To the Depth of Abyss

Chapter 130: Battle of the Long Night (5)

Lizard King is a huge opponent. It has attack with a wide area. His big shield pretty much could cover his whole body. Its back has a tough skin that is difficult to penetrate. Its long tail can be used to attack those behind its position.

Lizard King is not just a boss monster. He is an actual knight with a long fighting experience.. He has high self-esteem as a knight.

However, that is not the first time Hunters fight him. They have data about abilities, Health Points, triggers, and quite a lot of experience in fighting the lizard boss monster.

"Charge!"

Tyler is a Platinum Hunter who has fought the Lizard King 5 times in his career. There he entrusted with leading a battalion consisting of 1000 hunters. 

With that much number, only 6 groups containing 6 hunters per group who fought the Lizard King. 

Half of the battalion guarding and waiting in behind. The rest of them help the main squad, fighting the minions of the Lizard King, the Lizardmen.

The Lizardmen are actually not the minion of the Lizard King. Lizard King's minion should be just a mindless monster lizard. 

However, the Lizardmen are mutated Black Hunters. They are stronger than the ordinary Lizard King's minion. They are divided into two groups: fighters and casters.

Their fighters are not as strong as Gold Hunters, but their numbers and movements are quite troublesome. 

Hunters actually could overpower them. But the lizardmen casters with their attacks being deadly enough to be a problem.

Plus, it is night, and the hunters got disadvantage in the fight.

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Lord Albacore is the pirate captain that ruled the Southwest stream. He is a fishman who has a crew fishman as well.

Their pirate ship is as big as a hill. A ship capable of carrying 250 crew members. 

They are the ruler of the Floor 2 great river. But at that time they being sent to the mainland somehow. 

They are happy, though. Despite getting into trouble because they couldn't stay on land long, their ship, the Albacore Soul, drained water from its body and drenched the surrounding ground.

Even though they are water creatures, they are still strong boss monsters. The hunters find it difficult to fight them. 

With the soil in a wide area around Albacore Pirate becomes wet and results in muddy mud. Makes it difficult for the hunters to walk.

In such conditions, the hunters got attacked by the Albacore Pirate cannons.

The Archers tried to counterattack, but there is a condition where their attacks did not inflict any damage to the Albacore Pirate.

"[Baste Strife]! It is a condition that requires you to have the same conditions as them! The requirements are ship and flag and crew!"

The one who shouted is the hunter in charge of dealing with Lord Albacore. 

A manly old man with a face full of passion. Wearing the pirate captain's clothes that have been sewn here and there.

The man lost his left hand and foot. He replaced his left leg with a wooden leg.

On the face, in the right eye to be precise, there is a sword wound that made his right eye unable to see properly.

The old man is standing in the tip of the forefront of his ship. The ship is the size of the Albacore Soul. With lots of wood patches here and there.

"Captain, they're in front of us!"

"Yeah, I can see that!"

By the way, pirates from the hunter side bring their ship to the scene by: 

1. Fly their ship with Arts.

2. Make 30 crew members pull the ship from the front with a rope.

It looked crazy, but otherwise, they wouldn't be able to start a battle with Lord Albacore.

Of course, the one who could think about the idea is the captain, Mike Sparrow. The Sparrow name is just self insert. He is famous for his water-madness despite losing many of his crew.

Even so, he still sailed to fight the world.

"Passion is what makes people able to move forwards! As long as my soul is in my body, my passion will not fade!"

The old man drew his sword. Then turned back to his crew.

All the crew members are the same age or slightly younger than the Old man.

"For one reason, we are here to replace the young men to fight! We will be the one who protects them! I have a feeling that my life is not long, but that's okay! However, one thing for sure, I won't die from that guy over there!"

Mike pointed his sword to a certain monster on the Albacore Soul, that is the Lord Albacore himself.

"We are all old folks who should be enjoying retirement. Nor are we here because of the orders from the Major of the City. But my other hunch says that tonight's battle won't be as easy as after those big monsters are finished. Because of that, I am standing here to protect the city of the young people."

