Chapter 278 The Battle Starts



There was silence in the dark place. A figure appeared suddenly out of thin air. He had a smile on his face. He looked at his other teammates and shared his joy with them. He was already an Elite Stage Beast Tamer, but that was not the only good news. "I got an Epic Grade Job Class called 'Archer of Fire Strom.' "

Everyone congratulated him and waited for the arrival of other members. A girl appeared after some time; she had a calm expression. She revealed she had gotten an Elite Grade job class, 'Quick Speed Sword Master.' She also revealed that the new Element She had awakened was the light Element.

A tall, muscular boy appeared after a while; he had an arrogant smile on his face. He looked at his teammates and said, "It's not much; I only awakened Metal Element and got 'Tank of Steel' in Class." He then looked at others to see their expressions, but when he didn't see the desired result, he added, "It's an elite-grade job class."

Others ignored him and started their training. Lalit looked at them with a dumb look, unable to figure out why he was being ignored. He approached Manu and asked him, "Why are others not surprised? I got an elite-grade job class. Isn't Elite Grade good? Only a small number of people awaken this Job type."

Manu supported his friend and told him the other two had an Epic Grade Job Class. Lalit didn't know what to say. He tried his best to improve and finally got Elite Rank Job Class, but he was still behind compared to the monsters around him. Lalit clenched his hands, and his blood boiled. A fire burned inside him to become stronger, and he knew precisely which person to approach.

He approached the silver-haired boy sitting in the corner, thinking about something. Lalit sat beside him and waited patiently for the other person to finish. Rishi nodded and was about to move when he noticed a face near him; the guy was staring at him.

He moved back and was about to attack when he saw who the person was: "Lalit! What are you doing here?"

"Rishab, the thing is," he touched his index fingers as he explained, "I want to become stronger; can you help me?"

Rishi looked at the person in front of him and nodded. "Alright, show me your Status window." If it were any other person, he might have disagreed or at least hesitated a little, but Lalit didn't even waste a second and showed him his Status Window.

Lalit didn't know what to say; this guy was a simpleton. He divided people into three sections: friends, enemies, and strangers. He was blunt and never showed mercy to the enemy; he never trusted them. As for friends, he fully trusted them, and as for strangers, he kept his distance from them.

Rishi saw through his Class and was surprised to know that this was a pretty good Job class; despite being Elite Grade, it could be somewhat compared to Elite Grade. For a Tank class, the difficulty of getting a stronger Job Class was even higher. He was impressed that Lalit still wanted to work harder to get stronger.

He started sparring with Lalit. They both had good physiques and were able to fight for longer durations. At first, Lalit thought that he would need to control himself not to hurt Rishi, but after a few seconds, he realized that it was not Rishi who was in danger but him.

Rishi started using his full strength and started attacking Lalit; each punch created a massive force. Lalit was filled with bruises and wounds, and as the battle continued, Lalit's situation became more miserable. The only good thing was that he was improving at a rapid pace.

His defense stats and passive skills increased greatly, and Rishi also improved as he used martial arts while fighting. He was also feeling refreshed, as it had been a while since someone could fight him barehanded. As the battle continued, he also used his wrestling moves.

Two days later, everyone was ready to attack their opponents. Their first objective was to move to the forest. They started moving. Rishi was scouting the area and ensuring they didn't get ambushed. He saw a small Gnoll group. It had 20 Beta Gnolls, led by a Brute. The leader was a little different; he was six feet tall and had a Brownish Mane with a darker shade. His skin was gray with some patches; he was wearing leather Armor and carrying an Axe.

He was mounting a big, three-meter-long bird with red-colored feathers. It was using its sharp beak to scratch its back. Rishi informed his guildmates about the opponents ahead of them. They soon grouped up in a formation and started approaching their opponent. Lalit and Dev were at the front with Dilip and Manu on the side; Rishi and Nina were a little behind the tank; and Jay and Vinay were at the back.

The Gnoll Brute noticed the presence of the outsiders. He giggled, revealing his long fangs, and commanded his soldiers to attack the opponents. His mouth watered when he saw his prey. It looked like he had consumed humans before and liked them.

Five arrogant Gnolls launched the attack; they looked down on their opponents and charged at them. They crashed with Dev and Lalit, who raised their shields and defended against them. The ranged damage dealers didn't participate as there was no need.

Dilip and Manu charged and took care of two opponents each, while the last one was taken care of by Dev. The Gnoll brute looked at the corpses of his soldiers and roared at his opponents. He started charging at these ignorant fools who dared to kill his men.

The other Gnolls followed their leader and started attacking their opponents. The Brute appeared in front of Lalit, and his axe hacked through the air. 'Clang! It was stopped by a big metal shield. The Gnoll attacked the opponent multiple times, swinging his Axe wildly.

His attacks had no effect on the opponent, who was standing like an unmovable wall. The moa bird struck fiercely at the shield with a kick. Then, also, the opponent was able to defend; the other Gnolls were also approaching, and then Dev showed the signal.

Jay knocked his arrow onto his Bow and released it. The arrow burning in fire tore through the air, hit a gnoll, and exploded. The three other Gnolls beside it also got caught in the explosion and disappeared. Multiple pointy Bones appeared from the sky and peered through multiple opponents, and then, boom, multiple explosions took place.

Vinay looked at the scene with a bored expression. Dilip and Manu charged at the opponents and started slaughtering them. Nina also joined them, while Rishi appeared in front of Lalit and launched a strike at the opponent. The Gnoll looked at the attack and used his shield to defend.

What happened next was something the Brute never thought about: The Spear shone in a Dark fire and tore through his shield before penetrating through his Armor. Then a chill was released from the attack, which froze the brute; he fell from his mount and broke into pieces.

The mount wanted to escape, but multiple chains appeared out of nowhere and bound him. The boy looked at the bird and said, "It's been a while since I ate chicken."