[EV-F1] "Fear the Reaper!" (pt. 2)

[Arabelle 0]

"There, there~." Arabelle hummed softly. She ran a gloved hand through soft, silky locks of hair. The weight on her lap shifted once more - rather demandingly - but stilled when she kept a firm hand resting atop it. She kept her eyes closed, leaning against the back of the treasure chest's open lid and the softer, warmer cushion to her left side. "Just a few more moments. Or... my, my, is Shiro-chan actually embarrassed?"

She would be. 

Arabelle remembered reaching the stage. She remembered giving her teammates one look before spontaneously declaring they should take a catnap. In the middle of the event. Weird, huh? They had definitely gotten their share of curious looks. But... the night was still young and they didn't know how much longer this would drag on. There wasn't much protest though. None of them even bothered to bring up whether they should do it in shifts, they just replaced their armor with comfier casual clothes and curled up together at their usual resting spot. 

It left the three in a rather curious position. Arabelle had Mishiro's head on her lap and An's arm was wrapped around her as she leaned into the new girl's shoulder. She was officially a part of their group now, whether she liked it or not.

As their rudely beeping fifteen-minute timer demanded though, their time was up.

"Okay, Shiro-chan... get up." She pried one eye open and dismissed the intrusive notification. Pulling herself free from the other two, Arabelle stood and resummoned her scythe. It would never be as good as a full night's sleep, but she felt sufficiently refreshed to take on another hundred! Around them, the zombies continued spawning endlessly. It reminded her of the Rain Minion event, but this time it was dragging on for much, much longer. Arabelle withdrew a second funnel cake from her inventory - a quick snack before things started back up. She turned to the silver-haired player right beside her. "Oh, might as well refresh your buff too, An! We don't want you running out in the middle of a fight."

Back to the grind they go.

Spoiler

Tag: @Andromeda

ACTIONS:

• Consumed 1 Funnel Cake

~~~

LEVEL 22 - 63 SP
440/440 HP | 44/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM

~EQUIPPED

• [T1 - Perfect] Shikama Dōji, Remastered -- Enhancements: Damage, Damage, Damage
• [T1 - Perfect] Insignia of Retribution -- Enhancements: Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy
• [T1 - Uncommon] Leather Coat -- Enhancements: Light Momentum

~BATTLE-READY INVENTORY

• [x4] Spider Cider - Heals 90 HP
• [x1] Funnel Cake - Grants 3 Base Damage
• [x1] Offbrand Energy Drink - Restores Tier*3 Energy
• [x1] Teleport Crystal
• [T1 - Perfect] Imperial Demon Army Uniform -- Enhancements: Mitigation, Evasion, Evasion

~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	49/150
Last Hit on Zombies	 40/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	6/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 23, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

"Nn..."

An didn't know pillows could move. In her half-asleep state, the silver-haired girl only curled herself around it tighter and murmured something unintelligible even to her. She didn't want to stand up. She wanted to sleep a bit more. She wanted to curl up and return to that restful darkness that was only occasionally interrupted by the pleasant dream. She didn't even care what she dreamed about. Whatever it was, it would be loads more pleasant than...

Now.

She shot up, her cheeks flaming a bright red hue that almost matched the color of her eyes. Arabelle finally pulled herself free from her grip and busied herself with pre-combat preparations, leaving An a moment to process what was going on. She remembered getting back... and then taking off her armor for comfort and trading it for her usual red off-shoulder blouse and white baggy pants... and then falling asleep... while hugging the cute purple-haired girl close to her. For the past fifteen minutes, they had been. That. Close.

"Oh... uh, ehehehe-- Yeah!"

What the heck was that? Her heart was racing in her chest and the heat wasn't leaving her cheeks. Quickly, she spun around and bit into her funnel cake before she could embarrass herself more. 

Focus, Harriette. Focus!

For all her efforts of trying to calm herself down, she didn't notice the wooden boards of the stage beginning to shift underneath her feet.

