VRMMO | Terris Story: Someone "Them"

13.A.Basmael Forest II, Silver Show

". . . Health Potion, Mana Potion, check. Something less?" ask Mortred.

Isval glanced at Franz for a moment, who was immediately replied to a flick. "Well, not at all."

Alice shook her head slowly, while Elcia answered briefly. "Neel."

"All right, everyone is ready to go. We use the Y formation, Alice is with me at the front. Franz, Isval, Elcia line up in order."

. . . Perhaps, this kind of formation or placement looks excessive for some players. However, careful preparation and tactics are needed in Terris, even just for exploring or leveling. Because one wrong move could have led to the massacre of the Party which obviously nobody wanted.

Again, in this Party Mortred took the task of opening the road as well as protecting the front line with Alice.

Franz as Support is in the middle-front so that he can directly help both of them at any time.

Isval is in the back-and-forth as a long-range attacker and an observer; utilizing the Sharp Eyes Skill that an Archer like him must have.

And lastly, Elcia; utilizing the trait of a Spell Fencer, the girl was placed as a rear-line guard. Which must also be ready at any time to petrify the front line if it is needed.

Although it sounded troublesome, the girl felt better because with her backline self, at least these Party members rarely paid attention to her directly.

It is different if the girl is in front or in the middle. With the other members watching his back, it would inevitably make fear and nervousness surface.

. . .

Departing to enter the forest, the five-man Party walked over with a predetermined formation.

On the sidelines of the concentration-laden atmosphere, Elcia watched everyone from behind.

At the very front, Mortred walked leisurely to the left of the line; making a scraping sound on his armor every time his foot stepped. His head slightly moved to look around occasionally, indicating if he was alert enough.

Franz is seen holding his wooden stick with both hands, looking ready at any time with his green robe hanging over his body.

Isval sees far away at all times, doing his job well as a deterrent to surprise attacks.

Elcia ended up looking at Alice's back, which was at the right of the line. No need to observe, the girl knew Alice was doing what had to be done well, because it was indeed Alice's nature that she was familiar with. And looking at her, Elcia felt herself becoming calmer; the girl took a long breath in relief.

"Everybody's on standby!" less than five minutes into the journey, Mortred warned the entire Party without exception. "Isval, it's one o'clock!"

The Archer immediately pulled out his bow and filled it with arrows. "Black Bear Level 25!"

Knowing the Beast level heading towards them, Mortred immediately put on a tense face. "God. Full alert!"

None of him, Isval or Franz had reached Level 20. The problem was, the difference of several levels was already quite detrimental to players. Luckily, no one knew Level Alice and Elcia who had not even reached Level 10 yet.

And in that situation, Franz began his duties as Support. "Calm Aura."

[Calm Aura activated!]

[Curacy and concentration increased!]

"Isval, go!" shouted Mortred.

"On it! Steady Aim, Quick Fire."

[Steady Aim activated!]

[Acuration increased!]

Shuut! Shuut! Shuut! Shuut!

Four consecutive shots shot rapidly towards Black Bear. For Archer like him, it's not that hard to hit such a big target. However, the real challenge lies in what it seeks; the eyes.

[Fatal Damage!]

[Partial Blind!]

"Bingo." chirped Isval with a faint smile.

—GRAAAAAAA. . !

The beast immediately roared in pain. Utilizing Terris' reality, Isval makes it difficult for the Beast to see by making one of the creature's eyes blind. However with a considerable Level difference, the bear roar was enough to provide a debuff to the entire Party members.

[Debuff: Fear]

[You are drowning in fear! The speed of movement is decreasing!]

And with great anger, the creature headed straight for them.

However, as if already waiting for moments like this Franz easily carried out his next move. "The Aura Grave."

[Brave Aura activated!]

[The attack power is increasing!]

[You are free from fear!]

Mortred moved to face the bear who ran towards them and held Claymore in his hand. "Alice, Elcia, please Assist!"

Hearing that, Elcia who had from the beginning entered serious mode took out the ace combination she had without a second thought.

"Magic Amplification, Arcane Flux, Magic Barage."

