Athanor Online: Monarch of War

Player with Baseball Bat

“Heh.”

In a dark enough night Zephys chuckles little. His second self had disappeared, and that meant that all the information that the second Zephys had obtained went into Zephys' original mind.

All the information that the second Zephys got was so interesting. About the layout of the Falconi mansion, its capabilities, as well as its nature, were enough to describe something.

“Find something?”

“Yah's... Something interesting.”

Rodant grinned slightly, at least he could see progress on the progress of this mission. After setting fire to Demiana's flower garden, the Zephys are still thinking about their next move. He did not want to go back to Sarah and Sin empty-handed.

“Then what do you want to do?”

That's right, right now Zephys is still thinking about his next move. The memory of the second Zephys had entered entirely, making him so understand Falconi's great influence. This is quite crucial because it is possible that the traces that the Zephys group did could be detected.

Zephys is still rethinking. He knew who could manipulate information and the media, so it was the same that he could manipulate people's thinking. In other words, Falconi was at the top of the chain.

Zephys picked up and wore the Black Swan member's clothes. He thought of something interesting.

“For now let's go undercover.” He smiled a little.

***

Zephys disguised himself as a member of the Black Swan, especially with the addition of a crow mask. Then the disguise of the Zephys was perfect.

“What are you undercover for?, Didn't your clone manage to get the information?”

“There's one thing I want to make sure of.”

“Hmm, I'm sure you did the necessary thing.”

Zephys did not respond to Rodant. Zephys was actually still thinking about the power of Falconi himself. Assuming he had suspected Falconi's power, but the assumption without evidence was just a hallucination.

While walking in the crowd. Crow Jackdaw came and approached the Zephys.

“Observe me from above.” Said slowly.

The Jackdaw flew quite high and followed the movements of the Zephys.

“Now just a little attention.” Mumbled.

The Zephys turned around and began to enter the dark passageway. Like a sacred road, the difference between the main road and the path he passed was so great. Honestly Zephys still hasn't adapted to this.

The deeper the more clear the Zephys felt. In dim light, Zephys saw how many people were drunk and consumed Black Dust. Zephys who saw that smiled.

Zephys deliberately crashed herself into one of them. Like the reactions of ordinary drunken people, his face was red and looked a strong rage.

“You what are you hah?!”

Without further ado Zephys directly hit the man, he fell unconscious. Seeing that they all ran away, it was actually quite easy to chase them. But that's not what Zephys did. Zephys took a bottle of water inside which dissolved Black Dust.

“Hopefully this is enough.”

Zephys then walked deep into the increasingly dark passageway. Moreover, the lighting in this hallway is only on the moonlight, making the situation quite gripping. But with the Night Vision skill then it is not a problem.

Zephys confirmed his crow mask as confirmation of his unease. The deeper he goes, the more he knows his purpose.

Zephys turned Rodant who was a scythe into two long daggers. Because playing a scythe in a fairly narrow passageway is quite difficult. Eventually, a blue screen was seen.

“{Jackdaw prompts to do Synchronization}.”

Zephys who saw the blue screen was just a small smile. Like fish that are exposed to bait, Zephys only need a big pull. Zephys did not answer Jackdaw's call because honestly he could feel the presence of the figure through the Sense skill, which is one of the Shadow Reaper skills.

‘Dia come.’

A strong lesion leads towards the Zephys from above. The swift Zephys instantly dodged the impact that led to him.

“Not regular Black Swan members, eh?” His word.

The figure of a man with an orange-colored hat in a dark red suit could Zephys see. He used a baseball bat. Honestly, Zephys was the first time he saw her.

“You're the rumored guy?, Hunting down villains in the night?, Do you want to be Batman?” Said Zephys with a tone of scorn.

“So well?, Marvel Lickers really make me sick!.” He said while swinging a baseball bat.

Not dodging the Zephys took out two black daggers that were Rodant. Holding it at a heavy point, was enough to stop the pace of the stick's attack.

‘Heavier than I thought, he must have a high Str.’ Inner Zephys is depressed.

He resumed his attack, the speed of the fast and powerful stick began to rain down on the Zephys. For the first time Zephys felt the horror of a Player. Where he was cornered, even to get out of the barrage of attacks was also distress.

In other words, his opponent this time was a Super Rookie just like Zephys.

