Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 28 - : THE DARK STAR EARLY EXIT FROM THE EVENT

The competing guilds were all transported at random to different parts of the Forest of Whispering Doom. A vast expanse of towering trees and dense foliage, the forest provided ample hiding spots for ambushes. Yet, despite its natural cover, it had earned its grim name due to its poor lighting and the presence of countless monsters. Those unaccustomed to the darkness often resorted to light spells—if they had a magician proficient in such magic. The good news? They could see. The bad news? They had just created a beacon for monsters to follow.

Nemesis, along with Red Witch and the rest of his teammates, materialized in the forest, immediately surrounded by monsters.

"Prepare for—" Jessica began to order, only to falter in confusion. She watched her guild leader casually stroll toward the monsters, an unbothered look on his face, as if he were merely taking a walk.

"Guild master, what are you—" Red Witch started to ask but stopped herself when she saw the monsters launching at Nemesis.

"Cover him!" she shouted to the rest of the team, but it was too late. The creatures had already descended upon him.

"That idiot," Jessica cursed, rushing forward—until the sight before her stopped her dead in her tracks. Like a graceful dancer, Nemesis weaved effortlessly through the monsters, slashing through them with lethal precision. Their HP drained faster than Jessica could process what was happening.

After dispatching the last creature, Nemesis turned back to his guildmates. "They're just too weak. What a waste of time. If this is the difficulty level, this event is going to drag on for too long," he complained, leaving his guild members stunned.

"That was weak?" Artemis blurted, still in shock. "Those monsters were level 20, for God's sake, and he cut through them like they were nothing. I guess we all underestimated our guild master." The others silently nodded in agreement.

"Red Witch, I'm going on ahead to thin the numbers and ensure this event ends as quickly as possible. I trust you all can handle yourselves and not die, right?" he asked.

Jessica was taken aback by his words. He was going ahead to reduce the number of participants? She had definitely sided with a crazy guild master.

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"We can. Just be careful. If you die, it's game over for us," Jessica replied.

Nemesis smirked as he walked off, already scanning for his next prey. "Me? Die? Not even the Supremes can hurt me," he muttered before disappearing from view.

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Meanwhile, in another part of the forest…

"Let's make it to the top twenty, guys. Hopefully, we'll run into those Big Six guilds and prove to the world that they're all talk and no bite. Especially Nemesis—I'd love to gut him to pieces," Jake, the guild master of the medium-tier guild Snakes, boasted confidently.

"Of course, boss! We'll show them!" his guild members shouted, high on adrenaline after surviving the first wave of monster attacks.

"Hah, third-rate side characters badmouthing me? Well, too bad. You jinxed it—because I'm here," Nemesis said coldly, stepping toward the team.

"What the—who are—" Jake began to ask, but his words caught in his throat as he saw the masked figure clad in dark attire rushing toward him. Instinctively, he raised his weapon to defend himself.

[Critical Damage]

[-5000]

"What the…?" Jake muttered in disbelief. A level 25 player with 25,000 HP, and yet he had just lost a fifth of his health with a single attack.

"Engage formation!" he shouted, snapping his guild members out of their daze.

"Trust me, that's not going to help you," Nemesis said flatly before launching another assault. Dodging their attacks effortlessly, he focused all his strikes on Jake. It was the most efficient strategy—eliminate the guild master, and the entire team would be disqualified.

Before long, Jake fell, and his guild was wiped from the event. His death marked the beginning of Nemesis's carnage—and the growing fear of his name.

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"Whoa, who's that player? He's eliminating guilds faster than the monsters!" a young boy watching the live broadcast exclaimed, eyes gleaming with excitement. His sentiment echoed across the world as players logged out just to watch the event unfold.

"Well, that's the twentieth team down. I wonder how many are left," Nemesis mused, checking the current standings.

[Guilds Remaining: 120]

[Guilds Remaining: 101]

"Hmm. I guess things are finally getting interesting," he muttered before setting off for his next target.

As he moved forward, a familiar but long-forgotten notification appeared.

[Miss]

"Huh. Seems there's a pretty good archer around," he noted.

[Miss]

[Miss]

[Miss]

Taking cover behind a tree out of reflex, Nemesis scanned his surroundings. "Where are they shooting from?"

After several moments without a clear answer, he abandoned stealth altogether. "If I can't find them the normal way, I'll take the easy route—trace the direction of the arrows," he decided.

[Miss]

[Miss]

There—right side. He caught sight of the latest arrow just before it reached him. Sprinting toward the source, he finally spotted them—five archers perched in the trees, their shots precise and relentless.

