Rise Online: Return of the Legendary Player



"Do you want to know who I am? I am the one who ranks seventh among the ten bishops of the Eye of Hermodr, and I will turn you into my newest toy."

Kaizen felt a chill run down his spine as he heard the little girl's words. He knew that The Eye of Hermodr was a powerful organization, but he had never imagined that they would have such powerful bishops. In fact, Kaizen had even underestimated them because he had managed to defeat them once, but this girl before him was different from the members he had faced in the library square that day, she was a hundred times stronger than any of them.

No... I'll... give up...' He told himself, fighting the urge to retreat.

Unconsciously, his hands trembled and his feet almost backed up on their own. Looking at this innocent-looking girl with a macabre aura was like being in a scene from a horror movie. Her eyes conveyed a terrifying feeling, mixed with the tense aura that hung over this lost corridor among the many others in this maze. Kaizen knew that no resources in the scenario could help him at this moment, he also knew that no one would come to his rescue. It was just him and Linus against this extremely strong girl.

In the face of all this, Kaizen smiled, which surprised her a little.

"Why are you smiling? Urgh! That's weird." She said.

With a huge smile on his face, Kaizen looked to his left and, looking into her eyes, took her wrist.

"Are you going to turn me into your toy? And who said that? Someone would have to kill me first before even thinking about controlling me, and even then, I can't guarantee that as an undead I would obey the will of anyone but my own!" said Kaizen as she slowly stood up.

Her hand was heavy, as heavy as that of a level 200 player, except that Kaizen was also strong.

Kaizen's eyes glowed as he saw the little girl's health bar at the top of his field of vision, along with a name: Lucia, the Seventh Bishop of the Eye of Hermodr. Seeing that thing was the only thing that gave him enough courage to take her on, because if she had a life bar, that meant she could be defeated like any other boss.

The girl soon turned away, feeling her wrist ache from Kaizen's grip, and stepped back a few steps, holding her macabre bear with her other hand.

Kaizen knew what to do now. He stood up, raised his sword and lunged at her. Lucia tried to dodge the blow, but this time Kaizen was prepared and instead of using <Giant's Lungs>, he used <Sword Art>. Deftly spinning his blade like a fencing master, Kaizen struck her with the side of his sword, knocking her backwards.

The Seventh Bishop crashed into one of the walls, causing some debris to fall and raising a huge curtain of dust.

Kaizen looked at Linus, who was on his knees, and said:

"What are you still doing in this humiliating position? Stand up and face the enemy. It was to face the Eye of Hermodr that you recruited me, wasn't it? So don't go yellow in front of me, or I'll just use you as a human shield.

Linus Farwynn had no way to answer the Psyker other than to stand up as demanded. He knew Kaizen was right, and he knew how pathetic he must look in his eyes right now.

Lucia stood up as well, a little surprised by Kaizen's strength. She looked at him with hatred and tried to launch another mental attack on him amidst all the smoke, but this time Kaizen was prepared and had already activated <Psychokinesis>, mentally creating a psychic barrier that would not allow him to be affected. He didn't know if it would work, but he gave it a try, and to his luck, it worked very well.

[Lucia launches a mental attack against you].

[You resist.]

Upon receiving this message, Kaizen moved forward again, swinging his sword to clear the dust and slashing at the little girl once more with his sword. Lucia tried to dodge, but she couldn't because she didn't see Kaizen coming until it was too late. She was hit again and fell to the ground, the blade of the sword lodged in her shoulder.

Kaizen pressed down, but Lucia's expression suddenly changed from hatred to sadness, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"Why... Why do you have to be so strong...?" She asked, sounding like a frightened child.

Kaizen hesitated for a moment, and then her expression of sadness turned into a macabre smile. At that moment, he noticed that the teddy bear she had been carrying was no longer in her arms.

Kaizen's eyes went wide and he felt a presence at his back. Turning quickly, he saw the giant teddy bear, ten feet tall with bulging muscles. Kaizen quickly pulled the blade of his sword from the girl's shoulder to defend himself, but before the gruesome teddy could attack him, Linus intervened.

The man in the hat and dark glasses suddenly appeared behind the teddy bear and kicked it with all his might, sending it flying and falling a few feet away.

Kaizen was impressed with Linus' courage. He had never seen him act so quickly before, so he had not really expected it.

Lucia, on the other hand, seemed to have lost all her resolve and now had tears in her eyes and a look of shock on her face.

"What... what just happened?" She asked as her eyes began to water.

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Edited by: DrHitsuji

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