Child of Destiny

Chapter 1711: Another Member of the Pandemonium Troupe

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Shin had drawn a rough map based on the reports that Hanzo and Grimrace had given him. He had also added Blackieʼs report, which further detailed the surroundings of the ruins.

He had also put some marks on the places that he needed to take note of, particularly those places that were heavily guarded by powerful monsters or NPCs.

He had also marked the places where Blackie had spotted the other players, who had managed to find the ruins and were waiting for the forces of the Righteous Factions to arrive and make a distraction for them to sneak in.

”There are not many of them than I have expected,” mumbled Shin as he scanned through the spots where the third parties were located. ”But based on what Blackie had reported, it seems like those guys were from elite troupes of top forces.”

He turned to Blackie once again before asking. ”What are the patterns of their emblems that you have seen they are wearing?”

Blackie thought for a moment before replying. ”Some of them wear that serpent head emblem that is formed by multiple heads of smaller serpents. The others had a rising sun emblem while another group had a capital M on their emblems.”

”There are still a few scattered units, but they are not as threatening as those guys aside from two more groups, who are stationed a little further.”

She paused for a moment, trying to recall the emblems that those guys were wearing before continuing. ”One of the groups is wearing a rising fist emblem while the other has an emblem of a dragonʼs head on their chest.”

Shin thought for a moment as he named each of the noticeable groups that she had mentioned. ”Hydra Guild, Golden Dawn, and Mythical Guild – they are our old ʼacquaintancesʼ while the other two, on the other hand, are most likely from Titan Guild and Dragon Pavilion.”

”I am thinking why those guys watching us from the battlefield earlier have not made their moves during that time, but it turns out they immediately headed to this place after seeing that there is no point joining the raid against the Plague Behemoth.”

”And the Titan Guild and Dragon Pavilion are most like after them,” he added before proceeding to name the other smaller units. ”The rest are most likely from those smaller yet elite groups such as the adventurer teams and mercenary groups that I have encountered earlier while the scattered ones are smaller teams formed by highly skilled independent players.”

Cloe was also studying the map before asking. ”Since they are waiting for the forces of the Righteous Churches to arrive, they will have to wait for quite a while before making their move. Are we going ahead of them?”

”That is obviously our only choice. Getting involved with them beforehand will be even more troublesome,” nodded Shin before adding with an evil grin. ”But I will also ʼmakeʼ an arrangement for them so that they have no choice but to make a move ahead of time.”

He then turned to Hanzo as he asked. ”You said that there is only one group that we have to take care of once we enter the place?”

Hanzo nodded. ”Yes. Sneaking inside shouldnʼt be that hard given our abilities. Bypassing the formations protecting the place is also a piece of cake if me and these two work together,” while pointing at Blackie and Grimrace.

”The only issue is the group guarding the entrance to the main tomb,” he paused for a moment as he tried to recall the strength of those individuals. ”Their overall strength is not a problem as they are way below your current standard. The problem is each of them seems to be carrying a special disk that can form a battle formation.”

”They may not be a battle unit, but they can combine their respective powers and transfer them to the individual who will act as the center of the formation, who is also quite tricky to deal with as that person seems to be much stronger than those guys that you have fought earlier.”

Shin knitted his brows as he heard the latter part of those words before mumbling to himself. ”Stronger than those guys, who are top-notch godly experts? Then they are at least a top-ranked gods of the game.”

”It is indeed going to be a little troublesome if they are as strong as those guys from the top ten of the Godly Ranking List.”

While Shin was deep in his thoughts, Hanzo seemed to have remembered something before saying it. ”Hmm… I also can sense that their demonic powers far surpassed the other guys that we have encountered so far.”

”They seem to be on the same level as those demonic people of your kind (means players),” he added as he tried to recall the closest example. ”Their demonic energy is as potent as those guys who keep calling themselves ʼDevilsʼ or something.”

”Devils? The Seven Devils of the Pandemonium Descendants? No, they should be a member of the Pandemonium Troupes, the most elite group of that organization, and also their higher-ups,” asked Shin.

Shin thought for a moment before asking. ”Is he one of the ones that we have encountered before?”

