Chapter 99 - Episode 99: Raid Team.

We are on our way to the Supremacist Clan base near the Alenbeliard fortress to propose attempting to clear the dungeon. We then arrive at the front of the Supremacist Clan base, so many players are around here looking at us. Ivonna sees one of the players and approaches him. Ivonna asks if Kingstar is online or not. He replies that Kingstar is online and he messages Kingstar through clan chat.

We are waiting for Kingstar outside his base, and then we all can see him and Queenstar are coming out from the base. They approach us and look surprises. Kingstar tilts his head and looks at Ivonna.

"I heard you want to talk about something with me. What is it?"

Ivonna is crossing her arms and nods.

"Yes, we would like to propose to attempt on clearing the Maelstrom of Abyss dungeon. We need you and your commanders if we want to clear the dungeon."

Kingstar and Queenstar are looking at each other with confusion. Kingstar then humming.

"I see... what makes you think that you can clear the dungeon? I'm honestly not interested in your proposal since we already tried so many strats and we still can't clear it."

Ivonna nods with understanding but then she looks at me.

"I believe you already know that Trevor solo-ed and cleared the thunderstorm phase. We managed to get some tricks and ways to clear the dungeon. Not just that, we now know the most efficient way to raid the dungeon. We believe if we work together, we can clear it."

Kingstar looks at me and humming with understanding.

"Alright. Let's get inside first and you can tell us the details."

We all following Kingstar and Queenstar inside his base. Compared to Ivonna's base, his base is way fancier and it's massive. We then enter a huge room with a big table in the middle. We are sitting at the table while Queenstar is calling their commanders to join us to discuss the strat. Kingstar is looking at every one of us and it seems that he's thinking about something.

Alec, Aleksander, Grim Rime, Gunther, and Reinhardt are entering the room. They all are surprised when they see us in this room. They all sit at the opposite side of the table and looking at us in confusion. Queenstar sits next to Kingstar. Kingstar then explains to them what is this all about.

Kingstar is clearing his throat and looks at Ivonna.

"Okay, you can explain the details to us."

Ivonna starts to explain everything to them. From how the dungeon works and why they shouldn't bring so many players to what's more important to do on each stage. Ivonna then tells them about the hidden stage. Kingstar and the others are surprised when they hear about those things. Everyone is starting to discuss the mechanics of the dungeon. They all seem excited to talk about the dungeon and I can tell that they all can't wait to attempt to clear the dungeon.

Kingstar is humming with understanding.

"With that strat, we might be able to clear the dungeon. But the problem is, are you sure that just the 7 of us are enough to clear the dungeon?"

Ivonna shakes her head.

"That's impossible. But, we can ask Boschwell, Diamond, Lothair, and Ken to join our raid. We can't clear the thunderstorm phase if we are not working together with them. No matter how much information and players you have, it won't work if we don't bring at least the top 100 players with us. I know that you're reluctant to work or even share this information with them. But if we don't, we won't be able to clear it at least for a few months later. No matter how hard you tried to keep this information a secret, in the end, everyone will know about this sooner or later."

Kingstar is humming with understanding.

"We know that."

Kingstar is looking at Queenstar and his commanders. They all nod and will just follow his decision. Kingstar then looks at Ivonna.

"Alright, we accept your proposal. Should we go and meet them now?"

Ivonna nods.

We are on our way to the Palacetasia Clan base to meet with Boschwell and his commanders. Kingstar already sent him a message and Boschwell is waiting for us in his clan base.

We enter his clan base and immediately go to a room that Kingstar guides us. Boschwell and his commanders are waiting for us in that room. Without wasting any time, Kingstar starts to explain the reason why we all come here. Kingstar just proposed to join our raid team and they all immediately agree. It's not a surprise since Kingstar and Boschwell are friends. Until now, I have no idea who is Boschwell is, but Francesca and Grisell know that he's a celebrity in the UK, and his name is Sebastian Jones.

After Kingstar explains the strat to them, they all confident with it and will do their best to help. We all then go to the Eluna Empire's territory to meet with Diamond, Lothair, and Ken. Michael and Leonardo already send a message to them and they all will be waiting at the Eluna Empire's monument in the middle of the capital city. It's a massive garden with 4 huge statues of the heroes from the Eluna Empire.

We all enter the garden and we can see them from far away waiting for us. Michael is waving at them and they all wave back at us. We all gathering around the statues and Ivonna starts to offer her proposal to them. They all nod with understanding and accept it without asking any questions since it's Ivonna who's proposed it to them.

