Child of Destiny

The moment Leonard had fallen, the audience was already beyond crazy due to the amazing display that he had just shown everyone.

He might have fallen under Aiming’s gun in the end. But the fact that he had almost killed the latter on top of already defeating the three Maverick Gods was more than enough to tell everyone of his battle prowess.

The prestige of War God Simba was truly worthy of his name.

But the people had no time to fully appreciate his amazingness due to what was happening in the other part of the map, the Central Hall.

The battle happening in this place had already reached a whole new level.

The side of the Empyrean Talons had also suffered some casualties from this side. Ithilien, Daulla, and Archimedes had also fallen due to the strange skills that Sylas had used, copying the skills of everyone and using them against their original users.

This resulted in a massive shift in the situation on the battlefield.

With only Owen, Cloe, and Alice on the field, the situation was not looking good for them, even if they had also taken down one of the healers of the opposing side due to Diablo suddenly appearing and launching a perfect ambush.

Unfortunately, the opposing side had responded well, forcing him to retreat immediately after.

Akailu had also arrived at this point, helping the rest of the team to stabilize the situation. He had worked with Owen to protect Alice and Cloe.

Sylas had dropped everything else as he swiftly chased after Diablo, pinning the latter down and preventing the Shadow Dancer from creating chaos on their side.

But when the situation had stabilized, everyone could not help but pause for a moment after receiving the notification from the system about the deaths of their team members.

The faces of the Earners Mercenary Group could not help but turn somewhat ugly after seeing Gernard, Calix, and Morris die one after another.

Adding Sakura, Yamamoto, and Maris, who were just killed recently, their group had already lost six members.

They might have also taken down some members of the opposing side, but those guys were not the key players of the Empyrean Talons, making the ‘trade’ unfavorable for them.

They might have taken down Leonard, but he had traded his life for three Maverick Gods, making their losses much worse.

Even if those three were not their strongest members, they were only a level or two below Flouree, Sylas, and Kael, who were among the top-notch gods of the game.

Moreover, there was also Aiming, the Sniping God, on their side, who was not weaker than the top-ranking gods of the game. This loss was not only about the trade, but it could also affect the morale of their members to a certain degree.

Flouree knew that they had to find a way to restore their confidence or at least mend the crack in their morale.

Meanwhile, the members of the Empyrean Talons could not help but wear a solemn expression after learning that Leonard, the War God, had fallen.

Even if the trade was quite worth it, the blow to the other members of the team was still quite impactful, somewhat affecting their morale.

Especially for Akailu, who felt that he was truly useless since the start of the match. He could not help but feel a little guilt as he was unable to help Leonard previously and had no other choice but to run.

He felt that if he was a little bit more useful in that instance, then they might be able to wipe out the other side without needing Leonard to sacrifice himself.

Or at least, Akailu could have traded himself in exchange for those four, allowing Leonard to survive, which was also a much better outcome.

Unfortunately, there was no such thing as ‘what ifs’ in the battle, so there was no time for regret.

All they could do was focus on what was in front of them and continue what they were supposed to do.

All Akailu could do now was to make up for his earlier uselessness and find a way to be useful in this battlefield.

While he was thinking about all these, his mind could not help but wander a little, making him recall all his training sessions with Leonard and the rest of the key figures of the team.

He was also reminded of his previous Tier 3 Promotion Quest, which started to give him some clearer ideas about the nature of his race and class.

Then his line of thought returned to the time when Leonard was instructing him about the different and unique features of every beast form and such.

It was at that moment when something seemed to have clicked inside his head. Along with the intense sense of guilt and internal struggle that he had been suffering since the start of the battle, the pressure had thrown him into a mysterious trance.

He had fallen into a deep sense of enlightenment.

Because of this, he could not see the spells and skills raining down at him, causing him to get killed in a single round of attacks and die in such a foolish manner.

Even the people watching the match were too surprised by what had just happened, causing them to throw a series of insults at him.

They felt that Simba’s sacrifice was disregarded by this useless scum, throwing the opportunity that had been given to him.

Even the rest of the Empyrean Talons did not know how to react to what they had just seen. But unlike the audience, they did not immediately blame Akailu as they had realized the strange state that the latter was in.

They did not know what had happened, but they felt that it was something good in the long run.

Meanwhile, Akailu was oblivious to all these due to his falling into a state of deep enlightenment. He did not even know that he had already been killed. He was too lost in these thoughts and unable to pull himself out until everything ended.

Those with sharper eyes and keener senses immediately noticed the strange state that Akailu was in. But due to everything happening a little too fast, they were not too sure about their thoughts and only took it as some sort of misconception.

They were thinking that it was just their minds playing tricks on them.

But for David, who had been paying close attention to everyone, he had a rough idea of what had happened, especially when he was already somewhat aware of Akailu’s situation.

He had already foreseen this happening, but he was still not expecting it to be this early. It was supposed to be a few more days, or at least after this match. However, things seemed to be a little more serious for Akailu to reach this state.

David was not sure what exactly had happened, but he could at least some guesses about the situation.

As for the situation within the match, David found it a little more interesting, especially after seeing that everyone was about to gather at the Central Hall.

Since he could see it, the live audience and online viewers naturally could see it as well.

They then started fixing their posture and eagerly awaited what was about to happen next.

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Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang!

As the battle between the Earners Mercenary Group and Empyrean Talons was reaching the highest point of intensity, a series of gunshots suddenly reverberated in the entire place.

This series of gunshots came from two different directions and headed toward different targets.

Aiming and Alucard had arrived almost at the same time and started firing at each team’s key members. The former targeted Cloe and Alice while the other was trying to take down Flouree and Matilda.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

As the rain of bullets were heading to their respective targets, Owen and Wang Zhou moved almost at the same time, protecting their respective members.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two marksmen did not think about anything else. They ignored the fact that their earlier attacks were blocked and directed their aim at each other.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Not long after, they started firing at one another, having another shooting contest.

They had resumed utilizing their respective sets of gunfighting techniques, trying to test who would be the true king of guns.

This made the situation within the central hall even more chaotic, testing each other’s limits.

But this was not the end yet, since more people arrived after it.

The first was Kael, who came rushing into this place after running away from Shin and the others. He immediately started bombarding the members of the Empyrean Talons with his elemental spells that were not weaker than Flouree’s spells.

This quickly put the Empyrean Talons on the back foot.

But before the Earners Mercenary Group could even capitalize on their advantage, Shin led Chaotic Luck and Huahua into joining the battle and started turning the situation around.

However, the situation was quickly put in a stalemate right after each team had reorganized itself before preparing for the fighting exchange.

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