The victory structure of World of Arseria can be briefly described in three stages.
Capture the checkpoint, defeat the neutral boss, and finally destroy Yggdrasil.
To continuously advance the respawn points of allies and allied NPCs, certain checkpoints need to be captured.
Additionally, during that time, neutral NPCs that can join as allies should be defeated or buffs granted to our side. The decisive factor was always the last hit.
And even within this entire process, as long as you destroy the enemy’s Yggdrasil, victory can be achieved, which is a complex yet simple structure.
If you were to put it bluntly, it’s like a constant dragon team fight from the early game of League of Legends, or like Overwatch where you have to focus on gaining gold and experience to grow.
[Nokteon Nailink vs. Friedrich Crown Prince]
[Map: Forest of Arseria]
[Nokteon Nailink has joined your team.]
[Capture the base to secure an advantageous position.]
“Um… I’m Nokteon Nailink!”
“Wow, who is this? So cute!”
“Right? I don’t think I’ve ever met them in the story.”
“My name is Nokteon Nailink…! Aah, we have to hurry! It looks like capturing area A would be advantageous for our team, can you follow me?”
Nokteon Nailink flails their arms in the air. They’re urging everyone frantically.
“What should we do? Is it standard to go in pairs at first?”
“Let’s do that. Hey, let’s go to base B, just the two of us.”
“Yes, Hyung.”
“Then the archer should follow me with the NPC.”
Naturally, I ended up paired with the wizard boy.
So, what’s left is base C?
“The healer doesn’t pair well with the wizard…”
“Why?”
“Oh… never mind!”
– Why is the newbie whining like this on the first match?
– Wow, this is really too lewd, LOL
└ For real, this is like a hentai.
– I didn’t know there were still newbies in this game.
– Why is this combo like this?
– Six people on the first match and the enemies are diamond? Are they insane? Hahaha.
– No matter how much they’ve worked on combat power balance, is this even reasonable?
└ The suffering NoName is already a delicacy!
– LOL, is there someone who successfully targeted me?
– Isn’t that the alternate account of Kariri?
└ Wait, this is for real?
└ Is this just a coincidence?
└ This has to be targeted!
We started charging towards the right base C.
The forest path felt slippery as if it had been soaking from the rain the previous day.
The forever stretching scenery of the woodland broke, and our view suddenly opened wide.
A blue cube simply marked with ‘C’ was floating in the sky.
“We’ll meet the enemy soon. When I signal, you charge first.”
“But I’m a wizard? Ah, right, you’re the healer…”
In the open field, NPCs were already clashing with each other.
We were a little late to reach the base, but it wasn’t enough to impact the game.
– But the combo is truly grim LOL
– Each team should have at least one knight.
– If you’re a beginner, it might have been better to send all six to A and secure it.
└ No, no! Just send everyone to A and let NoName handle B alone!
└ Hahahahaha!
└ Somehow it sounds funnier with that thought!
The boy diligently took down the NPCs.
He wasn’t familiar with the concept of last hits, so gold was leaking out, but games should always be viewed from a grand perspective.
I sensed the enemy’s presence but they were nowhere to be seen.
I had no choice but to fall for their trap.
Together with the boy, I entered base C and raised our capture level.
“Woohoo, we got this!”
“Are you serious? This is really NoName? I mean, when did you finish the story? And what’s going on with your combat power?”
Before us were the NPC lines, and behind were men armed with axes and crossbows.
They had been waiting for us to arrive without gathering gold.
“What do we do now? If we’re surrounded by melee and ranged, we’re definitely dead!”
“I’m the healer! You have to go out and fight!”
“Seriously, I don’t know!”
“How long has it been since I played as a newbie? NoName, you’ll be the main dish tonight, so just wait right there!”
*
The sky was filled with soap bubbles.
Hot sparks tried to burst the bubbles, but still, their numbers didn’t decrease, like tadpoles set loose in a pond.
– The mage is surprisingly fighting well?
– It’s not that he’s fighting well, that’s just…
– Is the healing insane or what?
[Beginner Heal]
I didn’t realize this from the story, but simply using a lot of heals doesn’t mean it’s good.
Just like adding the right amount of mana into a magic circle, the skill usage should match the square root of the reduced health.
