Chapter 58 Main Opponents
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Rishi, Ajit, and Dev began devising their strategies.
“Ajit, which five participants will represent our guild?” Dev asked.
“The rules are slightly different this year, in response to first-year students’ complaints that all guilds have more second-year students; senior students dominate this competition which should be their stage to showcase their talent.”
“It’s also extremely unfair to the new guilds formed by first-year students,” said Ajit.
“They’ve added a new rule that only two second-year students from each guild can participate; there will be three rounds, the first of which is a dungeon clearing round where the guild that clears the dungeons fastest wins,” he explained.
“How can all guilds enter the dungeons at once?” Dev wondered.
“I think they’ll divide all guilds into multiple groups and then record the time it took to clear the dungeon,” Rishi said this time.
“What about my previous question? Who will be our five representatives?” Dev inquired.
“Each round will feature a different set of players. We’ll have you, Dilip, Jay, Rishi, and Lalit for the first round, “Ajit replied.
“The second round is the survival round, in which all guilds will be teleported to a forest inside a dungeon at different locations, with each person wearing a bracelet that counts the number of magic beasts you have killed,” he explained.
“Can we attack other guilds and steal their points?” Rishi inquired.
“Yes, we can do it; all guilds will be given two days to collect as many points as possible before being teleported back, after which their scores will calculate,” Ajit responded.
“How much strength can we use against our opponents? What if we injure them by accident?” Rishi asked.
“Each student who enters the dungeon will have a barrier spell cast on them that will take effect when they take a certain amount of damage and teleport them out,” Ajit explained.
“What will be our team for the second round?” Dev inquired.
“We need people with mobility in the second round so that Manu will replace Lalit, and the rest of the team will remain the same,” Ajit responded.
“The third and final round will be crucial; if we perform badly in it instead of gaining more points, we will lose them. It will take place in the arena, and we will fight against other guilds.”
“It will also be the main event, and we will adjust our team based on our opponents,” he added.
“I read the list you gave me about information about other guilds, but there are only basic details in it; can you explain which ones we should be cautious of?” Ajit Rishi inquired.
“It’s because our opponents this time are also new guilds with little information about them; there are also other guilds that didn’t participate last year due to high competition, but they will all participate this time,” Ajit explained.
“I believe the guilds we should be most cautious of are Mineva, Exodia, Last Stand, and Cyclops.”
“Kajal Agastya has created the Mineva guild; It has a large number of talented new students as well as a good number of strong second-year students. The main strength of their guild is their mages, while Kajal’s beauty, talent, and background have made it popular.”
“Exodia is formed by Aditya Tyagi, It also has many talented first-year and second-year students who have joined this guild because of the resources he provides; he is burning money to strengthen it.”
“His family has put a lot of money into it, and they stand to lose a lot if this guild fails. Its main strength is its swordsmen,” Ajit explained. Rishi noted the guild’s name and resolved to target them as much as possible.
“Vaibhav is also a member of this guild as well,” he added.
“We will eliminate it either in round two or round three, even if we have to use our trump cards,” Rishi said.
“The next guild is Last Stand, created by a second-year student who did not compete last year. Its guild leader is a well-known tank, and they also have many knights, making this guild the most defensive.”
“Cyclops is the last guild; It was also a guild that was formed last year. It even competed in a tournament last year and finished in the top ten. We must be cautious of them because they have many excellent Spearman.”
“Ajit, the competition is starting tomorrow; let’s have a meeting tonight with all guild members and discuss with them our opponents and strategy,” Dev suggested.
“OK, I’ll set up a meeting tonight,” Ajit replied.
Other guilds were also making plans for their opponents, like Rishi and his friends, but none considered Rishi’s guild a competitor.
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A boy could be seen dodging objects tied to a rope from various directions; He appeared to be honing his evasion skills. After many dodges, the speed of the objects increased, rendering him unable to dodge.
“What exactly are you doing? These objects are so easy to avoid I’m throwing them at a slow pace. How will you avoid your opponents’ attacks if you can’t even avoid these objects? To become a good spearman, you must be able to dodge multiple attacks,” Dilip explained.
“Repeat once more; when it comes to training, there are no shortcuts; only hard work counts. Don’t you want to prove everyone wrong and succeed? You’ll need to prepare for it,” Dilip added.
Dilip began explaining spear-throwing to Manu after he learned to evade, Then he asked Manu to hit a target ten meters away, and Manu quickly learned all of this. Dilip has taken a more severe approach to training Manu, requiring him to work harder than before.
“Stop it right now! Don’t train tonight; you are at your limit,” Dilip said to a tired Manu, who wanted to train more. “The guild competition begins tomorrow, and I need you to be prepared to give your all.”
Manu left Dilip and went straight to his room, where he chatted with his roommates before playing games with Lalit and Rishi. It was the only thing that could help him deal with all of his stress.
They all participated in a multiplayer online game with their respective job classes. Lalit was a tank, Rishis was an assassin, and Manu was a spearman. They all formed teams of two random teammates and began playing.
Despite only playing for a month, they all had high rankings in the game, particularly Rishi, who had played many games since childhood.
They went to the mess to eat their dinner after finishing their game.
Following dinner, all guild members convened for a meeting to discuss about their opponents, competition, and strategies.
Rishi also told them that he wanted everyone to give it their all because this was an excellent opportunity for them to make a name for themselves. The first-place rewards were also excellent, which would help them improve even more.
He even promised he would give a big party if they won.
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