion 3: 80/250  | 125 DMG | 25 MIT
Bee Minion 5: 165/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

ID# 158315 Battle: 7  

Alkor activates <LEGION DESTROYER> against Bee Minion 1! A hit!

[10 × 11 = 110 - 25 = 85 damage]

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Yuki's confidence was over welling with pride right now. Being able to help these lower leveled players reminded her of how so many people had helped her to make this climb and just how great it feels to be at the top of the ladder as a tank. This game rightly screwed over every citizen of Aincrad, but she was feeling as though she was finally turning the tables on the game.

"From the moment I stepped foot on this battlefield, victory was assured. Nothing you can do will move me, hurt me or bend me. I am indomitable." Whether she was talking to Alkor, the wasps or just speaking her mind remained to be unseen. Her control of a fight was masterful, as was second nature for a tank of her caliber. "Keep up your assault on the one that is still feeling well. I will ensure that nothing stops you."

The wasps approached once again, missing their attacks, especially considering one of them could hardly fly. Yuki reached out to the one who's condition was still fine and simply punched it. It was flown back a few feet from the impact, but was able to keep itself up.


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[15, 6] Zajčica | HP: 1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[1, 0] Alkor | HP: 590/590 | EN: 34/58 | DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 28/250 -(36) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]{REFRESH}
Bee Minion 5: 164/250 -(1) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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Her excitement was like bliss as she took command of the battlefield. Alkor watched and listened as she gave orders and quickly worked to execute on them. She marked the weaker one for death and claimed her Damage over Time stack would finish the job, and then dictated that he ought to shift focus and beat down the last of them.

Easily done.

Alkor readied another Sword Art and rounded on the last of the wasps. None of them had interest in him anyway at this point, so he had virtual free reign to storm across the battlefield wreaking havoc as he saw fit. The curved sword glowed a cool orange color just before he lunged and the attack made its mark.

Another wild flurry of damage, another massive chunk of health whittled away. Soon, they would be down to a single enemy between them and their prize. The Queen awaited.

It would be rude of them to keep her that way for too much longer.

[15, 6] Zajčica | HP: 1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[1, 1] Alkor | HP: 590/590 | EN: 24/58 (-11)| DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 28/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]
Bee Minion 5: 79/250 (-85) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

 

ID# 158397 Battle: 6 

Alkor activates <LEGION DESTROYER> against Bee Minion 1! A hit!

[10 × 11 = 110 - 25 = 85 damage]

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As they moved into the last bits of combat, Yuki watched the bleeding bee blow into a batch of data. The polygons of blue faded quickly. Her attention was solely set on this remaining bee. Not matter what it did, it could not win against her. She was tougher than they could possibly fathom. "You're next little guy. It's nothing personal, of course."

The bee chraged in angrily at the head of pink as she stood there ready for such and attack. As it came in, her fist met with it again. The needle of the bee's stinger pierced straight through her hand as they connected, landing a critical attack on her, so no thorns. However, she still took no more than a single point of damage. Her favorite number at this point was becoming one.

With her other hand, she sheathed her sword for a moment to pull the bee out of her body and throw it back into the air. "Just you wait until I get that unique enhancement. You won't be so safe from thorns with those critical attacks for so long."


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[6] Zajčica | HP: 1230/1230 | EN: 86/114 | DMG: 3 | MIT: 166 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 2 | BLD: 36 | H.M.: 2 | REC: 1 | THRNS: 84 | TAUNT | BH: 61 | DoT -25%
[1] Alkor | HP: 590/590 | EN: 24/58 (-11)| DMG: 10 | MIT: 48 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 0 | BLT: 24

Bee Minion 1: 28/250 | 125 DMG | 25 MIT | [BLEED: 36/2]
Bee Minion 5: 78/250 (-1) | 125 DMG | 25 MIT

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