Spoiler

ACTIONS:

• Consumed Funnel Cake.

******

LEVEL 4
80/80 HP | 8/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

SKILLS

• Rapier -- Rank 1

EQUIPPED

• Dawn -- T1 Perfect Rapier -- [x3] Damage -- [reference] Marking the first steps of a young adventurer's new journey. A rapier that is rather plain in every aspect except for its elegant swept hilt made of brass.
• Dice of Blessing -- T1 Perfect Trinket -- [x3] LD --  [reference] The modern adventurer's mark of providence or misfortune - depending on how much Lady Luck likes you. The trinket itself is an acrylic D20 painted brown with gold numbers and an attached chain that allows it to be clipped onto the user's clothing. When thrown, it often lands on '20'. 

BATTLE-READY INVENTORY

• [x10] Spider Cider
• [x1] Funnel Cake
• [x1] Teleport Crystal
• Starter Light Armor -- T1 Rare Light Armor -- [x2] Mitigation -- A leather chest guard that offers minimal protection to the wearer.

SWORD ARTS

Rank 1

[x2] Rip Ravine (2 Energy) - Two quick slashes into a target

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	33/150
Last Hit on Zombies	2/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	3/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	2/13

 

 

Edited October 23, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

What was that movement? 

Arabelle had moved a bit closer to the edge of the wooden stage in anticipation for the battles to come, so she didn't sense it until it was too late. She whirled around, assuming a firmer grip on her scythe and immediately, her vision zeroed in on Mishiro - standing at the other edge of the round stage with her menus open. Between them, the floorboards--

Cracked.

"Shiro--!"

A hint of fear, breaking through the girl's expressionless visage. 

The center of the stage burst upwards in a shower of wood and earth. An abomination larger than the others rose from the wreckage and smaller zombies clawed their way out of the hole. Its edges were caving in at the sudden surge of mobs originating from within. The treasure chest they had designated as their resting place was gone, broken to pieces. So was the note she slipped underneath it.

She hauled An back by the wrist, prompted the lower level to retreat, and moved forward. But the horde was thick and she could barely see past them, and the younger girl had been swallowed up in the chaos until all that could be heard were her terrified shrieks.

Mishiro's name disappeared.

And Arabelle was flung back by a swing of the abomination's arm. She crashed into An and sent them both off the stage. They landed on the ground with her arms wrapped around the new girl to keep her close. Immediately, she was prying herself off the girl. 

"An, get up!" 

Where were they? Arabelle grabbed her scythe and spun around. She saw nothing but enemies and the occasional allied player. A group of zombies had advanced on them, drawn in by the easy prey. Oh no, they wouldn't. She didn't bother fighting dishonorably but when it was her on the receiving end, it pissed her off. 

"Eradicate them! Shi-chan!"

Her scythe cleaved through the group. Three burst into shards and another remained alive. 

And they had started off so well.

Spoiler

ID: 126588 | BD: 8 | LD: 5 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 50
ID: 126589 | BD: 4 + 3 = 7 | LD: 15 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 51
ID: 126591 | BD: 4 + 3 = 7 | LD: 7 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 52
ID: 126592 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 11 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG to Zombie 53

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 30/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 8/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 50: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 51: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 52: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 53: 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	52/150
Last Hit on Zombies	 43/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	6/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

One moment, she had been internally relieving those fifteen minutes she spent curled up behind the treasure chest, and the next, everything was falling apart. The stage, the floorboards, and their team. It happened so fast and at the same time, she felt like she was watching it all in slow motion.

An was frozen in place, staring up the enormous zombie with crimson eyes wide in terror. Their third teammate was gone, her name blinked out of existence, but she thought she could still hear her - echoing in her mind. An wrapped her arms around herself. 

Was she dead?

And suddenly, Arabelle was hauling her back and out of danger only to be sent flying herself. They crashed into the audience area, rolling once, and then An was left to recover while her teammate fought. "Shiro--" An choked, practically on the verge of panicking. She scrambled for her rapier and pulled herself up. "What happened to Shiro?! Did you see?" 