Everyone is listening to Hans' explanation about how to clear the dungeon like what Ivonna explained to Kingstar. They all nod with understanding, but then Lothair looks at us.

"Are you sure that 48 players are enough to clear the thunderstorm phase? I'm not saying that I doubted everyone's capabilities or anything, but the thunderstorm phase is extremely hard. We tried to destroy the Ocean Heart but failed miserably even though we gathered so many high DPSes players."

Ivonna smiles and looks at us.

"We have enough. We have Kingstar, Queenstar, and Michael who are currently the strongest DPS in the game. Not just that, we have Grisell with us and she can buffs them."

Kingstar nods in an agreement. Boschwell then humming while rubbing his chin.

"That's true, but what about the monsters' waves? We can't just let them be since there will be more of them the longer we are in the first stage. Not to mention the bubbles and the tower. We can't hold them off with just, what? 40 people? We haven't even talked about the corals that produce bubbles. Even if we are confident with this plan, mistakes or miscalculations can happen."

Ken nods in agreement.

"I agree. We can't do it with just this many players. Our current level is no match for the dungeon difficulty. We need more players."

Kingstar is humming with understanding.

"Even if we bring like hundreds of players, they're just dragging us down. Not to mention if they're being useless. The more players equal to more bubbles and monsters spawns. They will only make things hard for us."

Boschwell wants to disagree with Kingstar's words, but then he realizes what Kingstar said is true. Everyone is thinking very hard to find the solution to that problem.

I scoff and everyone is immediately looking at me. I smile and tilt my head.

"There's someone that can handle that matter on his own."

Kingstar is furrowing his forehead.

"Who?"

I look at everyone and raise my eyebrows.

"Aksevel."

Everyone scoff and shake their head except for Ivonna and her friends. Diamond clicks his tongue.

"I don't want to work with that guy. I'm not saying I have a problem with him, but his clan members and the way he treats that problem is pissing me off."

Kingstar and the other nod in agreement. I shrug and stretch my body.

"It's up to you. If you don't want to work with him, sooner or later he will be the second player who will be able to solo-ed and cleared the thunderstorm phase, you guys want that? So, rather than that, why don't you guys work with him just for this one time? He alone is enough to help you guys. If he treats his members like nothing, he wouldn't bring them with us if we asked him to, and it won't be a problem at all for him."

Lothair is sighing.

"I hate to admit, but he has a point. I don't mind it as long as we can clear the dungeon."

Kingstar is looking at Queenstar, Boschwell and his commanders. It's the same for Boschwell, Ken, and Diamond. Kingstar then nods.

"Fine, let's bring him in into our raid team."

Boschwell, Ken, and Diamond nod in agreement. Then Queenstar is looking at us.

"So, how do we contact him? We definitely don't have him on our friend list."

Grisell lifts her hand.

"I do. He added me as a friend after the auction just in case he wants something to buy from me. You want me to ask him?"

Ivonna and the other nod. Grisell then messages Aksevel and tells him to meet us in Fjel Town. Aksevel agrees to it and he's on his way to Fjel Town. We all then immediately go to Fjel Town to meet him.

We use the teleportation device and go to Fjel Town. Aksevel is waiting for us in the middle of the city. We all on our way there.

We can see Aksevel on his own reading a book. Septia's Grimoire of the Fallen book to be precise. Grisell is calling his name and Aksevel is nodding and then closing the book. Grisell is the one who does the explaining this time and Aksevel is nodding with understanding while listening to everything she says. Aksevel then looks at us.

"With this many players? Are you sure with this?"

Grisell nods and then pointing at me.

"He solo-ed the thunderstorm phase with this strat. Are you interested?"

Aksevel is looking at me and then humming with understanding.

"I see. I'll join the team then."

Ivonna and her friends are smiling with relief.

When they all discussing the strat, I see Aspen is on his way to the pub. I then shout his name.

"Aspen!"

Aspen is glaring at me from the corner of his eyes, but then his face is brightened when he knows that it was me who's calling him. He approaches me and is surprised that all the strong players are gathering in front of me.

I smirk and look at him.

"Want to join us to clear the Maelstrom of Abyss dungeon?"

Aspen tilts his head and looks at Kingstar and the others.

"Sure, I'm free right now."

They all are surprised not because Aspen is joining them, but they are surprised because I'm the one who invited him to join the raid. Ivonna looks at me while smiling in confusion. I smirk and raise my eyebrow.

"Trust me. You guys are going to need him in the dungeon."

Aspen has no idea what is going on, and everyone is looking at me and Aspen back and forth.