With a roar of spirit, the man swung the staff horizontally. Go after Zephys chest that opened wide enough, understand he could not avoid Zephys was forced to hold the pace of the baseball bat with two daggers.

Like being hit hard, Zephys' hands trembled.

‘Don't tell Str he's taller than me!’ Inner Zephys did not believe.

“Homerun!”

Not ending there, the surge of energy Zephys felt on his arm was already at a crazy point. Zephys was thrown quite far from his position.

Zephys fell down and it took a while for her to get back up. But the fact that he was thrown from a player of almost equal level is quite exciting.

It seemed that it was not only him who had broken the standard of strength at the Rookie level. You could say the player in front of him, has a Str stat higher than Zephys. And with the speed of beating, Zephys can conclude the player in front of him also has a high Dex.

“That kind of fragrance?” He said as he aimed the dark red baseball bat.

Zephys who did not like to lose, it was clear that he was provoked by that simple remark.

With a smile of disbelief, Zephys disappeared from the player's sight.

Amidst the confusion, a horizontal slash targeted the player's neck. He who was quite responsive managed to avoid even though the distance between the blade and his neck was very thin.

Slightly taking some distance, the Zephys again disappeared from sight. The player just scrunched his forehead.

“Assassin..” Mumbled slowly.

The player focuses his senses, understanding that his opponent is an Assassin who is reliable. The player tightens his grip on his baseball bat, understanding that a threat may be imminent.

A purple glint was eyeing the nape of the player's neck. But with a slight disdainful smile, the Player dodged the Zephys attack just by shifting his body.

“Stupid!, the same attack is impossible against me!.” Loud talk.

The player turns his body, and with the same swing also with the same power. The blow quickly led towards the Zephys.

“Similar to me, you fool!.” Said Zephys loudly.

Zephys held back the pace of the baseball bat with both feet. At that moment, the Zephys were victorious against gravity. All he had left to do was fight the force on the stick.

Both of Zephys' feet stepped on the stick, and with all of his strength Zephys pushed it down strongly. As a result, the twist of the stick turned around, and of course made the player lose balance.

Looking at such a huge space, Zephys slashed the player's body vertically. But because the angle is less than the maximum incision is still fairly shallow.

‘One more time!’

Zephys changed his footing and with a maneuver on his hand Zephys was eyeing the player's body again. However, the wand came from below hitting Zephys wrist, sending his dagger crashing upwards.

Understand he's in an unfortunate situation. The player immediately jumps back to take distance while lowering the enemy's momentum. Meanwhile the Zephys caught one of the daggers that had slipped off of him casually.

Zephys pointed one of his daggers at the player and in a tone that was so dismissive Zephys said. “That kind of fragrance?”

He who equally hates defeat is easily provoked by that simple provocation. Well, from the beginning it was he who started first.

The player picks up the orange hat that had previously fallen off. He put it back on, along with a tight grip on his baseball bat.

The temperature between them suddenly rose. The Zephys who seemed to know about this immediately prepared as the worst condition.

And sure enough a huge fire was directly visible on the player's body. Hot and so bright, even the previously dimly lit hallway came back bright like daylight. Not the first Zephys to respond to this, but Rodant was the first.

“Oi you better be serious now Zephys, this brat is not normal at all!” Rodant panicked, Zephys just nodded in confirmation.

Even from his eyes, Zephys could see the silhouette of a Phoenix drawn just behind the player. Marking the player in front of him was abnormal just like Zephys.

“Just because of a slight scratch you feel yourself great?, Didn't I think a class of anchovies like you could be big heads!.” He said in a condescending tone.

“Oi Zephys don't get his crap!” While Rodant who helped calm Zephys. But Zephys' thinking is very inversely proportional.

‘Class anchovies?, Who?, Me?, I did you say class anchovies?!.’ Inner Zephys growled.

It was felt to disturb Zephys to take off his strong crow mask. Along with the overflowing emotions the dark energy enveloped Zephys' body like a starless night, so dark and so silent.

The energy is getting more and more concentrated. Even the player's firelight was unable to illuminate the dark radiance on Zephys' body. Like Zephys who also saw a Phoenix, the player also saw the figure of a man with a long scythe behind Zephys.

Replying to a simple provocation from his opponent, Zephys presented a mentally ill smile to his opponent.

“Someone should teach you proper manners right?!.”

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Trivia: Author forgot Athanor Online.