Hanzo tried to recall the appearance and aura of the said person before shaking his head. ”I donʼt think so. They seem to be a different member.”

Shin raised his brows when heard that. ”Not from the Seven Devils?”

He tried to recall the information that Diablo had provided them before saying. ”Then they can either be one of the Thirteen Archdemons or the Evil Princes and Princesses.”

Diablo could not disclose too much of the information about the Pandemonium Descendants and the Troupe Members due to the system contract that he had signed when he left the organization, but he could at least tell the others about the ʼcommonʼ information that was leaked to the public due to Zeroʼs investigation before.

Shin had quite detailed information about the Seven Devils as he and the Empyrean Talons had already fought against them before aside from their mysterious leader, who was also known as the Pride Devil, the True Devil, and the Supreme Commander of the Troupe – Lucifer, the Great Leader of the Pandemonium.

Shin had quite an impression of this guy as he was one of the guys who had followed him when he cleared his Tier 3 Class Promotion Quest and became the First Tier 3 Class Player.

This guy was also said to be as strong as those from the peak of the Godly Ranking List, rivaling Ashura, Sigfried, and Zero.

Adding that he was also a leader of such a powerful organization, his might should be on a similar level as; Yuan, the Pavilion Master of the Dragon Pavilion; Serpent, the Guild Leader of the Hydra Guild; Chiper, the First Order of the Central Order; and Zeus and Odin, the Throne Masters of the Titan Guild.

As for the dark guilds and forces, he was on par with the mysterious Ring Master of the Blood Carnival or the Palace Master of the Castle of Sin – two of the biggest dark organizations within the virtual world, which also had the longest history.

”This does not change our plans even if they are from the Pandemonium Troupe, but we still have to be careful when facing them. After all, those guys do have some tricks under their sleeves,” said Shin as he recalled each of his encounters with the Seven Devils of the Pandemonium Troupe.

The thought of meeting another member of their group, who did not belong to the previous opponents he had met, excited him a little. He was curious which of the other members they would be facing and what kind of strange ability they would show him.

”Based on what we knew, each member of the Pandemonium Troupe possessed powerful units under their command, which are composed of the most elite members of the organizationʼs forces.”

”They had unique styles, which complemented the powers and abilities of their leader. If I am not wrong; that group is one of those elite units, and their leader is one of the high-ranking members of the Troupe.”

Shin frowned as he recalled another piece of information. ”Diablo said that there are quite a few unique existences within the organization such as himself, when he is still one of the main commanders and the leader of the Sweepers.”

”There is Azazel, who is quite a powerful player that rivals Diabloʼs battle prowess and possesses a unique ability that is on a similar level as that guyʼs ʼDemonʼs Eyeʼ.”

”That guy Mephistopheles, who I have fought previously, is also one of them. That guy is indeed a troublesome opponent along with that strange flame under his control, which is further enhanced by his unique Mana Manipulation Method.”

”I wonder if the ones we will be facing are one of those unique ʼexistencesʼ,” he mumbled, seemingly feeling a little excited.

Pak!

Cloe suddenly hit him on the back of his head after seeing that he was getting distracted. ”Focus on our situation first before you start fantasizing about your ʼromanceʼ.”

”We have to start moving now as I heard that the forces of the Righteous Churches have already finished resting and begun to march to this place,” she added with a serious tone.

Shin rubbed the back of his head before nodding. ”Is that so? Then letʼs start moving.”

”We will follow the initial plan. I will first infiltrate alongside Hanzo while you will follow me once we have cleared the route,” he paused for a moment before pointing at the other two Elementals. ”Blackie and Grimrace will help you sneak inside with their powers.”

Seeing her nod, Shin turned to Hanzo and instructed. ”Letʼs go! Bring me inside through Dimension Walk!”

Swoosh!

Hanzo did not hesitate as he suddenly grabbed Shin before tossing him toward a dimensional rift that appeared in front of them.

The old spirit did not wait for any reaction as he jumped into the rift and disappeared alongside it immediately.

Cloe stared at the spot where the dimension rift disappeared before sighing. ”Like Master, like his servants.”

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