Mike raised his hand, then asked:

"Are you folks are with me!?"

All his crew mate without doubt raised their weapons too and scream:

"YEAH!"

They have all reached an agreement.

"They have all reached an agreement!"

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Guild of the Abyss / North Hall

"Mike old man selflessly put his crew to face Lord Albacore?!"

One of Jade's men just got the news.

The Mike Sparrow Pirates are Legend Hunters who should have retired. But without getting the coordination from Sylvia Shield, they went to the battlefield to fight one of the bosses.

"Sometimes I couldn't think of the way the legends thought."

Even though there was already a Platinum pirate crew who volunteered to fight Lord Albacore, but even though he was not there, Mike Sparrow brought his crew to the Land of Honor.

"Then, what should we do, boss?" asked one of Jade's underling to her. 

Jade herself is confused what to do in such a situation. When Major of the City herself didn't ask for their help.

Two Region and One Dungeon Boss. Black Hunter group. Plus the big boss of the criminal who is still hiding himself somewhere.

Then suddenly, Jade realized something that might lead to even worse event. 

"With the elimination of the two boss regions and the dungeon boss, there is a big possibility a Catastrophe, will happen?"

Jade shuddered just thinking about it.

"Everyone, put your weapon! Our objective is, to prepare for the worst!"

Jade is not afraid to face the worst. It's just, she afraid, that the upcoming worst event will cause a great loss for them, like happened in the Blackish Mountain.

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Deadly Vulture will not be coming down to the ground. That's why he's in the Tip of the West Horn. 

West Horn is a mountain that has the shape of a horn. The tip of the mountain is where the hunters fought the Deadly Vulture.

But they aren't in the West Horn at the time. They are in the Land of Honor, which does have many plateaus. However, the highest place in that territory is Saint Arcane Cathedral, or higher is the Church of Longing.

Of course, they couldn't use that place as a battlefield because it is a holy place.

However, they can still try to fight the deadly bird in the Stairs of Serenity. But alas, the Stairs of Serenity is being raided by the lowly Black Hunters.

"Die, you filthy scumbag!"

Liliana swung her Axesword hard to the filthy madman. Sends a large slash of wind to the man.

But the filthy madman casually moves to his right and lets the windslash passed him. 

After that, in an instant, a sword rushed at him violently. He parried the sword with his hand casually.

In that situation, Liliana and Aiden couldn't bring out their true strength. They got held back by the situation.

"What's wrong!? Aren't you going to kill me!?"

The madman casually screaming and mocking them.

Of course they would not fall for that. 

"Young man, is it okay for you to throw away your swords this early?" asked Liliana to the Sword Disciple.

"Don't worry, Mistress. Once my friends bring me my own sword, I can beat that man."

Aiden's eyes filled with confidence in those words. All the practice and experience he has had so far has brought him to that confidence.

Liliana happy about that. "Good, then we should stand before your friends and aid from the city comes."

Liliana for some reason lifted her Axesword up to her head.

"I entrusted you to protect me, Aiden."

At first Aiden did not know what the Deputy Administrator would do. But then he realized there is a very unpleasant smell coming from above.

The smell came from Deadly Vulture's AOE debuff. 

A yellow-green wind within a wide radius and lots of black feathers descending from the sky will rain down on the Stairs of Serenity area.

In order to deal with that, Liliana would do something with her Axesword.

"Also, I suggest you get your head down and hold on to something."

After giving that message, Liliana starts to spin her Axesword, slowly, then starts to get firmer. That large, swirling weapon slowly created a whirlwind.

Aiden just understood what the Miss Knight is about to do.

Jared also understood the Miss Knight's intentions. He immediately raised his hand to launch an attack.

Aiden swiftly advanced in front of Liliana. At that time there are only three swords left. He stabbed one into the back, then made the two into impenetrable shields.

"[Wind Arts Great Whirlwind]!"

"Die!"

"[One Way Two Shield]!"