Chapter 263: Naomi

Naomi was the one who improved the most over the last month. Dilligently training daily , she made sure to give her 100% effort in every activity she did. 

Her slender body was more toned now, adding to her alure even more. Her skin glowed and appeared much more healthy than before because of all the nutrition it got. 

Overall she looked much more beautiful, however her more noticibale transformation was about her in game skills. From level 46 , she went to level 58 in the one month , now being at the average guild level. She had learned many mass heal spells and was a valued member of the ten man party that she was a member of. 

Her presence helped the team battle against way stronger monsters. The Elites were always reliant on advanced healing potions and the like on the battlefield. Hence never truly experienced the joy of having a capable healer in the party. But Naomi quickly changed that . 

They understood the importance of a healer who could help the team take greater risks. The thing with healing potions was , u needed time to drink it , and more time for it to show effects . 

However a healers magic was instant , which allowed a assaulter to just forget about defense and just focus on attacking a monster at the cost of loosing hp without fear of dying. 

Naomi could insta - cast , spells like lesser heal , party heal , and a stats buff spell , god bless us all ! 

Her value was sure to increase five fold once she got to the tier two level. Rudra also noticed this change in Naomi. He could see her training dilligently every single day. And improving as a player in game. 

When reports of her brilliance made way to his ears he was very happy. A capable healer would make a invaluable addition to the squad. Hence one day he gave lots of praise to Naomi. 

It was around 20th day of training , and Naomi was flushed red with all the compliments , her heart did a backflip as she felt all giddy and happy. 

She wanted to find Karna and thank him for all the advice , it seemed like being a capable member of the guild was indeed the way to enter Rudra's eyes. 

After that little incident her desire to improove flared up even further , she liked being praised and valued by the guild and Rudra , and wanted to keep being that person recieving that praise. Hence she started to work with even more passion than before. 

The training camp did wonders for her. 

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Rudra spent 30th November peacefully in his room , he asked his family not to disturb him anymore . 

Taking a pen , paper , pins and strings Rudra went old school as he started to make a mindmap on the wall . 

He put every information in his mind on the wall , every winner of his event , their every fight , their every opponent , and what all could he face. 

He was the most worried about the one v one fighting event. Beat the clock was based on his solo performance , and his success or failure would depend on how well he paced himself. National battleground was a team event where the success and failure of the event was dependant on the team and not a single player to a certain extent. However one v one , was where he would stand alone , and in limelight of the world. 

He put information about the potential enemies, their fights , their hidden cards , the techniques they used to win , and the subsequent fall of those techniques and counters. 

Not every fight was memorable enough that he had a clear memory about it , however he roughly had a sheet for the top 16 matches . 

With the clearest sheet with all tactics and moves being there for the top 4 contenders. For Rudra who was aiming for the top , they were going to prove to be the biggest challenge to overcome. 

Hence he started to mind fight his opponents , based on the information he had , he tried to think about what moves could they execute , and how to counter them. How he could control the pacing of the fights and how he could win hassle free. 

The entire day , the only thing Rudra did was to mentally prepare himself for each battle. This was his biggest asset , and his advantage over everyone else. He had a plan for every fight. Not just one plan , but a plan A , B , C and even D. 

He had a plan for most moves they could throw at him , and a general idea about their strengths and weaknesses. 

He was not the strongest , not the most talented , not the smartest either , however he was the hungriest for the win. He was a wolf , who wanted to stand tall amongst a battlefield of lions. 

The coming day was the opening ceremony of the VR Olympics , and Rudra was as ready as he could be !

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Karna tossed and turned in his bed , the VR Olympics opening ceremony was in 6 hours , and he was having a sleepless night. 

His mind was in a disarray of thoughts. Somehow his mind had formed a demon , once was killed by edge in the battle of Purplehaze city . 

He was disgusted by Edge ' s scheming nature , however , somewhere he respected it in a commander , maybe it was because Rudra was a scheming man too. 

When he heard the news that from UK , edge was the team captain In capture the flag event , his fears had resurfaced. 

He was on a collision course with the man on the grand stage of VR Olympics and although he was nervous , he was surely coming for redemption. 

Tommorow in the ceremonial lighting of the torch to signify the spirit of the games , as in the traditional Olympics would be held inside VR Olympics as well , as the team's for each country would march in the opening ceremony. 

Rudra was the flag bearer for japan , and Karna was chosen to be right behind as the plack holder. Only 6 hours till the event started!