Three destroyed at Arabelle's scythe. Seeing one still standing, she tried to calm herself before dashing forward and cutting it down with a wild swing.

Spoiler

ID: 126595 | BD: 9 | (8 + 1) - 10 = 1 DMG on Zombie 51

[H:] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 30/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 7/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 51: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT [DEAD]

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	37/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	3/25 OR 1/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

What the hell was that thing? The equivalent to the big guy in the Rain Minion event? It sure had a delayed appearance but it made up for that loss in points by looking extra disgusting. Imagine a zombie but... big. That was basically it, but every horrible feature the undead had were now even more pronounced and obvious with the big boss's size.

Past the fading fragments of the dead zombies, Arabelle sighted stronger players fighting their way to the stage to take on the boss. Alright, lovely. If they wanted to get to the other side, they just had to take the longer, safer route.

A boring strategy, but she didn't want the new girl dying on her. 

"No," she responded and for a few moments, that was that. Another swing of her scythe and one zombie was dispatched of, with one very nearly dead. The numbers were not to her liking. Arabelle took a second to calm herself and then looked over her shoulder at An. "She won't die from this."

Because it was the least holy-sh*t-we-are-so-screwed outcome and she didn't even want to think about it.

"Otherwise, all this nonsense that's been building up would have been anticlimactic, don't you think?"

Spoiler

ID: 126596 | BD: 1 [light momentum]
ID: 126597 | BD: 5 + 4 = 9 | LD: 4 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 55
ID: 126598 | BD: 1 [light momentum]
ID: 126599 | BD: 6 | LD: 17 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 57

6 + (2 * 2) = 10 EN

[H:0/0/1] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 21/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0/0/0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 7/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 54: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 55: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 56: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 57: 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	54/150
Last Hit on Zombies	 44/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	8/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

An didn't know what was the better thing to believe in: to be pessimistic and just assume the worst only to be pleasantly surprised later on if it turned out the opposite, or to be optimistic and be greatly let down if it turned out the opposite. Her hands were shaking; she couldn't even hold her rapier right and that became blindingly evident when she went after the weakest mob in the bunch and missed.

Thankfully, Arabelle gave her the answer. The small purple-haired girl was calmer than An expected, heck, she even expected the girl to straight-up go berserk but she was keeping her composure well. 

"I don't get what you mean by that, but let's stay positive through all this!"

If not for their third teammate, then for their own survival. Her hand reached down for the teleport crystal strapped to her belt and closed around it, confirming its presence. 

Spoiler

ID: 126601 | BD: 1 | MD: 2
ID: 126602 | MD: 1
ID: 126603 | MD: 2

[H:0/0/1] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 21/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0/0/0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 54: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 56: 50/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 57: 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	38/150
Last Hit on Zombies	3/100
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	4/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

No, the new girl got what she was saying and having her sentiments repeated back to her was a great help. If they went in believing in the worst and at low morale, their performance and combat would be messed up by those deprecating thoughts that came with it and even their own lives might be at risk. Arabelle didn't want to die yet. and she would prefer it if An didn't either. They were going to get through this!

...if only these mobs would stop spawning and let them move. 

For every zombie that she cut down, there was another taking its place. They weren't even giving her any breaks in between and her energy was dropping at twice the speed. This was literally just the Rain Minion event now! She deflected the attacks that came her way and green flames consumed her scythe. If they wanted to get to the other side, she was going to bulldoze her way through these mobs before they could spawn.

"An, don't fall behind!"

One zombie died as she barged her shoulder into it and the rest were subjected to two rending slashes from her scythe. They stumbled, almost falling back... and then clung to their lives with that small sliver of red on their HP bars.

"Ohhh, give me a break! Why are there three of you now?"

