Chapter 724: No-crystal zone's effec

Chapter 724: Chapter 724: No-crystal zone's effec

Chapter 724: No-crystal zone's effec

Knights of the Blood Oath Headquarters inner sanctum . . .

In a meeting room surrounded by stained glasses, Heathcliff sat at the head of the grand semi-circle table with his lieutenants seated around him . One could tell they were high-ranking because they wore different uniforms compared to other KoB members . Meanwhile, Wu Yan and Kirito stood in front of the table .

Wu Yan couldn't help but curl his lips, the nerve on Heathcliff and his gang, making their guests stand while they rest their fat behinds on the comfortable chairs there . Also, what is up with this set-up, are all major guilds these annoyingly pompous?

Heathcliff just became a showoff inside Wu Yan's mind . He glanced at both Wu Yan and Kirito before focusing on Wu Yan .

"Before I get down to business . Firstly, Yan-kun, I want to apologize for the unruly behavior of my subordinates, no guest should ever suffer through the same treatment you got . Please forgive me . . . "

Wu Yan silently judged Heathcliff .

Did this guy think he is fooling anyone with his theatrics?

Wu Yan acted like he couldn't care less . He nodded with a shrug .

"Well, look on the bright side, due to my sparring session with them, I managed to regain some of the skills that went rusty during my two weeks hiatus . . . "

"Oh? . . . "

Heathcliff laughed so hard one couldn't see his eyes .

"That's good to hear . . . "

Kirito lifted his head .

"I think it's time you explain why you brought us here . . . "

"Right . . . "

Heathcliff hung his head, a weird glint flashed in his eyes .

"It's as you two suspected, I invited both of you here to talk about the 75th-floor boss . We found it . "

Kirito's face turned grim . Wu Yan finally looked at Heathcliff . Seeing as he caught their attention, Heathcliff placed his elbows on the table as he continued explaining .

"Yesterday, our clearing squad dived into the labyrinth . We gathered information on the labyrinth's layout . Although we explored the labyrinth for quite some time now, I deliberately instructed the frontliners to focus more on safety than clearing . This is to reduce unnecessary deaths, at least, before we start the raid on the 75th-floor boss . It will be a hard fight, it may even evolve into a precarious one . . . "

Forget Kirito, even Wu Yan felt a bit down in the dumps .

Of all the bosses the players took down up to the 74th-floor, the 25th boss and the 50th-floor boss took the cake when it comes to a difficulty jump . They were abnormally strong and similarly hard to defeat . The clearers/frontliners suffered heavy casualties before and during the raid fight .

Now, the 75th floor's boss room has been found . But, nobody is cheering in joy because they knew what comes next . It was wiser and ultimately, understandable that the frontliners took a slower approach .

"It took us quite some time to map the whole labyrinth, fortunately, there weren't any player deaths this time but . . . "

Heathcliff changed his tone .

"We found the boss room during our expedition yesterday!"

"And, we sent out a scout team made up of 20 players from all five major guilds . They entered and . . . "

Heathcliff closed his eyes, emotional fluctuations can be detected when he opened his eyes .

"We sent out 10 vanguards and made 10 supporters stand near the door . The intention was for the vanguard to gain some intel on the boss . . . "

"You sent 10 players into the boss room to gather information?"

Kirito asked with an uneasy look . He didn't like where this is going .

Wu Yan crossed his arms with a frown .

"Judging by your attitude, I am guessing that didn't end well for you guys . . . "

Heathcliff looked at Kirito and he shook his head .

"Nope, it's worse!"

Heathcliff said with a voice that's too calm for anyone's heart .

"The moment the boss appeared, the boss room closed .

Kirito clenched his fists .

"The 10 supporters who were hanging around the door reported a 5 minute period where the door stayed closed . They tried using attacks and lock-picking skills on the door to no avail . After 5 minutes, the doors opened again . "

"And . . . ?"

Kirito gnashed his teeth . Meanwhile, Wu Yan sighed .

Heathcliff gathered them here, he needed their help, synthesizing this with the story they heard up till now, it should be obvious what happened to the vanguards . . .

Heathcliff pursed his lips, he focused by closing his eyes once more .

"The room was empty! The vanguards, the boss, and any other observable changes were gone! There were no teleportation crystal residues . The vanguards also didn't return to their guilds . Their deaths were confirmed when we saw their names crossed out on the Monument of Life . . . "

Kirito inhaled deeply, his lips trembled . It took him a while to reveal a bitter smile .

"No teleport crystal residue . . . An anti-crystal zone?"

Heathcliff nodded . He turned towards Wu Yan .

"Yan-kun, when you faced the 74th-floor boss, I heard the boss room was covered in an anti-crystal zone, right?"

"Ah . . . "

Wu Yan nodded .

"Kobatz died because of that . "

"From this, I can surmise that every boss room from this floor onwards will be anti-crystal zones!"

Heathcliff dropped the bomb on everyone . Nobody said anything .

Anti-crystal zone meant that crystals like teleport crystals that can transport a player out of a dangerous situation, the healing crystal that can restore a player's health, the detox crystal that can get rid of debuffs were all ineffective when a player is inside the anti-crystal zone .

Debuff crystals and healing crystals can be substituted by better equipment and loadout . However, the loss of teleportation crystals made any raid significantly riskier . Those who can't escape during the fight will find surviving a very hard feat . More players are going to die at this rate!

If what Heathcliff said is true, clearer will have to get used to deaths pretty soon . There won't be anymore 0-deaths boss clears .

Heck, most clearers would probably choose to quit .

If all the clearer quit, the raid group might as well be disbanded .

Without the raid group, they can all forget about leaving this game .

That's not the end of the bad news . Heathcliff continued .

"Besides being an anti-crystal zone, the boss room automatically closes to seal off any escape attempts . "

"To maximize our chances of winning and lower the risk of deaths . We need to gather as many elite players as possible, up to the maximum limit decided by the system!"

"That is why, Yan-kun, Kirito-kun . . . "

Heathcliff straightened his back and he looked directly at the two players standing before him .

"We are going to need your help! With the Fae Swordsman and the Black Swordsman aiding us, I am sure we can push through the boss fight this time, no matter how hard it is!"

"This is to prevent another mass death event, please, I implore you two to extend your helping hands!"

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