Chapter 445 - Desperate Fight

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~~~(POV: Hailey Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: Throne room in Palace of Capital City Rosalia, The Fallen Kingdom of Rosalia)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:46 AM)~~~

What kind of bullshit is an Enraged State at the point of death?! She was going to die, and she magically enters Enraged State and gets all her health back and has a buff that negates 50 percent of incoming damage!! "What kind of crap are you trying to pull on me, Cera!? A little warning would've been nice!" I can't help but shout at my brother, wherever he is.

He knew about this and deigned to inform me of it. I don't know why he's decided to do that, but I can't help but feel like this is another one of his pranks. In an instant, my train of thought is ruined as I have to avoid an attack. The good news is she's following the same attack pattern she used before entering Enraged State. 

It doesn't take me long to adapt, but the negative 50 percent damage negation she has on her defenses now makes this fight far more attrition-like in nature, and I won't win a battle of attrition against Consumed Queen Rosalia. "Is there an end to her Enraged State? Should I just wait for that..." I'm weighing my options as she continues chasing me around the room.

I've stopped attacking simply because it's a waste of Mana and effort. It's not worth it in her current state. "You think you can walk into my throne room and threaten me!? Do this much damage to me without repercussions?!!" She speaks in a voice that has a twisted, feminine nature to it. She's talking to me even though she's supposed to be insane and mindless...

The only explanation for this is how the system said that monsters will grow in strength and intelligence too. The same would apply to her... "Speak, you wretched witch!! Do you have nothing to say to someone in a superior position than you!? I'm Queen Rosalia!! I have no equal!!" She isn't letting up in the slightest, and being purely on defense is not panning out so well.

Her Enraged State has yet to end, and the only thing I can do is narrowly dodge her attack patterns. In the span of less than a second, she twists her blade mid-strike and takes out nearly half my health. "Bitch..." The words involuntarily come out of my mouth, and the reason why is because that was never a move in her move sets. Meaning it's brand new.

Whatever is happening right now is because of the system interfering with the inhabitants of Gaia. This isn't Cera's fault. He didn't know this would happen. The little bit of distance that I've created isn't cutting it anymore. She's using new attacks and new patterns I've not seen before. But they're wild and reckless, making them easier to read.

The only reason I'm not dead right now is that the attacks are easy to read. The attacks that are getting through are from her superior speed stat. "You'll not escape this place alive!! And you'll never get your hands on the tier-2 upgrade!!" She even knows why I'm here! Things are getting more and more complicated as the seconds go by. 

~~~(POV: Marcus Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: A Secret Library located in The City of Helios, The Kingdom of Avalon)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:51 AM)~~~

I've reached a dead-end at every nook and cranny of this hidden room. Well... It's more like a Grand Library that's been hidden here. I haven't found what I need for the next step in my tier-up quest. The item I'm after is said to stick out if found, and all the clues that I've been following have led me here. The cool thing is I've learned a lot of fire magic from the books here.

So it hasn't been a complete waste of time and effort searching this place. "The only thing I can think to do is message Cera... He might know something that I don't... Chances are low, but at this point, I'll take any help that I can get." I was hoping to do my tier-up quest without any help, but sometimes you just can't do something without it. I open my Friends Tab and click on his name.

[Cera, would you happen to know where I can find the item known as The Phoenix Feather? I've searched all over this hidden library, and I can't find it at all. I didn't want to call on you since you're busy, but I'm out of options here. If you could, I'd like you to get back to me as soon as possible. I'm frustrated, and I want to be done with this quest.]

I know that finding The Phoenix Feather isn't the end of my quest to tier-up, but being stuck at this point isn't a good sign, and I know that I'll have a horrible challenge ahead of me. "He still hasn't gotten back to me yet..." I know it's only been a short amount of time, but I don't see what could take my brother's attention away for so long. All of a sudden, I get a message.

[You're in the right place to find The Phoenix Feather, and I understand your frustration. It's hidden in plain sight and in an annoying and humiliating way. What you need to do is walk over to the center table, and there should be a single ink and quill cup there. It's covered in dust, so you wouldn't recognize it. But the 'Quill' is actually The Phoenix Feather you're after.]

I look towards the center table and see said ink and quill... "This is some serious bullshit!!" Mom would be mad that I used language like that, but I don't care right now. I rush over to the center table and use Inspect on ink and quill, and my anger boils further.

[Phoenix Feather (Divine)]

[Description: The Feather of the Legendary Magical Beast of The Phoenix. It holds tremendous value to many people, but to you. It's the key to continuing your tier-up quest.]

~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City of Leekes, The Kingdom of Avalon)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:55 AM)~~~

Since Marcus isn't contacting me, he's probably found it. I hope the rest of his quest goes well. It won't be as easy as this part. I'm worried about him now, but he'll have to struggle on his own. Speaking of tier-up quests, I've made zero progress on my own, and I've never been this stumped in my new life. This is probably going to take me a while. I suddenly get a message.

[Found it. Thanks.]

I can feel the anger in the message he's sent. You don't send one this short without something affecting you. Not in our family anyway. "Good luck, Marcus. You're going to need it cause your quest could possibly be harder than Hailey's... Depending on how you look at it..." He'll have to take on a Raid too, but he won't have to do it alone.

~~~(POV: Hailey Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: Throne room in Palace of Capital City Rosalia, The Fallen Kingdom of Rosalia)~~~

~~~(Time: 11:17 AM)~~~

I land the final blow against Consumed Queen Rosalia, and she falls dead. And my experience bar explodes as this happens. I get several notifications, but a Worldwide Announcement goes off.

[Worldwide Announcement: Player Hailey Adamo is the first Player to clear The Raid on Capital City Rosalia! Hailey Adamo is the first Player to clear a Raid solo!]

[The Adventurers Guild is offering large sums of gold on any information regarding Hailey Adamo!]

[The Fallen Kingdom of Rosalia has now been revealed on everyone's map and can be transported to! To start the Raid, head to Capital City Rosalia!]

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.226][Tier-2]

[Exp: 40/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 350] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Sally's Dresses 5x] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Scroll of Eternity (1x use)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl..92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 80/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controled Fun]