Spoiler

ID: 126666 | BD: 6 | LD: 4 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 54
ID: 126667 | BD: 8 | LD: 18 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 56
ID: 126668 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 17 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 57
ID: 126669 | BD: 7 | LD: 17 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 58

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:1/1/2] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 8/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0/0/0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 54: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 56: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 57: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 58: 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	55/100
Last Hit on Zombies	 45/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	8/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Three?! An was getting dizzy with all these zombies creeping up on them. She couldn't blame Arabelle for not killing them all off completely, the ability so far was still activating randomly on a fatal hit. But was she supposed to handle all of them? That was her role in this group, right? They were fighting much more than they did previously and she didn't know which one to go after first. If only she also had an AoE!

One at a time, then. Whatever the other DPS did after this was all up to her. 

"I'm right behind you!"

An picked one at random and thrust her blade forward. She almost skidded on the ground as it gave off its death cry and died before she could sink her blade any further. Nearby, the rest of the living zombies (now that sounded weird) attacked Arabelle with enraged moans.

Spoiler

ID: 126670 | BD: 10 | (8 + 2) - 10 = 1 DMG on Zombie 56
ID: 126671 | MD: 9 | 20 DMG on Arabelle
ID: 126672 | MD: 6 | 15 DMG on Arabelle

[H:1/2] Arabelle: 405/440 HP | 8/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0/0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 56: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 57: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 58: 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	40/100
Last Hit on Zombies	4/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	4/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

She expected only one to survive with that weird ability of theirs. I mean, that had always been the case for most of their previous encounters - but three? Arabelle levelled a glare at the three rather smug mobs that still managed to stand in the wake of her attack. She was getting PTSD flashbacks from that one quest where her dumb teammate ran off without warning, leaving Arabelle to face off against a mob much stronger than her. Alone. She remembered three consecutive misses... and having to constantly dance around the mob's attacks as she waited for her energy to regenerate.

The small purple-haired girl glanced at An. In a way, she almost reminded her of the former friend she did not like to think about. At least she didn't seem like the type to just leave. Not after the conversation they had earlier.

Whatever. She could handle herself either way. 

Arabelle thought, as the mob regenerated once again at her basic attack.

FUUUUU--

Spoiler

ID: 126684 | BD: 4  + 3 = 7 | LD: 15 | 14 - 10 = 4 DMG on Zombie 57

[H:2/2] Arabelle: 405/440 HP | 9/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0/0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 57: 1/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 58: 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	56/100
Last Hit on Zombies	 45/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	8/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Still two left. An snuck a glance at her now obviously aggravated teammate. She was weirdly quiet, maybe because she was completely focused on getting through their mobs. She couldn't sight Mishiro on the other side with all the zombies and players in the way so if they wanted that full confirmation on the girl's status, they would still have to make their way over themselves. 

The zombies in front of them lunged. Both went straight for Arabelle, and An, standing off to the side ignored, found a good opportunity. They had already used up their ability. They wouldn't be able to prepare a new one if it was a surprise attack, right? An could only hope so. She once again lamented her lack of AoE, and thrust her rapier at the nearest.

Another successful hit!

An internally cheered.

Meanwhile, the last zombie went for Arabelle and slashed through her guard with a rusted blade.

Spoiler

ID: 126745 | BD: 6 | LD: 10 | 8 - 10 = 1 DMG on Zombie 57

ID: 126746 | MD: 7 | 15 DMG on Arabelle

[H:2] Arabelle: 390/440 HP | 9/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 57: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 58: 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	41/100
Last Hit on Zombies	5/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	4/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 27, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle slammed her scythe on the ground and kicked off the ground, spinning herself out of the way of a zombie's attack. Unfortunately, it was not the zombie she needed to avoid; the one she dodged burst into pixels at An's attack. Leaving Arabelle practically swinging herself into the last zombie's path. 

Oops?

She tried to change directions but it was too late. The zombie's rusted sword had already left a deep slash on her skin and she watched her HP drop. Wait... why was it dropping so much from just one attack? Arabelle looked up, and then looked down.

