Fate Online: Shadow

"No more…I can't. I'm gonna..die at this rate!"

"S-sh*t"

The Warrior and the Mage among the three players that had been tailing Solitary Tempest since earlier finally couldn't take it anymore and fell on all fours on the ground panting with sweat all over.

[Your stamina is dipping on dangerous levels!]

[You are suffering from a 70% stats reduction and 90% Movement Speed reduction!]

[You are losing 10 HP per five seconds!]

[A rest is a must!]

[-10!]

"I'm a…Warrior, but how does she have more…stamina than me?" said the player carrying a large shield on his left hand and a bastard sword on his back.

Along with the Mage, both of them were slumped down on the ground with the exception of their female companion, an Archer.

"This is where the Archer path shines. We're the best in terms of stamina, even you Warriors can only stand at the side, tsk! Tsk!" laughed the Archer, though her eyes are still glued towards Solitary Tempest who's quietly walking away from them, as she's scared that she'd disappear the moment she takes her eyes away from her even for a second.

"Don't just stand there, keep following her! We'll catch up in a few minutes!"

"Alright, take some rest, I don't want you two dying on me because of your weak stamina"

"Shut up, just go!"

"Hohoho!"

Watching their friend leave while laughing like an arrogant noble woman, both men felt incredibly annoyed.

"She's such a b*tch sometimes. Anyway, I think I can gather ten or so gold coins after selling all the loots I got, what about on your side?"

The Warrior just dejectedly chuckled to himself after their companion left their sights, but then his expression quickly brightened at the prospect of the amount of gold coins they'll get after selling all the loot they have after following behind Solitary Tempest.

"Well, since I mostly harvested herbs and foodstuff, I think around twelve and fifteen gold?" replied the Mage while looking at the items inside his [Inventory].

"That much? I really should have pick [Chef] instead of the [Fisherman] for my production class"

"I think every production class has its own merits, it's just…you really just suck at fishing because you keep getting the same kind of cheap fish. I really wonder if the game is messing with you"

Looking at his friend who seems still depressed with his choice for his production class, the Mage thought to himself.

'This guy…is the true definition of having a Black Hand in games'

"I reported about my situation to the game company multiple times already, but everytime, they always say that there's nothing wrong going on! Then why am I only getting the same kind of fish every time I do it? Can you believe it, Oscar? A Tilapia, everytime! Are they telling me there's only this kind of fish in this f*cking game?! Like really, there's only Tilapia in the fresh waters?"

'This..feels like deja vu, It feels like I've face a similar scene before'

With a small smile on his face, Oscar would just reply with a nod and just watch his friend ramble on and on with his problem that he can't seem to look past on ever since he got the [Fisherman] as his production class.

Ding!

[Fur Elise: I think you guys would need to end your rest early]

Suddenly, The Warrior immediately stopped talking, and along with Oscar, they read the message that their companion sent through their Team Chat.

[Oscar: Why? Did something happen on your side?]

[Fur Elise: Uhh..you guys are gonna want to see this, just hurry up!]

"Hekate, quickly get up! Elise might be in danger!"

Oscar and the Warrior Hekate quickly got up from the ground and immediately ran through the thick forest towards the direction of where Elise is.

Both players activated their movement skills, and the nearer they got to the location, the sound of fighting and a beast roaring became clearer, and moments later, they arrived at a scene were  two female players are confronting a group of orcs, and where they notice that one monster at the back of the group that made them exclaim in surprise!

"Orc Shaman!"

"Crap! It has to be a Shaman of all Orcs!"

Orc Shamans, or more particularly, monsters that are Shamans are the most troublesome monsters to deal with currently in the game, especially if they are boss monsters!

They have freakish support abilities and a freakish ability that makes them very tanky when their health drops by twenty percent..

"[Rush Totem]!"

"[Healing Totem]!"

Bang! Bang!

Two large tiki poles with orc faces dropped from the skies onto the ground with a bang, and the moment they landed, they started pulsing every second which spread towards its surrounding range.

[Rush Totem]

Summons a totem at the target location for 15 seconds, continually granting all allies in the surrounding fifteen meters with a 20% increased movement speed for fifteen seconds.

Mana: 100 MP

Cooldown: 1 minute.

[Healing Totem]

Summons a totem at your feet for 10 sec, which pulses every 2 sec, healing all allies in the surrounding ten meters for 5% of their missing health..

Mana; 150 MP

Cooldown: 90 seconds

"Mage! Give me mana regen! Elise, keep doing what you're doing and make sure to prevent that Shaman from casting its Rejuvenation as much as possible with your crowd control! Tank! I'll lure all the monsters to you and make sure you taunt them! Hold them off as best as you can while I go kill that Shaman quick! Get it!?"

Solitary Tempest was already giving out her orders towards them the moment the two arrived, and while she was doing that, she was slowly kiting the nine orcs that were ganging up on her earlier towards Hekate, who was clearly flustered by the sudden situation.

"Do it! I'll support you with my AOE Hekate!" yelled Oscar to Hekate while throwing a mana regeneration spell towards Solitary Tempest.

"[Taunt]!"

Clang! Clang!

Hekate banged his sword on his shield, creating an irritating sound that immediately made the Orcs that were chasing Solitary Tempest to turn towards him with eyes filled with bloodlust!

"[Shield Wall]!"

Even though he was scared with the monster rush, Hekate bravely slammed his shield on the ground, creating an illusory large shield similar to his, raising his physical defense by thirty percent for the next thirty seconds!

"Without a healer, I can only hold them off for at least a minute!" Hekate yelled while taking a quick glance towards the direction of Solitary Tempest, which thanks to him is now charging towards the Orc Shaman with that huge scythe in her hands!

"Got it!"