As he closed the distance, five more arrows flew toward him. This time, he dodged them cleanly and leaped onto a branch where one of the archers was stationed. He sprinted forward, blade ready to strike. Four arrows were loosed in quick succession, but Nemesis didn't bother dodging. That would be a waste of time. Instead, he struck the archer with a critical hit, causing the enemy to fall from the tree.

The archer hit the ground and scrambled to regroup with his teammates.

"Our arrows keep missing. It must be one of his abilities," one of them deduced. "Keep trying!"

Just as the battle reached a tense standoff, a new voice broke the silence.

"Well, well, well. Looks like I stumbled into a fight. Mind if I join?"

Abyss.

Nemesis and the archers turned to face the newcomer.

"Alright, let's have some fun, shall we? Rise from your slumber," Abyss said with a grin.

The ground trembled as undead creatures began to rise.

What had been a two-sided battle instantly became a chaotic three-way fight.

Nemesis sighed, already dreading the trouble he had found himself in. Checking the number of remaining guilds, he saw the numbers drop once more.

[Guilds Remaining: 40]

[Miss]

"Hey, it's rude to attack an unprepared man!" Abyss called out, dodging an arrow as he directed his undead toward the archers. "I hate guys like you."

The archers, like well-trained soldiers, shot down the approaching undead with precision.

Nemesis, opting to conserve his energy, simply observed the battle with mild interest.

Abyss, noticing Nemesis's inaction, suddenly redirected his undead toward him, easing the pressure on the archers.

"Now, now, let's not be idle," Abyss said with a smirk.

Nemesis, shaking his head at the growing hassle, readied his sword once more. As an undead fire wolf lunged at him, he dodged and countered with a swift slash. A giant rat approached next—he cut it down effortlessly. A viper struck at his right flank—he stabbed it through the eye.

Five undead beasts down.

"Hmm, impressive," Abyss remarked, watching Nemesis dispatch his minions. "Perhaps you should fight more."

With a flick of his hand, Abyss summoned even more undead, sending them all after Nemesis.

The battlefield turned chaotic.

And the war for survival continued.

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"Seriously, our guild leader left for how long and hasn't been back? I hope he's not slacking off somewhere," Artemis complained.

"Stop yapping, Artemis. We're still in the competition, which means he's safe. Plus, stop acting like you don't know he's capable," Red Witch said, burning the last monster with her fire spell.

"Fair point," Artemis muttered, about to say more before she was forced to stop talking by Red Witch's hand signal.

"What's the matter?" Healer asked.

"We are surrounded," Red Witch said in a low voice, her face serious.

"Perceptive as ever, Jessica," Kyle said, walking out of his hiding spot. "Where's Nemesis?" he asked.

"Well, he's obviously not here if you're not blind," Artemis said.

Kyle gave her a cold look for a moment before returning his gaze to Red Witch.

"Kyle, what do you want?" Red Witch asked.

"Nothing much, just the early exit of your guild. Attack!!" he commanded.

His guild and two other guilds under his control—guilds created by his own men—launched their assault.

Artemis, with her B-rank talent Piece, showcased her skills, the tank ensuring her protection and that of the healer. But the most impressive was Jessica, her SS-rank talent, Embodiment of Flames, amplifying the lethality of all flame spells by 100%, showing its true capability.

Kyle, of course, was not to be underestimated, expertly dodging spells and striking the tank at a vulnerable point between his armor, ending his life. Of course, the death of the tank only meant one thing—the inevitable death of the healer, exposed archers, and magicians.

Still, it wasn't an easy fight for Kyle. The two guilds working with him exited the competition after losing more than half their members, thanks to Red Witch.

"Vice guild master, we need to run! Our health is about to bottom out!" Artemis shouted.

"Run! I will cover you!!" Red Witch yelled, prompting Healer and Artemis to flee.

But it was all in vain. Kyle, with his Sharpshooter talent, emptied the already meager health bars of the healer and Artemis before they could escape.

"And that's Dark Star out of the competition," Kyle said with a cruel smirk.

He ordered his team to retreat after achieving his goal. "See you around, Red Witch," he said as her already-disappearing body faded from the battlefield.

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Nemesis was still engaged in the heated three-way battle. The archers had already lost two of their members—one more and they'd be out of the competition. Cain had also lost more than half of his undead army.

While fighting, Nemesis couldn't help but frown as his body slowly began disappearing.

"Huh? Already out of the competition? That's no fun. I was beginning to enjoy the battle, you know. What weak members did you end up with?" Cain complained, frustrated that Nemesis was fading away. The battle against him had actually been enjoyable.