Utilizing a stacked buff combination, especially with Franz's Brave Aura that is still installed. Elcia intends to show the definition of being a 'cannon'.

And thanks to the girl's insanity of continuously using those Skills in the Combat Training Field, her Mastery had improved by a great deal.

[Magic Amplification :+20% Magical Power!]

[Arcane Flux: 150% Mana Cost!]

Six white-colored magic balls appeared one after another in less than half a second, and instantly shot towards the Black Bear. With the Beast running straight towards them, Elcia did not have to bother aiming first. Exactly about that Beast without missing.

—Dar! Dar! Dar! Dar! Dar! Dar!

And thanks to that barrage of attacks, Black Bear's momentum was interrupted and made his movements slow down. Provides an opportunity for both Frontliners to take a turn.

But the first to move from the two was Alice, who lunged together with her Long Sword fearlessly.

"Oi! Don't be reckless!" mortred shouted in panic. However, another figure suddenly passed by him with his fluttering silver-white hair. "Wha— Elcia!"

Mortred who was still in his place also thought that everything was messy. Then, as the two girls who were lunging at the bear were new to the Party, Mortred hesitated to come forward to follow them. Choose to hold his movements and observe for a while.

"Are they gonna be okay?" franz asked awkwardly.

"Huuh. . , I will go forward if it is dangerous. For now, I want to see how well they play."

". . . Alright."

"Isval, help them" said Mortred —ia thinking that only Isval could provide assists without interrupting the two girls' movements.

But after a while without an answer, Mortred looked back. Only to see the Archer speechless with a gaping mouth. "Camba. . ?"

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On the other hand, the Black Bear that saw Alice running towards him instantly raised its front legs and sent out sharp claws to chop up the girl.

However, Alice had the same reaction speed as Elcia. The girl easily moved avoiding the incoming attacks. Then with the gap created, Alice gives an All-Out attack.

"Magic Amplification, Magic Blade, Phantasmal Slash!"

Just like Elcia, Alice used her best combination from the start. Since the two knew if their attack would land on target. And with that, he unhesitatingly swung his Long Sword.

[Magic Amplification :+15% Magical Power!]

[Magic Blade: Weapon Buff!]

[Weapon Buff Attack Up: 40% Magical Attack Power!]

—Slash! A slash! A slash!

GRAAAA! !

The bear roared back in pain and with its muzzle wide open, the creature attacked Alice with its teeth that were able to********one's bones as easily as chewing candy.

But at the same second, Elcia was already on the left side of the Beast and immediately slammed the shield right on his head. "Bashhash!"

[Stone!]

Not stopping there, Elcia immediately lifted Rapier in her hand with a smooth movement.

"Magic Blade, Phantasmal Trust."

[Magic Blade: Weapon Buff!]

[Weapon Buff Attack Up: 50% Magical Attack Power!]

—Jleb!

[Physical Pierce!]

[Magical Pierce!]

[Critical Hit!]

Aggro Black Bear has moved back to Elcia. However, the girl dodged the incoming attack, and moved towards Alice. And at the point where the two exchanged roles, Alice advanced to face the Black Bear's attack head-on. Using his defense skill right then and swiftly interrupting.

"Phantasmal Counter!"

Dang!

—Slash!

Long Sword in his hand echoed a loud voice after successfully facing those claws. And along with that, a blue line struck back; a characteristic signifying the Nave Sword Technique. Which was then followed by a flagship attack belonging to the girl.

"Phantasmal Slash!"

—Slash! Slash!

At the same time behind Alice's back, Elcia turned around and carried out a Follow Up attack using her Magic Skill without the slightest mistake.

"Magic Arrow's. Magic Missile."

Shuu. . !

Dar!

With minds that understood each other, the two did a perfect combination of Duo. Making the bear could only roar in pain without being able to put up any meaningful resistance. And seeing that the bear still left some gaps in sight, Alice continued her merciless attack.

And the next second, the bear's massive body collapsed to the ground, leaving Alice with a stupid face.

[Levels rising!]

"Eh. . ."