Child of Destiny

Chapter 1694: Misdirection (Part 2)

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To make their plan successful, Shin and Cloe needed to find a much bigger target than they were hunting previously. They had to create a bigger commotion that would attract the attention of everyone within the Plague Lands so that Exheart and his group could finish their secret task.

Which bigger target did they need than the huge forces that were operating within the region?

The most ideal target that they had was those with some history with them. More specifically those who had provoked them before.

The most ideal target that they had was the Seven Seas Group, which had established an Ultra Guild alongside the smaller guild and organization that they had acquired and absorbed.

There was also the Blood Carnival, which was somewhat active during this event after the Corrupted Cult and Demonic Churches had gotten involved.

Some dark guilds had been tricked by the Blood Carnival into provoking the Empyrean Talons. But targeting them would be less impactful, so Shin had written them off from his target list.

His eyes were only focused on the big fishes in the pond, which would give them a lot of ʼbenefitsʼ when things went even more chaotic.

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Shin was traveling with Cloe at extreme speed not bothering to hide their presence. They might even be announcing their arrival to the opposing party as they proceed.

Shin was hopping from one branch to another, utilizing the trees as he traveled, while Cloe was flying with a pair of angelic wings on her back.

Since the time Shin had given her the [Dawnʼs Mantle], she went to different places just to find and father all the materials she needed for its upgrade.

She then asked Harmony, the Chief Tailor of the Hand of Midas, to modify the mantle and enhance all its other features.

At this moment, this item had been promoted into peak Obsidian Rank (Meteor) with the overall upgrade that it had.

She also asked Harmony to change the color to white so that it would match her aesthetics.

What she loved the most in the changes that Harmony had done to the item was the permanent activation of the ʼWings of Freedomʼ as long as she had enough mana to supply them.

There was a short cooldown duration required in every deactivation of the equipment skill, which would last for as long as 5 minutes.

But the other skills such as ʼFlightʼ, ʼGlideʼ, and ʼFeather Fallʼ, which had at least 2-3 minutes duration each, such a cooldown time was nothing.

She loved this special item, especially when it was given to her by Shin, which added more sentimental value to it.

Aside from that, this would have great value for her when it came to her mobility, especially when she was a support-type player who was constantly being targeted during battle.

The item itself would become one of her signature cards in their future battles just like how it made one of Shinʼs personas, the Nameless Swordsman – also known as the Angel of Death, famous.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

As the pair traversed through the plague forest, the sounds that they were making quickly attracted the attention of multiple people.

A few distance ahead of them, an intense battle between the Plague Players and a certain group of people siding with the Righteous Churches was currently taking place.

The loud sound that the incoming pair was making quickly paused the battle as everyone turned in that direction.

Shing!

They had just turned their heads when they heard the subtle sound of a sword being pulled from its sheath reverberating in the entire place.

Swoosh!

Then a sudden flash of light blinded everyone before it turned into a thin line in the air, resembling a glowing thread that cut through the air.

ʼJade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw (Ice) – Moonlight Splitterʼ

Shin did not bother to do anything else as he directly ʼgreetʼ everyone with his previous signature opening.

The strike was directed to the ranks of the Plague Player, killing multiple of them in the process alongside the Plague Monsters accompanying them.

The health bars of those Plague Monsters were almost in the critical stage, which was why they had been eliminated with just a single strike, especially when it was a powerful skill.

The other group had finally snapped out of their daze when they realized that the points that they were about to get were suddenly stolen by this newcomer.

”Damn! Who is this bastard who dared to steal our kills? Mess him up!” shouted one of them, voicing out the frustration of everyone.

They had been fighting against those Plague Players for quite a while now and even invested a lot of their resources in this ambush that they had launched, so it was understandable for them to be this angry.

Not only that, most of the Plague Monsters that had been killed were Elite Rank Monsters, so the points that they gave were quite high, doubling their anger.

They had yet to recover when a pillar of holy light suddenly descended from the skies and landed right in the middle of those Plague Monsters and Players.

This light had annihilated those who had survived the previous attack while also purifying the land in the process.

When this light finally subdued, everyone saw a beautiful girl in priestessʼ clothes kneeling on the ground and being supported by a holy staff.

There was also a pair of angelic wings on her back, further highlighting her presence with their sacred light.

Seeing that their prey had not only been stolen before their eyes but also annihilated without them being able to do anything, the group became even more enraged and started attacking the two culprits.

”Wait-…!”

There were some guys, who were still in their right minds despite seeing what had happened. They were quite sober to recognize these two, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stole their kills.

They wanted to stop the others from making the worst decision in their lives, but it was already too late as the system had already noticed the other party that they were eligible to retaliate as a form of self-defense.

”F*ck!”

They could only curse under their breaths when they watched the two monsters make their respective moves.

Cloe raised her holy staff, summoning multiple magic circles in golden color around the opposing party, before slamming the bottom of the staff on the ground, sending beams of holy light from each magic circle.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shin, on the other hand, disappeared from his position before appearing before a player from the opposing group.

He then used one of his Tier 2 Skills, the ʼFlash of Lifeʼ, and targeted the heart of the said player, killing them in the process.

As this was an elimination skill that kept on resetting its cooldown for every life he took, he kept on using it to kill everyone in a single strike.

He kept on disappearing and reappearing in different parts of the battlefield while taking lives with a strike like a god of death.

His afterimage had yet to disappear when the person that he just killed fell to the ground with a hole in their chest.

Adding that far that he kept on using his Lightning Steps to increase his speed, he became completely unstoppable for anyone on the battlefield.

Cloe was not someone to be outshone either unless she was acting as a real support.

This time, instead of assisting Shin with her buffs and heals, she chose to be offensive. She was acting more of a mage rather than a healer, showcasing the other side of the Gentle Goddess once more.

She did not need any protection from Shin as she became a reaper herself.

She constantly cast spell after spell, mercilessly sending them toward the opposing side, further eliminating them in the process.

It did not take that long for the two to annihilate the entire group with their flawless teamwork.

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After clearing the battlefield, Shin and Cloe do not stay in that place for long, as they quickly head to another location.

They did not want to stay in a single place while purposely making a commotion even though it would be more beneficial for their goals.

What Shin wanted was for the other forces to keep chasing after them as they led everyone away from their real targets.

His plan was very effective as those groups were led like headless chickens, not knowing where to go.

They had been led by the pair in circles, making them even more frustrated.

What devastated everyone even further was their casualties could not be replenished as the event conditions prevented those fallen players from rejoining the event as they were tagged as ʼdeadʼ people.

At first, the fallen players were unable to log back in the game even if the penalty period was over.

However, due to the prolonged duration of the event due to the appearance of the Plague Race and the involvement of the Evil Factions, the penalty changed a little.

Now, the players could log back in the game once the penalty duration upon death was over, but they were somewhat kicked out of the event, unable to return to the Plague Lands until the event was over.

Due to this, the number of players operating in the Plague Lands slowly decreased, leaving only those who had ʼsurvivedʼ along with the monsters and NPCs.

This forced both sides to ʼworkʼ together so that they could return the ʼbalanceʼ that they were supposed to have.

Little did everyone know that while all the eyes were focused on Shin and Cloe, a certain group of people had finally sneaked within the perimeters of the Plague Raceʼs camp.

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