Oh. They didn't have the time to equip their armor. Neither her nor An. She looked back up at her HP bar then moved along nonchalantly with a shrug. It barely dropped; and she still had her regen consumables anyway! Right, they were perfectly fine. Arabelle forced the zombie back with a hilt stab. 

Spoiler

ID: 126751 | BD: 1

[H:2] Arabelle: 390/440 HP | 8/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:0] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 58: 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	57/100
Last Hit on Zombies	 45/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	9/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 7/13

 

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Was it just her or was Arabelle's HP dropping faster? An looked up at their status bars and her frown deepened once she realized. In the chaos of the past few minutes, neither of them were able to equip their armor before engaging. Or... before being attacked by an actual horde, anyway.

"Arabelle, your energy!" the silver-haired player called out in worry. Still though, her team leader pressed on. An had only known Arabelle for less than half a day (night?) but she couldn't bear the thought of something happening to her. Or Mish. "And... your armor. Are you sure you'll be okay? Step back for a bit and put it on, I can handle this last one!"

True to her word, before the last zombie could get close enough to attack Arabelle, An lunged forward and slit its throat. She allowed herself a moment to pause as the rest of its dead body dispersed into the air. There were none going after them at the moment, but she still held her rapier in front of her, ready to engage with any mob that came too close.

Spoiler

ID: 126754 | BD: 10 | (8 + 2) - 10 = 1 DMG on Zombie 58

[H:] Arabelle: 390/440 HP | 8/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 58: 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	42/100
Last Hit on Zombies	6/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	4/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

And with a direct slash to its throat, the last of the troublesome creatures were dead. ...temporarily, anyway. Arabelle took a moment to set herself in order, then turned back to An. She thought it was rather cute, how the girl wore her emotions on her sleeve. 

"Worried? That's flattering, but you don't have to be," Arabelle quickly assured with a smile. The small purple-haired girl relaxed her grip on her scythe and smoothed over the black blouse and lime green shorts which she had replaced her armor with. She was free from attacks, for the time being, but she simply withdrew a drink from her pouch and sipped from it. "I just need to sit back and regenerate a bit. Would you care to handle--" She gave an offhanded gesture to the mobs that were still advancing on them, ready to replace their fallen comrades. "--all this? Just keep them off of me. Oh, and for my part, I'll try to dodge as best as I can."

Spoiler

Consumed 1 Spider Cider (+50 HP). 3 Remaining.

[1/3 full energy regen]

[H:] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 9/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 6/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

~~BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	58/100
Last Hit on Zombies	 45/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	9/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	50/150
HP Restored in a Thread	50/120
Consumables Used	  8/13



 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

"I-I'll try!" Honestly, she wasn't too confident in her ability. Lower HP, lower damage, lower... everything. Mishiro had been able to handle a zombie by herself but it took her three hits to actually finish it off and she had the higher HP value to survive its attacks. An set her lips in a thin line and her heart raced in her chest. She didn't want to push forward and engage with any more than she could take on, so she kept close to the smaller girl who had slowed down a bit in favor of being more careful.

A zombie stepped forward with a growl.

She wasn't aiming to damage, she was aiming to keep them off her teammate while she regenerated. Yeah, that sounded easier! Not. An couldn't step around it. Neither could her thin rapier do much to deflect an angry zombie's swinging limb. As it lunged forward at her, all she could do was hold her ground and try to meet its attack with one of her own.

It failed.

An had to tear her leg free from its grip with a startled cry.

Spoiler

ID: 126791 | BD: 1 | MD: 9 | 20 DMG on An

[H:0] Andromeda: 60/80 HP | 5/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 59: 50/50 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	42/100
Last Hit on Zombies	6/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	5/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Now there was their first contender!

