Rampage Online

Level 35 Dungeon

10:15 PM, Philippine time | Asia Server

GentleBreeze zips through the air as he charges forward. In front of him, a giant hulking black spider let out a deafening screech before shooting out a barrage of purple liquid from its mouth. GentleBreeze gracefully dodged every last poison that the Spider Queen shot at him, corroding the surrounding environment instead. As GentleBreeze neared the Spider Queen, he spun his spear around before doing a 540 twist, slashing the Spider Queen directly in the face with his spear ('Wyvern Tail Slam'), stunning it for a short period. The Spider Queen let out an agonizing screech, calling out her pesky royal subjects. One by one, the throne room was filled by small to medium sized spiders, surrounding the Spider Queen in protection.

"Rampage certainly isn't making it easy for me to Ascend" Jae thought, as he lets out an exasperated sigh.

GentleBreeze's last attack depleted the Spider Queen's health down to its last 10%, thus activating the Spider Queen's special mechanic, where she calls upon her subjects to help her in battle. In reality the small spiders are actually not that strong and could be defeated in just one to two normal attacks; but what they lack in power, they make up for in numbers. The bites of the small spiders inflicts a weak poison, that stacks up every time the player is bitten, amplifying the effect. So in conclusion, the small spiders are an inconvenience and serves as a great attentions seekers for the player to be distracted and be taken advantage off by the Spider Queen. At least that's what Jae thought (along with every player there is).

Jae's patience was wearing thin as the small spiders kept coming at him, while the Spider Queen took advantage of it and sent out several sneak attacks. Having enough, GentleBreeze used 'Wyvern Tail Sweep', sending the pesky little spiders flying. Once the surrounding was clear GentleBreeze activated 'Dragon Scales', turning his skin to hard indestructible sliver scales. Swiftly, GentleBreeze ran straight towards the Spider Queen. The Spider Queen shot out another barrage of purple liquid at GentleBreeze, but this time GentleBreeze didn't bother dodging and just kept going. As poison rained down, GentleBreeze just kept sprinting towards the Spider Queen, as the tough scales on his body protected him, serving as an armor from taking too much damage.

Coming face to face with the Spider Queen, GentleBreeze swung his spear over his head, slashing the Spider Queen downwards horizontally. Then swiftly spinning around, he dragged the blade of his spear on the ground to gain momentum before diagonally (right to left) slashing upwards, followed by another diagonal upwards slash (left to right), inflicting three massive critical strikes as GentleBreeze completed 'Dragon Claw'.

The Spider Queen hissed at GentleBreeze as it lifted both of its front legs high in the air, before slamming them down with so much force; that once its legs landed on the ground, an huge cloud of dust exploded. Using the cloud of dust as cover, GentleBreeze utilized every skill available in his arsenal, while keeping himself well hidden and out of sight. The Spider Queen kept screeching and hissing in anger and despair as its multiple eyes tried their best to locate GentleBreeze. When the dust was about to settle, GentleBreeze took the chance and leaped high in air, behind the Spider Queen, then used 'Dragon Stomp'. Swiftly coming down, GenlteBreeze landed with so much force that his spear deeply pierced the Spider Queen's head, eating away the last of its fight and health. The fallen Spider Queen lay on the ground, leg still twitching, as its body slowly corrodes away. The small spiders all simultaneously dropped dead as well, when the Spider Queen's health hit zero.

Time 10:30 PM

"Finally!" Jae sighed out as he leaned back on the couch while stretching his legs and arms.

Turning his head to the long couch, Nico and Allyson are still busy discussing and planning for the charity showcase that Nico was assigned to direct and lead. Jae checked the time and noticed that it was already passed dinner time and all of them still haven't had dinner yet. Opening a web browser on his laptop, Jae scanned through the hotline deliveries before deciding on just getting pizza. Jae

took his phone from the coffee table, beside his laptop, then dialed his chosen pizza place for delivery.

Nico and Allyson were still in deep discussion when suddenly the door bell rang, making them pause.

"Are you expecting someone?" Allyson asked

"No" Nico answered, confusion evident in his voice "Wonder who could it be?"

"Don't worry guys, it's for me" Jae announced, as he stood up from the floor and walked towards the front door with his wallet in hand.

Jae was greeted by the pizza delivery guy with a smile when Jae opened the door, before confirming if he was in the right place. Once Jae confirmed it was him who called, the pizza delivery guy took out Jae order form his delivery bag-

"That will be 1,350 pesos" The delivery guys informed Jae with a cheerful smile.

Jae fished out some cash on his wallet before giving it to the delivery guy.

"Thank you for ordering and hope you have a great rest of the day" The delivery guy said with a big smile after he took the payment (plus tip) and handed Jae his order.

