Chapter 137: Team Homies!
"Some PK is always fine as long as we don't get red names," Alex's friend, Zhen, exclaimed from above.
He jumped from branch to branch using just his feet. He was so smooth with his movement technique that he didn't even need to use his hands; those two hands tightly held his sword instead.
Zhen was also a swordsman, but his style was much different than Alex's. He smiled at his friend he had never seen in-game, then rushed after the enemy's swordsman.
PK.
It was simply [Player Killing]. In the Avander World, that system was absolute, and it had never failed its judgment. It would always read the players' intent perfectly, not allowing any tricks to happen.
If a tank player wanted to force a red name on another player through the famous [Taunt] skill, the tank still would be the one getting a red name. Using items and other stuff wouldn't help players go around that system.
Therefore, Alex's enemies already had red names, including the mages, the archer, and even the tank.
It might sound absurd since the rest couldn't inflict damage on Alex… However, their whole party moved with an intent to kill, and their swordsman had already exchanged some moves…
Some players were fed up with that system, but most were fine with it. And as always, the company behind the game was silent as their policy was to never disturb the game's flow.
Alex and his friends were in a similar situation.
They wouldn't get the red name from killing those flagged with PK. They also would help his homie, so it was a win-win, wasn't it?
But more importantly, the red name players were hated by NPCs. If there was an army from the kingdom in the vicinity, they would seize the player and put him in prison, sentencing him for disturbing their kingdom's peace.
However, there was an exception to this rule. If the army noticed two players fighting, with one of them having a red name, they would help the player kill the flagged one. That was because the red-named players were bound to drop one high-quality item from their inventory.
At this point, NPCs were well aware of the players' greed. They would probably do everything other than some truly immoral things for items.
That was why the kingdoms had issued such an exception.
Alex focused on his friends' movement, "Haven't you said you wouldn't move too much in-game, Zhen? Haha!"
His friend, Zhen, was an athletic guy. He had participated in many school tournaments ever since he was a kid, winning many medals and even three gold ones! He was pretty fast, nimble, and filled with too much energy.
Zhen replied loudly, "I wanted to try something else in this game… but I can't go against my nature!"
"You surely couldn't sit in one place," Alex chuckled.
His friend was loud because he was already close to the enemy swordsman. He pushed himself off the branch with high force behind his legs, barreling into a flagged player like a human arrow.
Before himself, Zhen held a sword in two hands, so calling him a human arrow wasn't weird.
He hurtled fast, reaching his enemy at breakneck speed. His sword was merciless, too, digging through the swordsman's back as if he was an animal about to be butchered!
Alex whispered inwardly, 'Zhen focuses more on a movement. It would be a good addition to my playstyle… If I could help him get Flying Sword Slash, Zhen also would become much stronger… That skill would open too many options for him.'
"Let's see who is faster, Alex!" Zhen grinned, "There's a level gap between us, but I am confident in my speed."
Below Zhen, the enemy player let out his last breath. His body turned into particles, leaving behind a single item.
Alex chuckled, "We can't let others escape."
They ran at their top speed after the tank and three other enemy players.
Looking at them from afar was the rest of Homies' Party.
Tomo Homie grinned, "We have Alex finally in our party."
Pedro, whose nickname was Dark Fenrir, replied in an exhausted voice, "Only he can follow Zhen without getting tired."
Tomo Homie nodded, "Zhen might be the happiest out of us four. Haha!" he then pushed his glasses, "The tank looks tough. He will take some of their time… And looking at the rest, it seems like they don't want to die without fighting back."
Tomo Homie was like the brain of their party. That was the common trend in parties as the healers needed to keep an eye on everything to prepare proper supportive skills. They didn't just have their eyes on their teammates.
They split their attention, giving half of it to their enemies.
Because of that, Tomo Homie was the first to notice the shift of emotions of their enemies…
He guided his two friends toward the mages and archer on the back, "You two have to match your skills and surprise them. Do not complain, Pedro."
"I won't," Pedro rolled his eyes.
Josh, the tank of Homies Party, faintly smiled, "If we successfully combine my taunt with your magic, we will do the most annoying combo. It should work smoothly since their attention is on Alex and Zhen."
Pedro faintly smiled, but his smile looked exceptionally cruel compared to Josh's amicable one, "I will never give up on riling up some fools."
At the same time, Zhen and Alex clashed with the tank.
BANG! BANG!
"Haha!" Zhen and Alex laughed in tandem.
The handsome boy, father, and husband had been fighting the enemy tank head-on with his new sword. He accepted all taunts and enemy skills wholeheartedly, believing in himself.
He was taunted, yet it didn't look like that as Alex's basic attacks were too strong for the tank. And as Alex's dominated his enemy, he regained control in the middle of the taunt, which shocked the tank.
'I'm getting slowed down… His swordsmanship is not normal!' the tank wailed inwardly as he felt like he soon would freeze to death.
Worse, at his back, he had a swordsman whose speed was so fast that he could attack nearly from all angles in less than ten seconds! Because Alex was in the front, the tank couldn't hit Zhen with his taunt too!
[You have been hit by The Soul Freeze.]
Everything except his eyes froze immediately after his words…
And then, a loud explosion rang out not too far away from him, taking the lives of his friends.
Tomo Homie's voice echoed through the forest, "Calculated and outplayed!"
'Damn it!' the tank regretted his party's decision.
At last…
[You have been killed.]
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After killing the tank, Zhen and Alex high-fived.
"The dungeon will be even more fun. There are too many enemies to deal with! Heh," Zhen grinned as he couldn't wait to see more of Alex's prowess in the dungeon.
Even though they had together killed the tank, Zhen saw that Alex's strength was on a different level. And it wasn't just because of the level gap.
He had good items and skills.
Zhen also never doubted Alex's adaptation, so he wasn't so shocked to see that his friend adapted well to the swordsmanship.
"Yeah, we will conquer it today," Alex smirked.
Zhen, who had always been a ball of optimism, grinned, "That's what I want to hear!"
From behind them, the rest caught up to them.
Pedro squinted his gray eyes at Alex, "Our party's balance is close to perfect."
Tomo Homie poked Pedro's cheek with his staff, "You are too pessimistic! Regardless of Pedro's mood, we will conquer the dungeon today! I have no doubts about it!"
Everyone curiously looked at Tomo.
Tomo decided to open the chat and type to Alex first.
[Tomo Homie: What we call the Lost Kingdom used to be the Deathwill Kingdom, right?]
[Alexander Deathwill: Right.]
Alex wasn't surprised that his friend saw through him. After all, Tomo Homie could get really nerdy regarding his hobbies. As he spent more time in games, he researched all the important stuff around their continent.
The Lost Kingdom was on his list.
No one knew much about it, though… The Lost Kingdom was shrouded in unknown darkness, so no one wanted to come close to it. Worse, the catastrophe left people so scared that only influential people spoke about Deathwill and their king, Elias Deathwill.
Alex turned off the chat, "I have a legendary class."
"…"
"So if I won't become one of those Dungeon Conquerors, I will be quite a failure… But you know, my class is pretty sweet. It's a class with many bonds… That's why we all will turn into the Dungeon Conquerors," Alex smiled widely.
Tomo, who knew about Alex's background more or less, snickered, "You have princesses, my friend? Haha!"
Alex nodded with a bright smile, "I'm very close with them. Soon, I will introduce you all."
Tomo Homie and the rest paled… "Olivia will kill him in real life…"
"Guys…" Alex squinted his eyes.
*Author's note: Check my wsa 2022 novel please! It's on my profile, and I will leave a link on the comment too! Frankly, all my wsa failed, but third's the charm!*
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