The small purple-haired girl wasn't going to participate, but still she felt the corners of her lips tug upwards at the upcoming fight. Thankfully, her teammate hadn't made the dumb decision of getting right into the thick of the horde and settled for pacing herself with Arabelle's slower advance - which she had set on purpose. She could have stopped them completely but they didn't have the time to waste and neither did she want any of these mobs to back An into the wall. No place was safe here anymore.

Especially not the place they had been sleeping in just a few minutes earlier. Boy, was she glad that didn't happen while they were all on the stage.

The zombie charged forward. Arabelle prepared herself to follow An's movements and evade its attack. But the girl just... didn't... move. She had settled into her tank role a bit too well, but her health bar suggested she hardly had the build.

"Don't just take it!" she called out. "Told you earlier, I can dodge attacks perfectly fine. Just because I'm in combat doesn't mean I can't move as fast as I did previously! Keep that one's focus on you and handle the rest if they come close, and we'll be good!"

Spoiler

[2/3 full energy regen]

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Her cheeks flamed at her teammate's reprimands. Of course, of course! Arabelle was perfectly capable on her own already and An had already witnessed just how good she was at avoiding attacks when she didn't need to jump in and unleash her own, it might even be plainly offensive to assume the girl couldn't hold her own. So if she was met with an attack, she didn't have to consider Arabelle as an immobile - or heck, give those games some credit, a somewhat slow - escort quest objective and focus only on keeping herself alive and maaaybe dealing some damage in the process.

Maybe.

An growled in frustration. She already had the system's automated motions guiding her through a very basic Sword Art and yet she still couldn't hit the thing no matter how well she positioned herself beforehand. Her attack glanced off at best, and she couldn't withdraw herself quickly enough to avoid the zombie clawing at her in its ravenous, untiring frenzy.

Spoiler

ID: 126792 | BD: 5 | MD: 9 | 20 DMG on An

[H:0] Andromeda: 40/80 HP | 4/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 59: 50/50 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	42/100
Last Hit on Zombies	6/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	5/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

"Good, good!" Arabelle was practically glowing with pride as the girl started to move a bit more. Now she wasn't acting like something she wasn't (aka, a tank with actual MIT stats). An's attention was no longer divided between defending her and the mob she was facing, more on the latter now, and somehow she felt so glad for the new girl's little improvement. Was this what having an apprentice felt like? Or just teaching someone in general? She'd taught people on other subjects, sure, but this was one of the moments she really felt something from it. It just felt so good, seeing the results of her advice manifested right in front of her.

Might as well go a bit further, then.

"Don't rely so much on the system assist. You can still move, can't you?" -- And besides, the girl's steadily dropping HP bar was starting to become a concern. -- "If you were in the wrong place when you activated a Sword Art, take back control, adjust yourself, and let the assist finish it off! I mean..." She began to mumble. "Why would you let go of your control, anyway? That's an unhealthy habit in general! It's your life, you are supposed to be the one to decide how you want to live it!"

...that had delved a bit too far from the topic.

Spoiler

[3/3 full energy regen]

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Okay. She could fully comprehend Arabelle's advice, even when she was locked in a battle with a zombie that won't stop critting on her. Take back control, adjust herself, and let the system complete the rest of the movements. Sounded simple enough. An got this! "Yeah!" she agreed cheerfully, almost as a bit of an afterthought. The silver-haired player was still facing off against the zombie, trading blows, and waiting for... something, an opportunity to attack maybe, but she briefly let her teammate's voiced out thoughts wash over her. "I'm glad we agree on that! There's no point to a life lived solely to please others. ...I mean! Nothing wrong with wanting to, but you've got to be satisfied with yourself too, you know?"

Speaking of that brought her thoughts back to her family... but she couldn't linger on those right now. She had a literal zombie to handle.

But what would they be thinking if they saw her now?

She threw herself out of the way of an attack - albeit a bit clumsily - and allowed her rapier to spark with the energy of a Sword Art. Time to apply what Arabelle taught her! Slashing at the zombie with a renewed confidence, her morale was quickly chopped in half as it body-slammed into her, almost sending her straight to the ground. An recovered, blinking up at her HP. 