"Thanks dude!" Jae thanked the delivery guy with a small smile before closing the door.

"I bought dinner" Jae said with a smile, as he walks back into the living room. "Why don't you guys rest for a while and eat; both of you have been planning for almost five hours non-stop."

"That's a good idea" Allyson said before swiftly standing up and ran to the bathroom.

"Yeah.... I guess we never noticed the time" Nico said with a deep sigh as he removed his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.

After placing the two large boxes of pizza on the coffee table, Jae quickly went to the kitchen to grab some plates and cups for everyone before returning to the living room. When he returned to the living room, Allyson just came out of the bathroom and helped Jae carry the cups.

"Err... I didn't know what you guys liked and didn't want to disturb your guys' planning, so I just went ahead and decided for us" Jae said with a nervous laugh

"Thank Jae!" Nico said with a grateful smile "Man, all this planning is making hungry. I won't wait for you guys!" Nico then grabbed a plate, then opened the first box. Taking a slice on his plate, Nico started eating without waiting for the others.

Allyson and Jae followed Nico's lead and grabbed a slice for themselves. The three of them ate as they chatted under the comfortable atmosphere, laughing and having a great time, which really helped in relieving some stress. As they chatted, Nico's phone dinged, when a notification came in. Nico grabbed his phone from the coffee table and took his time in unlocking his phone. Jea's brows furrowed when he saw how long it took for Nico to unlock his phone. Noticing Jae's reaction, Allyson couldn't help giggling-

"He has like three types of passwords to unlock his phone" Allyson informed the confused Jae "I honestly think it's overkill!"

Jae's eyes was filled with understanding and surprise, as he watched Nico swipe a pattern on his phone to enter his last and final password.

Unlocking the phone, Nico pressed on the latest notification that just came in, directing him to Rampage's official website. As he started skimming through the update, Nico's eyes widen in unexpected surprise.

[Asia Rampage Conference breaking news!:

The Rampage executives has finally chosen; The wait has finally come to an end. Rampage World get ready because this year's Asia Rampage Conference will officially be held in Singapore!....

Now, not only will Hysteria be attending the Asia Rampage Conference; Several individuals from Rampage's top teams from all over the world has confirmed to also make an appearance as well! Orochi's team captain, Yamato Nagi. Rising Sun's merciless vice-captain Kurosaki Ryu. The four brothers from Round Table Knights, Siegfried, Percival, Lancelot, and Vane Dragonborne. The pride of Obsidian Castle, Kristian Kostov. The harem king of Tsunder(E) Academy, Josh "Xell" Kim. Even the savage leader of Guilty Crown, Leo Ramírez. And the head goddess of Tarts, Diane "Black Berry Tart" Ténèbres will all be attending....

Jae and Allyson really got curious when they saw Nico's surprised expression, as he kept his focus on his phone.

"What's up?" Allyson asked in curiosity.

But instead of answering Allyson, Nico turned to Jae and asked "Have you seen the latest update on Rampage's website?"

"No.... I haven't, yet" Jae shook his head "Why?"

"Here, have a look" Nico just said, as he passed his phone to Jae.

Jae took Nico's phone, then started skimming through the news. It was safe to say that he was just as surprised as Nico, if not more.

"I know right?!" Nico just said, when he saw the surprise look on Jae's face.

"You guys! tell me what's happening!" Allyson demanded "Gimmie the phone!"

Jae silently passed Nico's phone to Allyson, as he still couldn't believe what he just read.

"With Hysteria's standing last season, It's clear that they're posing a great threat to everyone. Even more so now, that an unknown new player has been added to the team's roster. It was obvious that they'll be attending to study Hysteria's play style, especially the new comer Moon Bin's" Nico analyzed.

"Of course this people should be afraid! Jae defeated all of them last year!" Allyson huffed with annoyance "I mean, Jae did all the work last season and yet they're more scared of the new comer?!"

"Facing facts, that new comer has replaced Jae" Nico said in a straight forward manner "And if that new comer replaced Jae, who and I quote 'Did all the work last season', then that must mean that the new comer is better than Jae, or at least that's how everyone is thinking."

"Nico!" Allyson scolded through her gritted teeth. Telling Nico that Jae was sitting next to him, through her eyes.

"Allyson don't be mad at Nico." Jae said, coming into Nico's defense. "He was only stating facts." Jae said with a small smile, trying his best not to look too affected but still failed.

"Anyhow, I don't care how everyone thinks.... for me Jae will always be stronger that that new comer!" Allyson confidently said, laying out her beliefs.

"Thanks!" Jae said with a small smile, feeling a little better.

Feeling that the atmosphere has taken a little dip into awkward territory, Nico decided to chnage the conversation to a different topic, which helped the mood to improve by a lot.

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