Reincarnated Avatar; I got 2 SSS-Rank Unique Skills
Chapter 143: First victory in the Heavenly Domain

Chapter 143: First victory in the Heavenly Domain

Lord Doom survived.

To Noah and most especially Nightingale, that was all that mattered.

Warstar had a ruthless system that made the video game even more of a thriller, rewarding players for killing other players.

There was a penalty for dying in the game, a certain percentage of dropping equipment and items and this percentage increased exponentially after entering the Heavenly Domain.

And this was why Lord Doom must not die!

This was why Nightingale prepared for Lord Doom’s arrival ahead of time. And though Jonathan blamed it on their past grudge, the truth was that he ambushed Lord Doom because of the increased drop percentage for every death.

A new English Pro Alliance season already started since a while ago, and yet, none of the big English Warstar Avatars had an SSS-Rank unique skill.

Heck, none of them even had an SSS-Rank weapon.

In all of England, Lord Doom was the only Avatar with not just an SSS-Rank unique skill, but two! Still not just that, but with an SSS-Rank weapon to boot.

Lord Doom was hotcake.

They may not show it but Jonathan was pretty sure that he was not the only one who thought about it. Elite clubs in the English eSports scene were secretly plotting behind the scenes on how to rob Lord Doom of his weapon, since they could not rob his unique skills.

Jonathan was just the first bold enough to execute the plan.

The true reason why he ambushed Lord Doom, shamelessly bringing so many people to tilt the scales of battle in his favor was Aetherforge.

And Noah knew this, hence why he called for help without hesitation.

As soon as his backup arrived, the situation changed.

Jonathan became the shameless one.

"Hah," he chuckled. "Noah, my old friend, long time no see. I always thought of having a glass of wine with you on your return, what do you say about having it now?"

Noah simply rolled his eyes.

He looked at the other Paladin beside the Crimson Saint, shaking his head. "Jonathan, are you really being that shameless in front of your apprentice?"

At that point, Chris, the young Scarlet Rose debutant this season who was tipped to inherit the Crimson Saint already understood the situation.

Chris may not be as shameless as his seniors, but he was talented, skilled, and most importantly he was smart.

’An Elementalist, a Blademaster, a Summoner, a Cleric...,’ he made the connections immediately. ’Senior Benjamin, Senior Aria, Senior Caleb, and Senior Genevieve’.

And after that connection, his rapid deductive skills made him analyze the situation immediately. ’We’ll lose’.

And then, the first thought that entered the teenager’s head was. ’Must protect Crimson Saint!’

Just as Stinger of War was the cornerstone of Club Cyber Squad, Crimson Saint was Club Scarlet Rose’s lifeline. They could not afford to let the Paladin die, risking the chance of one of its iconic equipment dropping for the enemies.

This was why on the spot, Chris got ready to hold his last stand against the enemies, buying a chance for his captain to escape.

But Jonathan was faster.

His years of experience playing Warstar were not in vain. As soon as he saw Benjamin, he already knew the situation he was in.

While he spoke to Noah, he already sent messages to his allies through a private chat, and then all hell broke loose.

BOOM!

Both sides clashed right there in the Heavenly Domain.

The Crimson Saint didn’t linger though. After ordering his remaining 8 allies to sacrifice themselves in a last stand, he led his apprentice and escaped.

Noah was crazy good in the game, his friends too, but Jonathan was also a legend and veteran of the game.

When he decides to escape, he could.

Noah knew this though, and this was why he didn’t pursue too hard. Afterall, who knew if that shameless bastard had another ambush laid up ahead?

And so, alongside his friends, they preyed on the 8 allies that Jonathan left behind, Benjamin cursing the life out of him in the process as he escaped.

At the end of the chaotic battle, Benjamin laughed, full of evil glee as he went across the battlefield, picking up the drops that their victims left.

The guild leader of Club Scarlet Rose’s guild, the Launcher was especially unlucky. The poor guy lost his main Launcher.

Benjamin cackled as he picked up the level 100 A-Rank equipment. "What a harvest!" He rejoiced.

At the end of it all, Aria looked at him. "You couldn’t help coming here with a bang, right?"

Noah chuckled. "What can I say? Trouble seems to find me wherever I am".

Aria scoffed, shaking her head.

"At least you didn’t die," Genevieve said. "The last thing we want to hear is that you lost Aetherforge".

"Me? Die?" Noah chuckled. "Those guys don’t have the skill".

Benjamin rolled his eyes. "Who was the bastard pissing his pants and calling for reinforcement?"

Noah laughed, not feeling ashamed at all. "That was just an option".

"Shameless!" Benjamin cursed.

Caleb laughed.

...

Far away from the battlefield, two Paladins continued jogging through the massive grassland, silence reigning between them.

And then, a message popped up.

Ding!

{Captain, I lost my main weapon.}

Jonathan quickly typed back.

{It’s fine, get a new one, I’ll take the heat.}

{Thank you, captain.}

As they jogged, Jonathan could not help but look at his apprentice. For some reason, he seemed down and out.

"You good, buddy?"

Chris nodded absentmindedly.

Jonathan rolled his eyes. "Spill it".

The boy hesitated, but then he spoke. "Umm, I understand why we had to run, but...," he looked down. "The Crimson Saint is known for its unyielding spirit, running like that, I feel like it was diminishing".

"Diminishing?" Jonathan chuckled.

"Well, I’m glad you experienced it now. This is a lesson that you’ll have to learn sooner or later. Not every battle is won through unyielding spirit".

He looked the boy in the eye. "Sometimes, we run to lose the battle so that we can win the war".

The boy still looked confused.

Jonathan raised his long sword. "Imagine if we really had a heroic last stand and let’s say, I eventually die and I drop my sword. Would that be considered winning?"

"Umm..., no".

"Good, now chin up!" He grinned. "We won".