Chapter 172: Unwanted Troubles


    ( A motel bar, after the round of 256 )


    Everyone within the DarkSky guild, except for their craftsmen Amanda and Tony assembled after the round of 256.


    It was a day of mixed results for the guild.


    Tor, Jex, Cervantez and Luke won their respective matches, while C lost surprisingly and Lysa was unfortunate to face off against The Boss.


    The atmosphere was hence bitter-sweet as it was not the optimal day for the guild, however, they still had a strong start overall.


    “I’m sorry for failing to meet your expectations everyone….. I don’t think I performed uptil my potential.


    The massive crowd surprised me and the nerves got to me. I made some silly mistakes that could have been avoided, but I can’t change them now.” C said as he apologized for not winning his match sincerely.


    “It’s okay. The fact that you made it to the round of 256 is also great in itself. There are only 70 odd yers within these 256 participants. Winning and losing is bound to happen” Luke said, as he tried to cheer up C. “But you though, vice guildmaster, hahaha, look at what the forums are calling you, ‘The Suplex Demon’, that’s a dope name” Tor said, as heplimented Luke on his extraordinary win.


    “Yeah, Skylion, you made quite the impact today, good job” Cervantez said as everyone raised their sses to Luke in appreciation.


    “Thanks guys, hopefully I can lead this guild into future rounds as well” Luke said as he humbly epted thepliments.


    “So how was it, facing The Boss?” Jex asked Lysa as Lysa shook her head in exasperation.


    “Too domineering, too strong….” She said as although she did not want to admit it, she was forced to admit the fact that The Boss was a cut above the rest.


    “I saw the clips. The guy moves like a ghost… so fast, so precise. It’s clear that whatever training he went through was not normal…. That guy’s unreal” Jex said, as he frowned deeply.


    “The special thing about him is that he knows he’s good. He’s not humble about it, but it’s frustrating for us as his opponents.


    The way he fought me was like he was toying with a kid. I couldn’t force him to take me seriously and that’s what bugs me the most…..


    The fact that this wasn’t even close to his 100%” Lysa said, as a depressing atmosphere settled over the guild table.


    “Guys it’s okay…. None of us are scheduled to meet him until the round of 32, which is still far away.


    Let’s observe his matches and make a n to counter him. If we can find out the cards he’s hiding, we can definitely make a strategy good enough to beat him” Cervantez said as he tried to cheer up the atmosphere.


    “By the way, guildmaster, what’s tomorrow’s round going to look like?” Asked Tor, as Cervantez looked around to make sure nobody was listening and then spoke in a hushed voice.


    “Tomorrow’s round will be a mountain top challenge…” Cervantez began, as everyone listened to him intently.


    “There will be a steep mountain created in the middle of the arena with a circr path leading to the top.


    The size of the mountain will be like a ten storey building, but the peak will only be about four feet wide.


    To win the round you must reach the peak and stand there undisturbed for 30 seconds. So the idea is to immobilize your opponent somehow and reach the top” Cervantez revealed as everyone was surprised by this next round set-up.


    “Oh? That’s quite a unique set-up that will require a solid strategy from us to win” Jex noted as he began thinking about the various scenarios that could take ce in such a terrain.


    “Alright, we don’t have a lot of time, let’s quickly nce over the clips of the opponents we are going to face tomorrow and make a strategy collectively” Cervantez suggested, as the group began following his instructions when they were suddenly interrupted.


    “Kekekeke….. everyone except those blue wearing the guild robes, get out-” a ck robed man spoke as he threw daggers left and right.


    *Panic*


    *Screams*


    *Stumbling*


    “Nonono, you guys must remain seated….. unless you want to be killed ofcourse” the robed man said, as when Tor tried to get-up he immediately warned him otherwise.


    “Who is this joker? What does he want?” Asked Lysa as she looked towards Cervantez asking for directions, however, Cervantez felt unsure on what to do.


    “I know them jokers, they attacked me and my brother in a dark alley…. I have no idea what they want from us though” Luke said, as once he revealed that the man was hostile, all the DarkSky guild members unsheathed their weapons and prepared for war.


    Within seconds the entire bar was emptied, as a group of ck robed assassin’s walked into the bar, surrounding the DarkSky guild members.


    “Who are you? What do you want from us?” Asked Cervantez, as the leader of the group sat on-top of one of the bar tables and faced the DarkSky guild members.


    “What I want from you is simple…. Reveal the location of Jin Mu and withdraw from the Grand Tournament.


    If you do so, we won’t kill you.


    If you don’t cooperate however, we will butcher you right where you stand” The assassin leader threatened as Cervantez sighed.


    “SkyLion, your brother is causing unnecessary trouble for us….. but I don’t like how these assholes talk to our guild, so I’m inclined towards teaching them a lesson” Cervantez said as once he made his intentions clear, his guild was ready for the signal to fight.


    “You’re making the wrong choice….. we are from the night guild you know?” The assassin group leader said as Cervantez chuckled at his words.


    “I won’t waste my time with words, you want us to withdraw from the Grand tournament and that’s never going to happen…. So let’s get this over with” Cervantez said, as the Assassin’s began their assault.


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