BXBX NOVEL Chapter 322 Team CBG FINAL PART
“GROUP UP!” Racing out of the confinement area at top speed, Cynrik slashed at multiple pillars along the way, breaking through them and collapsing over a dozen before he met up with Brance and Gabby at the teleportation point.
His goal was simple, creating an open space that would reduce the movability of the opponents when they spawned. By taking out the lower half of several pillars, more creatures could be stuffed in one area and, in turn, be tightly condensed instead of wandering all over the place.
When he arrived, Gabby and Brance were noticeably breathing heavily and sweating profusely. The battle had been hard on the two of them, with Gabby burning a significant amount of MP and Brance a considerable chunk of his Stamina.
“We only have 30 seconds until the next batch of creatures drops. As we progress in this round, we’ll face 96 RaptorBasilisks, and we have about 10 minutes left.” While Cynrik spoke, he was constantly waving his left hand, sending out multiple Blackfire spheres to destroy more pillars in the center of the room.
Catching on to his idea, Brance stood beside his brother and channeled his Terra Affinity to move the destroyed chunks of stone and stack them up, making several piles of rock and pillar fragments.
With the brothers setting up the battlefield to handle more opponents, Gabby was guzzling down Stamina and MP potions one after another.
“One last thing, because we didn’t evenly kill them simultaneously, there will be a delay between spawns, and although it’ll only be a few seconds, we still can’t allow ourselves to be surrounded.” Finishing up his destruction, Cynrik glanced at Gabby and Brance.
“Keep on your toes and on the move in a specific pattern, always know your escape routes and, when push comes to shove, go high. Unlike these dinos, we aren’t limited to fighting on the ground; our mobility in the air is vital.”
With that final statement, Cynrik activated his Húðflúr, lighting up his arms from his fingertips to his elbows with intricate glowing patterns, followed by his Æsir mode, which made his eyes glow on top of a hazy mirage of Penta-colored light.
With the addition of his Lightning Affinity, Cynrik was now coated in Dark, Fire, Wind, Lightning, and the strange Bluish-Purple Mana of the Æsir, turning his skin into a pale shimmering kaleidoscope of colors.
Chugging down his remaining few Stamina and MP potions, Cynrik’s Mana was fully restored and integrated into his body through the Æsir Mode, surging his strength further..
Exhaling and feeling the power surging in his body, Cynrik’s eyes glinted fiercely, and he watched a small particle storm descend to the ground before splitting off into eight clusters.
Meanwhile, instead of looking at the forming creatures, Gabby and Brance’s eyes were glued to Cynrik as, for the first time, they witnessed the ability Cynrik had only told them about in the past.
They had seen him use his Húðflúr a couple of times previously but never before had he openly activated his Overdraft ability in their presence.
“Lock it up, you two, ignore my technique; we have enemies.” Feeling their stares, Cynrik snorted and made them focus with a verbal scolding before stepping forward and clutching at the air with his right hand.
In response to his movement, the purple flames on all of the pillars flickered and split in half, leaving 50% of their original contents in the torches. At the same time, the second part burned brighter and flew away toward the center of the room, where it gathered just below the particle storm and gained mass.
[Cyn?] Squinting his eyes in confusion, Brance wanted to ask what his brother was doing, but Cynrik cut him off before he could.
[It doesn’t drain as much of my resources as you think. Although wrangling Ambient Mana is difficult most of the time, combining our Passive skill [Mana Manipulation] and my Bloodline abilities, I can bend any particle that matches my Affinity with little effort.]
[The only downside is that even though I can do this without hand signs, it will wreck my resources if I do. This is a battle of attrition; managing our MP and Stam is paramount to victory.]
[Plus, with Æsir mode, my Affinity skills deals double damage. Using this method, I can reduce burning Mana and deal ample amounts of chip damage to the opponents’ HP, allowing you both the opportunity to score your kills.]
|One minute has passed since the death of a Virtual Creature, now spawning two Early Tier-2 RaptorBasilisks.|
|One minute has passed since the death of a Virtual Creature, now spawning two Early Tier-2 RaptorBasilisks.|
ɴ[0)ᴠᴇʟ |One minute has passed since the death of a Virtual Creature, now spawning two Early Tier-2 RaptorBasilisks.|
|One minute has passed since the death of a Virtual Creature, now spawning two Early Tier-2 RaptorBasilisks.|
The instant the clusters of particles formed into creatures, Cynrik clutched his right hand into a fist, causing eight long [Fire Cyclones] of purple fire to tear away from the massive floating flame in the center of the room.
Slithering through the air like giant serpents, Cynrik controlled the purple cyclones to dive down rapidly and travel along the ground from behind the unsuspecting RaptorBasilisks before angling them upward and crashing them into the butts of each creature.
Like balls shot from a cannon, all eight creatures flew forward from the impact while screaming in pain and flailing about, attempting to douse the flames to no avail.
-You have dealt 8340 damage to eight of your opponents.-
“Move!” Swiping his left hand to close the damage notification, Cynrik moved to the right while Gabby unleashed a combined flurry of [Psychic Disks] and bolts, targeting four enemies.
Meanwhile, Brance targeted the remaining four dinos and hurled rocks from the piles on either side of the room into their bodies by using his [Mana Manipulation], taking control of the Ambient Mana at the loss of his MP and STAM.
