Child of Destiny

Chapter 1698: Dynamic Duo (Part 3)

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”Attack!” said Shin with a quiet yet commanding voice. The battlefield was ʼsilentʼ due to his appearance, which made his cold voice reverberate in the entire place.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

His body was still slowly descending from the air and the gazes of every player within the vicinity were directed at his figure when a series of flickering silhouettes flashed and flew past Shinʼs figure in the air.

The Templars, who were waiting for his signal, immediately made their moves. They leaped into the air and flew straight to the Plagued Behemoth, which was currently trying to regain its footing.

They successively swung their swords, sending a holy beam or sword waves at the Overlord Monster, bombarding it with powerful attacks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Consecutive explosions erupted as the attacks landed cleanly on the body of the Plague Behemoth pushing it further by each collision. Adding that the attacks were thrown successively, the knockback effect that they had was stacking up, pushing the monster further down to its knees.

Unfortunately, the Plague Behemoth was an Overlord Rank Boss for a reason, so making it fall would be very hard.

Roar!

The Plague Behemoth released a deafening roar that shook the entire battlefield, making those with average willpower be on their knees.

But due to the blessings of the archbishops stationed at the backline, the Holy Knights and Templars were able to withstand the roar as they poured on the gap that the monster had created earlier.

”Release!”

In the meantime, Cloe, who was leading those at the backline, sent out her signal to which the Holy Mages released the magic spell that they had been preparing since earlier.

Zong~! Long~! Long~!

A huge magic circle suddenly appeared, covering the entire range within the five-hundred-meter radius. This magic circle filled with mystic sacred runes, created a huge prism domain that extended up into the sky.

This domain had locked everyone within and prevented anyone from getting in.

Roar!

Seeing the domain, the Plague Behemoth became even more enraged as it could feel that the plague energy filling the air was slowly being purified by the holy powers that were gradually gathering in this place.

The Overlord Boss glared fiercely at the group of Holy Mages in the distance, wanting to rip them into pieces.

Unfortunately, the Templars and Holy Knights were constantly preventing it from advancing, thoroughly pinning it in place.

It became even more enraged because of the situation, making it attack more aggressively.

Shin did not sit idle either. He actively joined the battle while also carefully manipulating the formation of the frontline, making their attacks and defense more efficient.

From time to time, he was also throwing an attack of his own, even though most of his attacks did not deal that much damage to the monster.

Regardless, the effects of each of his attacks were able to disrupt the rhythm that the Plague Behemoth was trying to build as well as the energy accumulation that was supposed to be gathering inside its body.

Seeing the Plague Behemoth taking a beating from the forces of the Righteous Churches, those from the side of the Plague Race had finally regained themselves and started assisting their Totem Beast.

The powerful NPCs that the Evil Factions had sent were also planning to make their respective move after seeing that the situation was getting a little out of hand.

But when they were about to step into the battle, the Commander, who was leading the NPC forces of the Righteous Churches earlier suddenly appeared before them and blocked their path.

Along with his direct subordinates, who were also at the Captain and Lieutenant Ranks, they formed a barricade that prevented the opposing NPCs

Shin had already arranged their roles earlier in that brief moment.

Seeing that his commands were on point and reasonable, the Commander NPC agreed with his arrangements, especially when the commander could feel the immense threat that these elders and heretics sent by the Corrupted Cult and the Demonic Churches.

The players immediately realized that the tides of the battle were surging once again. They quickly picked up their respective weapons and resumed their battle.

But this time, it would be hard to just join the battle as the already troublesome and well-organized formation of the NPC army earlier had become even more perfect under Shin and Cloeʼs command.

Those at the side of the Righteous Churches realized that they had to get rid of these two somehow so that they could sneak inside their formation and get near the Plague Behemoth when it was time for the last hit.

Those from the side of the Evil Factions, on the other hand, felt like they had to get rid of the pair so that they could regain their earlier upper hand.

Unfortunately, targeting the two was not as easy as it seemed. Forget about the fact that those two were absolute monsters of the game, particularly in their respective abilities and areas of expertise. Just getting near the two of them alone was already a challenge due to the NPCs surrounding them.

Cloe was currently in the middle of the Archbishops and Holy Mages, giving out commands one after another. If it was just those NPCs supports and range classes, then it was still possible to approach her.

But with the protection of the Templars, who remained to protect the backline, and the presence of the Inquisitors guarding the rear, trying to get near her was close to impossible.

Meanwhile, Shin was even harder to reach as he was mixed in the ranks of those Templars and Holy Knights fighting at the frontlines.

The scale of the battle was already devastating enough to kill the surrounding players in an instant. Moreover, those attacks that killed such unlucky people were only the shockwaves stray energy beams, and explosions caused by the Plague Behemoth and the NPC Forces.

They were also outside the center of the battlefield at that time, so it was hard to imagine how much harder it was to be at the frontline.

The players were already having a hard time figuring out a way to get near the Overlord Boss, yet here was Shin joining the battle as if it was something trivial.

Seeing that it was somewhat of an impossible task to eliminate Shin, the higher-ups of each force joining the battle could not help but take a gamble.

They would send their strongest members to the center of the battlefield and try to join the battle, copying what Shin was doing.

It was the same for both sides of the Evil Faction and the Righteous Churches, seemingly having a tacit agreement.

They sent all their people to the frontline without much thought to how Shin was freely manipulating the NPC army despite being someone like them.

Naturally, Shin realized their intention, but he did not immediately try to eliminate those elite experts who tried to join the battle. He wanted to use them as free labor before throwing them to the side once it was finally time.

But at the same time, he also could not afford to let them roam on the battlefield freely, so he had to show them who the boss was without showing much of his real power.

With a signal, he ordered one of the most elite Templars and instructed them to monitor the newcomers, preventing them from doing anything funny later.

Fortunately, the Templar that he had instructed was one of the loyal devotees of the Church of the Church of Sun and Moon, making it easier for Shin to ʼcontrolʼ them.

The templar moved without hesitation and followed his instructors immediately after.

The elites, who had thought that they were able to sneak into the battlefield much easier, could not help but pause their actions after seeing the powerful Templar blocking their way.

One of the foolish youngsters wanted to do something stupid by relying on his background and wealth to suppress this so-called NPC and ʼpunishʼ them.

”How can a mere NPC dare to halt our actions?” asked this youth as two of his companions suddenly pounced on him. One covered his mouth to prevent him from saying anything, while the other held his arms firm so that this fool could not make the matter worse.

Unfortunately, the situation was already out of hand as Shin shook his head. ”I originally wanted to do this in a more ʼcivilizedʼ way, but I guess I still have to engrave into their minds their situation.”

”Fortunately, someone has ʼvolunteeredʼ to be the perfect example,” he added before signaling that Templar.

Without any hesitation, the Templar swung his sword and cut the foolish player down, killing him with a single strike. That guy did not even have the chance to do anything before he was killed.

His companions were also included as the Templar Knight did not show any mercy and included them as the ʼexampleʼ that Shin was looking for.

Everyone could not help but halt in their tracks as they stared at Shin warily.

Shin ignored the looks that they were making as he gestured to them. ”If you want to join this battle, then you are more than welcome to join. But since this is now my playground, you must follow my rules if you donʼt want to end up like those three fools.”

After that, he ignored the rest of their reaction as he left to resume his post. But not without leaving that powerful Templar behind to ʼmonitorʼ these guys and manage their actions.

They now became Shinʼs free laborer and he was planning to work their *sses hard.

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