Scarifar

Dungeon Crawling Adventure

Leander was expecting the worst when more people showed up, and got the worst when the drunks and the arrogant started having a strength comparison contest. Leander really had to question the wisdom of expecting mercenaries to behave and work together, even if under the lure of untold riches at the end of the task. While this was all going on, though, Leander was coming up with suitable responses for Sophia.

"Honestly, I fail to see the wisdom behind actions such as these," Leander said, gesturing to Al and Cristine. "As for my talents, however," Leander began, turning to Sophia and taking out his staff, which was covered in runes from top to bottom. "They rely on more than just brute force, which is exactly what these drunken fools have." Leander then channeled a bit of mana into his staff, causing a small glow of light in the blue crystal to appear for a moment before disappearing again. "Trust me, you'll want more than sheer muscle for this mission of yours."

Dungeon Crawling Adventure

Now remember @Descartes and @IncredibleBee, don't speedpost and leave everyone else behind.

Also, Bee, unless you've discussed the whole arm wrestling result with Descartes, perhaps you should refrain from auto-responding to other people's characters, even if you are a ridiculously muscly person.

Dungeon Crawling Adventure

Leander continued walking down the path, his staff making a small tapping sound every time he moved it further down the path. He was eager to find an inn, or at least some place with shelter, to stay the night. He had no interest in sleeping undefended, under only the night sky. As he walked, he eventually made his way to a tavern. Well, it was certainly better than the night sky. Leander grabbed his money bag and checked to see just how much he had left. Satisfied he had enough for a night's lodgings, he made his way inside.

Leander made his way past drunk adventurers and weary travelers to an empty seat at the counter. He was about to ask the bartender if a room was available when someone shouted something about the Prison-Castle. Normally, he would have ignored it. After all, it was usually a young fool who was lured in by the promise of treasure. What caught his attention this time, however, was that it was a paladin who spoke the invitation. Curious, he turned around to see who it was, and his eyes landed on a purple-haired woman of short stature.

Leander was rather curious as to why a paladin of all people would dare venture into the tomb of Mad King Haldric. After all, it was, quite literally, a collection of death traps and monsters. Plus, paladins weren't exactly known for being foolhardy. They must have some sort of mission. However, were they really so short staffed as to be forced to rely on the help of mercenaries? Or were the mercenaries merely cannon fodder? Either way, Leander was too curious to ignore this any longer.

Leander left his seat to approach the female paladin and her accomplice, as well as the other paladin who used a more... interesting method of recruitment for this mission of theirs. Leander had no interest in the alcoholic drinks, but perhaps he would join them anyway. "A paladin on a mission to the tomb of Mad King Haldric?" Leander asked Tanya. "I must admit, I am curious about this endeavor. Perhaps you will find it in your best interests to bring me along."

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

Static wasn't sure just what she was going to do about the giant falling Dissolution, but it seemed that the answer appeared in the form of an arm wrapping itself around her and pulling her away from the imminent threat before it could flatten her. Confused, Static looked behind her to see what had saved her, and was even more confused by what had saved her. Some odd silver man-like thing, which was also apparently naked, had managed to move faster than even Static herself and save her. Apparently, the weird silver man was a player, judging from the fact that it spoke to her.

"Umm, no, uh, no problem," Static said, getting back on her feet. She still couldn't get over how weird this "Silver Streaker" looked. Remembering the situation they were still in, Static made an effort to move past the silver man thing and concentrate on the Dissolutions that were trying to kill them. Readying her weapon, Static charged at the giant Level 2 Dissolution and struck a side using her Smash Slash skill. Although that did bring a small portion of its HP down, it seemed to merely look more annoyed. That didn't deter Static's efforts, however, as she kept hacking and slashing at it while trying to, somewhat unsuccessfully, avoid getting hit too much by the other Dissolutions.

Not too long after, though, everything stated to... lag? The Dissolutions started to freeze and stutter in movement every now and again. How was that even possible? It was incredibly rare for DGO to lag for anyone, yet here it was. More importantly, why was it lagging now, when she was going to destroy the giant Dissolution and get some EXP? That answer came in the form of a flashing red warning message on her interface, and getting forcefully logged out shortly afterward.

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Michelle sighed, as she was now back in the real world, and didn't even get to see the Black King before all that crazy stuff happened. What was she going to do now? She turned her head to face her desk, then thought, Well, I guess I'll get that homework done. After about an hour of doing homework on-and-off, she received a message from the School President. Lag caused by a huge load of NPC's? That would certainly explain why there were more Dissolutions than Michelle had originally thought during the battle. Small questions began to form in her mind, such as, What could have caused so many to spawn in the first place? and What about that EXP? Those questions, however, were knocked aside by the following news regarding the Black King.

With a sigh, Michelle continued doing what little homework she had left to do. Even without DGO, life would move on. Somehow. And she would have to live with that.

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

All hail Lord Satan- I mean, Lord Santa.

*points hidden gun at head*

*whisper* Gimme all the gifts. >:)

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

In one hour...I will post. Until then...continue being lazy.

@TheWindel

This was posted an hour ago. :P

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

At this point, there are so many names for Michelle's weapon that I can't even decide what the correct terminology for it is anymore.

So far I've got naginata, halberd, and glaive.

What is the correct term?

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

Quick we need someone to break the mood!

aka me.

Yu-gi-oh! Scattered Memories

@Ammokkx It's fine. I use Instant Fusion, which forces me to pay 1000.

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

As Static and the others walked to their destination, they found themselves encountering some Dissolutions, although Static was sure they had been there a moment ago. Oh well, that just meant more exp for them. Static accessed her inventory and brought out her weapon, named "War Reaver". A moment later, her trusty naginata materialized in her hand. Following the others, Static began slicing through the Dissolutions that came at them, slashing through one after the other. Thankfully, they were all Level 1, so most died within 1-2 hits, which was a good thing. What was not such a good thing was that more of them just kept coming. Static could have sworn that there weren't as many as there were now, as if they were coming from another location. Static soon realized that they were getting overwhelmed with their sheer numbers, and they either needed to kill more of them more quickly, or run away.

Then 2 groups of Dissolutions started doing things differently, particularly Havoc's group, which had apparently decided to all merge together to form a giant Level 2 Dissolution. The other group of Dissolutions decided to merely attack Faust together. Static had to make a split second decision on who to assist. There was no time to think. With not a moment to lose, Static ran towards Havoc and the giant Level 2 Dissolution. Faust was doing fine and probably wouldn't need help from her, but Havoc was now facing a more powerful enemy, which had now launched itself into the air to strike Havoc with its own body. Static did her best to hurry up and push her out of the way. By the time Static reached Havoc, the Dissolution was already descending, and it wouldn't be long before the monster flattened them. Static, having had no time to think things through, raised her left fist and yelled, "Havoc!", then attempted to punch Havoc out of the 10-foot blast radius of the Dissolution attack. There would be no time for Static herself to escape, but she would worry about that later.