New Life Online 173 Emergency Mission

"How about that?! Ugh..." Zeth coughed blood! He's severely injured by the Frozen King's last attack! Zeth ultimate move is to become invincible for a couple of seconds but after that, he will be too weak to do anything, crazy d.a.m.n fellow.

He pulled his sword from the Frozen King's body and tried to maintain his stance but he's too weak to even stand! This is really bad...

"Ack! You got me! Ahhhh!" What?! Did he really do inflict that much damage to the Frozen King?!

"BWAHAHAHAHA! Just look at your face hoping that you can really defeat me. HAHAHAHA!" d.a.m.n it. This Frozen King is really annoying! He's even making fun of Zeth which I don't mind but I don't think that anyone can even save him this time!

"You d.a.m.n fool! All of you are the same, humans and their weak body! Fragile bones and flesh that can be cut by a blade, so much fun slaughtering your kind! Today, you will all kneel and fear the Almighty Frozen King! Say that you'll serve me as one of my underlings and I will spare your life!" The Frozen King exclaimed. Is he really asking Zeth?

"Over my dead body. I'd rather die than become your slave!" Nice talk for someone who's currently dying.

"Ohhhh... a flat rejection. I like that. Then you leave me no choice! You're head shall be crushed!" The Frozen King is about to kill him. Goodbye Zeth. May you rest in peace and resp.a.w.n later.

"Aheeem Aheeem... Just wait a second." What the?! Out of nowhere, Maximus, the old lazy geezer popped out from a portal beside Zeth!

"I'll grab him for now and see you next time." Before the Frozen King does something, both Zeth and Maximus entered the portal and disappeared! He came to save Zeth, right on time! I think he's also watching the fight but I really didn't expect that he would come to rescue him.

"What?! Where the heck is he?! GWAAAAAAAAAAH!" The Frozen King doesn't look amused. I have to get out of here too. Jeez... Zeth, you lucky b.a.s.t.a.r.d.

-Hospital-

*Zia's POV*

"And that's what happened. I think Zeth fought to buy us some time which I think was really effective. A lot of people managed to get away in time through the fall of the Vanguards Stronghold to the hands of the Frozen King is inevitable." She looks like she's really feeling bad about what happened. Can't imagine how Siegriel and Warden feel right now.

"We lost the battle because we didn't know when the enemy will strike and our supplies were not enough to feed us long enough at the same place. We're too weak to fight with full force but this time, after we take some rest and have a good meal, we will take back the Vanguards Stronghold." She explained. Sounds like a good plan but I hope Scy and our guildmates can help this time.

"Oh, I forgot to ask. How come you used a transformation yet I didn't feel any monster soul from you?" She asked. Well, I really didn't have any monster soul. That talking weapon is what I used.

"Uhmmm... My monster soul can hide its presence..." I tried to explain but...

"You're lying... anyway, as long as you can do something like that then I guess you have to practice more and you will be as strong as me in no time. Hahaha!" Sis proudly said... Coming from someone who almost died from one hit of the Frozen King...

"Anyway, if you want to join my adventure after this war, you can always come to me, ok? We're sisters after all." She said. I really want to join her but for some reason, I still want to stay in our guild.

"I'll think about it, Sis. You might not believe it but I'm really having fun with Scy's guild." I hope she's ok with it.

"Haha, oh I see... Oh my G.o.d! Don't tell me you're falling for Scy!" What?! Of course not! Who would fall for a guy like that?!

"Are you drunk, Sis? The compet.i.tion between s.h.i.+v and Scy is real when we are talking about hideous faces... And for some reason, he's even uglier when he came back after his what-so-called training." Seriously... that guy looks like that ugly superhero now... well I should stop...

"I'm just kidding. Why are you so defensive? Anyway, I have to go. Be careful later. If you need to help just call me, Ok? I love you! Bye." She said her farewells. I'm really sad whenever she needs to go. I hope I can be with her forever.

"Bye, Sis. Be careful out there. I love you too. Bye!" So I think it's time to go back to the game. They might be really worried about me.

-Life Guild-

I opened my eyes and of course, I'm already inside my room in our guild hall. Wow! For some reason, this place is even awesome than before. I looked at the window and I saw that our guild became a small fortress, higher walls, and watchtowers. The ground also was made with really hard earth elemental properties so the invaders can't surprise us like the last time. I can tell that they are really prepared.

"Attention! All of those who can fight right now please go to the main gate of our guild! It's really an emergency!" It's Elou! I think he uses some kind of magic speaker. Emergency after I just woke up? So lucky...

Just to make sure that I won't be a burden to them, let me check my stats. My energy is increased to one third after that rest and hunger are almost zero. I have to grab a bite and I think I can last for a while. Let's see if I have food in here. I found some fruits which I don't like but I have to eat lots of them because it boosts energy a bit. I grabbed a couple of wild fruits which can be found near here and Petula said it's quite good. Time to go!

So I reached the gate and most of us are here. But where is my team?

"Zia and her team are currently resting right now and some of them are on the watch duty because they are all exhausted so that's the best job for them for now. And... Zia? Why are you here? You should be resting." Elou saw me walking towards them. Oh and I even tried to hide after hearing my name, keen eyes.

"Well, I can help and I promise I won't be a burden to anyone. I just want to help." I hope he would let me join them.

"Well, if you say so..." Elou's really a kind guy even with those lecherous eyes.

"Thank..." Before I complete what I'm trying to say...

"No. Zia will stay here." Oh no... It's Scy. He kind of looks like mad for something.

"But I promise..." And once again I was cut off.

"I said no. Come with me. We need to talk." Is he breaking up with me? Jeez... Who am I joking...

I don't think I have a choice. Even if it's a game, he's still the leader. I walked with Scy but I tried to hear what the emergency is.

"I sent Chicken Withwings to scout the neighboring areas and she saw a large army heading towards the Simple Village. We need to go there and evacuate the people as fast as we can. Any questions?" Elou explained. It looks like they really need to get going.

"I have a question. How can a chicken scout an area when it can't fly?" Asking the real questions, Pie. And how on earth can Elou talk to a chicken?

"Oh, she's an Eagle and I think someone already met her." Suddenly, a bird shows up and it does look really familiar... Oh man... It's the bird that died by itself. Then both Elou and the bird looked at me. Please... just don't...

Back with Scy, he does look weak now. I wonder what he'll tell me. I don't think it's a good time to confess to me. What the?! Why am I thinking about things like this! Jeez, it's because of what Sis said.

"Zia! Are you listening to me?" Oh, c.r.a.p.

"Eeeeeck! Ooh! Sorry, you surprised me." Seriously, I even said Eeeeck! It was embarra.s.sing! My mind was flying a while ago. I need to focus.

"What's wrong? Are you ok? I'm pretty sure Petula never said anything about brain damage." And since when did Petula become a brain doctor? And now we're back to the guild hall.

"Anyway, I saw what you did in the war. I saw how you fought. I can tell that there's no way you can acquire a monster soul in just a short time so it must be something else that we might not aware of. Can you tell me what that is? I might help you improve it." He does seem curious about what I have. Should I tell him? Why is everyone asking about that?