Before the eight creatures even had a chance to land, they shattered into particles under the bombardment of Gabby and Brance, earning both four more kills and setting up another respawn timer.
|Your Teammate Brance Jetlensr has Successfully completed the challenge by eliminating 30 Virtual Creatures.|
|Your Teammate Gabriella Sanford has Successfully completed the challenge by eliminating 30 Virtual Creatures.|
|Since there are still 9 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the challenge, they will be allowed to continue fighting alongside you and earning more rewards.|
|The Second part of the Final Floor Challenge, Free For All Mode, has been triggered. For every Virtual Creature killed, you will earn double rewards.|
|During Free For All Mode, every time a Virtual Creature dies, you will increase the completion rate of the Second Part of the Challenge by 0.5%.|
|To complete the second part of the Final Challenge, you must receive a score of at least 50% before the timer runs out.|
|The completion rate is shared between all members of the team.|
|Current Completion Rate = 2%.|
|KCP Tally, Cynrik Jetlensr: 31 points, Brance Jetlensr: 31 points, Gabriella Sanford 32 points.|
“MOTHER FUCKER! SERIOUSLY YENNIFER!” Cynrik shouted as the next batch of creatures, 12 RaptorBasilisks, spawned in the center of the room.
“Damn it, change of plans, everyone fan out, KILL EVERYTHING!” Realizing they needed to kill off a minimum of 100 creatures within 9 minutes to pass the challenge, Cynrik kicked off the ground and started rapidly firing Affinity skills like they were ammunition from a gun.
Following his example, Gabby flung out nearly every seed she had bought from the Obelisk Marketplace and summoned forth an army of thorny vines while taking to the air by bouncing off nearby pillars.
Brance, although slightly disconcerted by the new information, didn’t hesitate to act. Stomping the ground and kicking up several shattered pillar pieces, he harnessed the power of his Terra Affinity.
Brance punched the fragments in the direction of the newly spawned creatures, turning them into large, hard projectiles which shattered on impact with whichever target he chose.
Pulling out all the stops as he moved, Cynrik drew both his weapons, coated the dagger in Lightning Mana, and the shortsword in BlackFire, and moved through the group of constantly expanding opponents.
With both of his weapons strengthened by his Affinities, the damage he was putting out was vastly different from the light hits he dealt against the earlier opponents, with each stab or slash dealing a minimum of 4500 points of HP damage.
Partnering the melee damage with his rapid-fire of Affinity attacks, Cynrik dropped dinos left and right before moving on to the next.
When he felt the need to retreat momentarily, thanks to the sudden surge in the recent batch of enemies, Cynrik finally got the opportunity to check his notification spam, starting with the last couple.
|You have successfully Killed a Level 11, Early Tier-2 Virtual RaptorBasilisk.|
|You have received 20 Obelisk Kill Points.|
|You have received one KCP (Kill Counter Point).|
|You have received a 20000 Essence, XP Crystal.|
|You have received 12 Merit Points.|
|Current Completion Rate = 29.5%.|
|Time Remaining in the Final Challenge = 06:44.|
|KCP Tally, Cynrik Jetlensr: 54 points, Brance Jetlensr: 49 points, Gabriella Sanford 46 points.|
Panting heavily and wiping the sweat from his brow, Cynrik gritted his teeth, controlled copious amounts of Dark Mana particles, both Ambient and his own, and activated his largest ever [Shadow Sewing].
In response to his command, forty shadow tendrils ripped from the ground. They looped around the legs, waists, or tails of a corresponding number of RaptorBasilisks, rooting them in place until Gabby and Brance swarmed them with attacks from every angle.
[Cynrik, Gabby is running low on MP, buy me some time to transfer a couple of potions to her!]
Glancing at his girlfriend, who appeared to be struggling to keep her eyes open, Brance made a split-second decision and rushed in her direction after informing Cynrik of his plan.
[Tsk, fucking surrre~, throw the responsibility of pulling the aggro of over 50 fucking creatures at once on me out of the blue, you GOT IT, LITTLE BROTHER!] He snorted while sheathing his dagger behind his back.
As Cynrik gritted his teeth and burned through his [Charge] counter, he cocked his left arm back and released a shower of lightning arcs from his fingertips, bypassing the three-bolt limitation of his Bloodline skill.
In the center of the room, dozens of arcs of lightning passed from one opponent to the next, creating a spiderweb-like chain of electricity, stunning the entire horde in one move. At the same time, Brance made it over to Gabby and forced her to drink his remaining Mana potions before the two jumped back into battle.
Time dragged on as the team mercilessly slaughtered every creature as quickly as possible. Still, as the seconds ticked by, the room became so overcrowded to the point that Cynrik, Brance, and Gabby were forced to retreat into the confinement trap to use it as a funnel to control the flow of dinos.
Standing in the center of the trap shoulder to shoulder, the three continuously blasted apart the never-ending flow of creatures forcing their way into the room, racking up points along the way. Over time, they lost count of how many enemies had fallen and could only concentrate on how sore or tired their bodies were becoming until reprieve came in the form of a bell-like sound.
DINNNNG DONNNNNGG DINNNNGGG
A loud chime rang out in the room, and the hundreds of creatures simultaneously shattered into particles causing the room to descend into pure silence.
|The Timer has elapsed, and the Final Challenge has reached its conclusion.|
|Final KCP Tally, Cynrik Jetlensr: 287 points, Brance Jetlensr: 203 points, Gabriella Sanford 145 points.|
|Final Completion rate = 272.5%|