One-fourths left.

Panic began to rise in her chest. 

Spoiler

ID: 126793 | BD: 5 | MD: 10 | 20 DMG on An

[H:0] Andromeda: 20/80 HP | 3/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 59: 50/50 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	42/100
Last Hit on Zombies	6/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	5/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	0/150
HP Restored in a Thread	0/120
Consumables Used	 2/13

  

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Andromeda

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle eyed the silver-haired girl in front of her, her ashen eyes uncharacteristically blank.

"Yes... I suppose that's right."

Life philosophies later. An just got sent flying back by another attack - not her fault, by the looks of it: it was a crit and no one ever dodged crits - and her HP was at a dangerous level. Well, lucky for her that Arabelle's EN just finished regenerating! "Thanks for your efforts! Now stay back and heal!" The small purple-haired girl manifested her large scythe with a cruel smile. "Let's see... that zombie dealt around sixty damage on you? That's troublesome. I'll grant them an eye-for-an-eye treatment, but with interest!"

She hooked the first zombie and forced it closer to the others. As their triggers set off and they started to advance, Arabelle rocketed forward with her scythe in hand and launched herself upwards. Midair, her blade would seemingly carve through empty space - once, twice, in all directions - and she landed softly on the ground as a barrage of shockwaves shredded the zombies in front of them.

Arabelle grabbed An's hand and charged through the opening. 

Spoiler

ID: 126794 | BD: 8 | LD: 1 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 59 [light momentum]
ID: 126795 | BD: 2 + 4 = 6 | LD: 6 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 60
ID: 126796 | BD: 3 + 3 = 6 | LD: 7 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 61
ID: 126797  | BD: 7 | LD: 13 | Trample Act: 14 * 6 = 84 - 10 = 74 DMG on Zombie 62 

6 + (2 * 4) = 14 EN

[H:] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 30/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:] Andromeda: 20/80 HP | 3/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

Zombie 59: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 60: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 61: 0/50 HP | 15 DMG | 10 MIT
Zombie 62: 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	62/100
Last Hit on Zombies	 49/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	9/25 OR 0/15
HP Restored (Self)	50/150
HP Restored in a Thread	50/120
Consumables Used	  8/13



 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Arabelle

[Andromeda 0]

Oh no. No, no, no... An was panicking for real now. Her HP was at an all-time low - heck, she had never even once lost HP before - and one more lucky hit from the zombie and she was toast. Suddenly, she found it hard to breathe. All she could focus on was the HP bar on the top left of her vision. She hastily backpedaled, almost crashing straight into Arabelle, and her heart raced whenever the lone zombie she was fighting against so much as twitched.

She didn't want to die, she thought as it advanced. She didn't want to die, she didn't want to die--

And all of a sudden, Arabelle was stepping forward with her winning smile. "Ah, but wait!" No, don't wait. "You haven't finished regenerating..." An's red gaze moved upwards and she realized that Arabelle's EN was indeed full. Right on time. She quickly uncorked a small bottle of cider and drank at her teammate's instruction.

Her HP went back to full and she turned to Arabelle with a grateful smile.

"Thanks..."

No time to linger though. She ran after Arabelle, taking advantage of the gap in the enemy's lines. 

Spoiler

Consumed Spider Cider (+60 HP). 9 remaining.

[H:] Arabelle: 440/440 HP | 30/44 EN | 14 DMG | 3 ACC | 1 LM
[H:] Andromeda: 80/80 HP | 4/8 EN | 8 DMG | 3 LD

***BINGO BOOK

Spoiler

AP: 0

Achievement Name	Progress
Zombies Killed	46/100
Last Hit on Zombies	6/50
Critical Failures OR Critical Evasions	5/25 OR 2/15
HP Restored (Self)	60/150
HP Restored in a Thread	60/120
Consumables Used	 3/13

  

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by Andromeda