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Chapter 164: Semifinal clash [2]

Chapter 164: Semifinal clash [2]

Chaos Inc.’s journey was cut short.

They had an amazing run, the true underdogs of the tournament but the semifinal became their final bus stop.

They could not prevail over Iron Dominion. That night in Manchester, the excitement among the Iron Dominion fans rose through the roof as they celebrated their team’s victory with reckless abandon.

"Pro Alliance, here we come!" They sang excitedly.

Chaos Inc. was extremely resourceful in their journey through the Promotion Tournament, clinging victory from defeat each time but against a vastly stronger team, their tricks were no longer effective.

In the end, sheer skill won.

While Iron Dominion fans celebrated their final placement exuberantly, the focus of the rest of the Warstar fanbase turned to the final semifinal game.

The clash between Nightshroud and Echelon.

It was in 2 days but time moved fast and in no time, the D-day was here.

Thursday, 10:00am...

(Promotion Tournament:)

(Semifinal:)

>Nightshroud vs Echelon<

[Location: Ashen Maw Colosseum]

[An ancient arena carved into the heart of a dormant volcano. The battlefield is encircled by molten lava rivers and obsidian spires. Cracked, ember-strewn terrain constantly trembles with seismic unrest, occasionally erupting with gouts of fire and ash.]

Another relatively popular location.

Both semifinal arena locations were popular ones, this was to limit the terrain advantage, giving the chance for skill and talent to prevail at its finest.

And in this game, that was what happened.

Afterall, it was a clash of titans, a clash of two tournament favorites.

Once a sacred site turned into a battleground by war, the Ashen Maw Colosseum is a massive sunken crater rimmed by jagged obsidian spires.

The floor is cracked and scarred with lava veins that glow ominously beneath crumbling stone plates. Pillars of ash intermittently erupt from the terrain, providing momentary cover, and danger.

Platforms shift slowly, pulled by subterranean chains, and the air is thick with heat and embers. Fighting in the Ashen Maw Colosseum is not just a test of strength, but endurance.

At the very center lies the Maw, a chasm that swallows anything knocked in.

It is a deadly terrain for those not familiar with it.

For these 2 teams though, they had enough Warstar experience to play in the rough and unforgiving terrain at their best.

3..., 2..., 1!

FIGHT!

As soon as the buzzer sounded, on the opposite side of the massive arena location, Nightshroud vanished as soon as the battle began.

Their twin Assassins dispersed in stealth, melding into the ash.

The Thief tossed a black smoke bottle that shattered, emptying its contents and veiling their side in chaos. At the same time, Elyria, the Warlock began her dark ritual, activating a high-level Warlock skill, Chains of Suppression.

All these preparations left only 1 Avatar visible from the 5 Nightshroud players. Santum, the Paladin marched forward alone, shield high, daring the enemy to come to him.

The Paladin was ready to face Echelon alone!

It was a crazy strategy; something was clearly fishy but Echelon didn’t flinch.

Even in the face of the battle that was predicted to be their toughest obstacle to the Pro Alliance spot, Lord Doom and his crew were still as calm as ever.

Lord Doom calmly rotated his staff, activating an Awakened level Paladin skill.

{Field of Negation=}

He rendered invisibility useless within a 10-meter radius!

Nightshroud seemed to have expected something like this though, and this was why they moved extremely fast as soon as they started executing their plan.

They knew that unlike when they clashed against Silverfang, they could not afford to bid their time against a team like Echelon.

One of the Assassins blinked into range, a dagger aimed for Benjamin’s spin but it was blocked mid-swing by Aria’s blade.

The Blademaster was already in the zone state!

A half-step twist and a brutal counter-kick sent the Assassin flying into a pillar of ash, and then...

GRRRRRR!

A Hellhound burst from Caleb’s side, pouncing on the Thief who was behind the other Nightshroud players and had just laid a proximity trap.

The fight was on!

The first encounter between both teams revealed one truth, sneak attacks would not work. Both teams were too experienced for that.

And so, an all-out mayhem started.

{Soul Descent=}

Nightshroud’s Warlock did it again, activating Soul Descent, a high-level Warlock skill. Instantly, the entire colosseum started to dim, a black fog leaking from the ground, weakening vision and leeching mana.

In response, Genevieve dropped her staff and slammed her palm into the ground, activating a high-level counter Cleric skill.

{Sanctuary Bloom=}

With an eruption of energy, a golden ward appeared around her teammates shielding them from the mana drain and granting slow HP regeneration.

Benjamin cast Volcanic Bloom.

KABOOM!

From the broken floor, flame geysers erupted in a wide arc, fueled by the natural element of the Ashen Maw Colosseum, forcing Nightshroud’s 2 Assassins out of stealth.

Aria moved immediately, intercepting one of them with her Reckless Storm, her twin blades flying in a deluge of death.

The other Assassin dived into a lava-veined crack to avoid a direct hit.

The battlefield was now filled with mayhem, but in that mayhem, team Echelon strived. Just as Benjamin and Aria chained their attacks, Lord Doom also reacted, hovering with levitation.

Then while in the sky, he switched Aetherforge to its Rifle form, unleashing fire at the distant Paladin and Thief.

The Paladin cast a defensive skill, protecting himself.

In the mayhem of the battle, Nightshroud’s captain, the Assassin that managed to sneak away from Aria and Benjamin finally got a clean angle, diving straight for Echelon’s Cleric.

But it was a wrong move.

The Cleric was just the bait, something waited for the Assassin there.

Whoosh!

The Assassin realized when it was already too late.

Caleb’s Eldritch Turtle swung its iron-shell tail like a wrecking ball, hitting the Assassin square, wiping a ton of HP and blasting him across the field like a jagged spike. And then, suddenly, a tremor...

The center of the Colosseum opened up, revealing the Ashen Maw.

Falling in means instant elimination.

Nightshroud’s captain was unlucky. Hit by the Eldritch Turtle, he could not stop his momentum mid-air as he collapsed into the opened maw.

The Ashen Maw swallowed its first victim, claiming the first life.

"...!"

For a brief moment, the other Nightshroud players were stunned.

Aria took initiative. Using a Blademaster Skill, afterimages flickered across the field as she moved, descending on the other Assassin before her like a hurricane.

With the Elementalist still bombarding him from afar, limiting his options, the Assassin looked wildly, trying to identify the real Blademaster.

But he could not.

BAM!

He only realized when the twin swords slammed into him from the side.

One strike, straight through the ribs.

{CRITICAL HIT!}

One strike, one dead Assassin.

Nightshroud finally panicked.

With one of them dead, Echelon was unleashed. The Warlock cast another skill, trying to escape, but Lord Doom anticipated it.

Lord Doom teleported in mid-channel and slammed her with his battle lance, activating a skill simultaneously to interrupt her spell and silence her.

In a 1v1, a Warlock stood very little chance against the Battle God class.

Lord Doom wiped the floor with the Warlock in no time.

2 enemies out.

Only Sanctum, the Paladin and the Thief remained.

And their fate was sealed.

3 minutes of battle later, a familiar screen appeared...

---<VICTORY>---

Echelon won.

They advanced to the final of the Promotion Tournament.

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