So, don’t use it too often, and when you do, only enough to fully restore health.
Because of this, the boy could stand fine even though he was already leaking lethal amounts of blood (bubbles).
“I might actually be good at fighting!”
The boy shouted, surrounded by bubbles. The image wasn’t pretty.
– Hahahahahaha!
– It’s all NoName’s doing!
– His healing is crazy!
– This is definitely a game breaker! (Part of Hope)
– It’s only been three minutes since the game started, and there’s this big stat difference?
– This is so broken!
– Can’t we just change the bubbles to blood? The obstruction of view is too much!
“No way, not dying at all.”
“Okay, let’s go after the healer first.”
Charging men approached. At the beginning of the game, the combat power difference wasn’t too much, so they were trying to eliminate us.
Even if their movements seemed obvious, they were already planning to change direction.
So, they’re giving it their all?
Knowing my capabilities well, everyone’s eyes showed a serious intensity as we entered combat.
I pulled out Skiabona and sliced through the opponents.
This was real combat, a psychological warfare between people, which couldn’t be fully felt in the story.
Who would make the first attack? There was no time to think as an axe blurred past my head.
“Dodge this…?”
In one-versus-many fights, you should use minimal defense moves. I pulled my left foot back, lowered my body, and got ready.
Memories of thousands of swings made by my muscles seared the memory into my arm.
Starting from the waist and ending up in the sky, I made a vertical cut.
The blue flash sparkled, and a line crossed over the man’s throat.
[Critical!]
The man lost half his health instantly and tried to pull away late, but I never let my prey escape.
The follow-up thrust made a dull sound as it struck the man’s armor, but that was intentional. There was one more enemy.
I caught another target with a sideways glance and concentrated all my strength into my grip.
I threw the man who got caught by my sword towards the one beside him.
Then, a spinning Skiabona followed the line I drew and landed the finishing blow.
“Daring to approach me with a crossbow?”
“But it’s not often you get to see NoName up close!”
– Are you insane? LOL
– This is so sinister!
– I can’t resist when they say they’re a fan! Hahaha!
SWOOSH!
I sheathed Skiabona and helped heal the wizard, who was still bleeding.
“Were you an alternate account?”
“No, it’s my main.”
“How can you do so well? You’re a healer, but how?”
One class couldn’t use skills from another class. But there’s no penalty, right?
“If you can’t use skills, hit like it’s a skill.” I placed my sword in his hand, as my words failed to express what I meant.
I moved closely behind the boy, placing my hand over his hand on the handle.
“Now… wait a second!”
“Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Then feel how your body moves.”
I adjusted his foot position and bent his knees with my hands.
The sword wasn’t something you just swing, but something you bond with. Like holding a puppy’s leash, allowing it to jump freely within your control.
Well, everyone might feel it differently though.
[Kaizen-style Wrist Cut]
[system: Mittlehauw judgment]
I couldn’t cause visual pressure due to lack of level, but the soldiers in the path fell, severely wounded. Gold clinked into my possession.
I gave the boy all the power, but it was his arm that trembled.
“Got it?”
The boy nodded. The bubbles sticking to his cheek popped dramatically.
This is probably blood, right? He’d be mistaken that I was cleaning his blood.
“Since we took C, let’s buy items and regroup at the center. Object time is coming soon.”
The boy changed to a more obedient demeanor than before.
As soon as it was designated as a checkpoint, the shop owner erupted from the ground.
Having obtained a considerable amount of gold from the start, I began buying items solely focused on attack power.
– Are you not increasing your spell power?
– You should go AP instead of AD!
– You bought the wrong items!
“I suppose I’ll have to go physical to win this.”
There were two melee characters I met at C. And the gap in skill compared to our team and the enemy was ridiculously big.
It seemed likely that I’d frequently have to fight myself, which made my choice rational.
[First Epic Boss: Rena Kailos]
A neutral NPC that provides useful shadow portals to allies.
We gathered to hunt her, but everyone looked overwhelmingly intimidated.
“Not even one death, but we all have two deaths? Oh my!”
“They chased us all the way to our respawn point and waited… We had no choice!”
“Fortunately, we took C. But Nokteon has no health left, so I don’t think they can fight this time.”
“Are they all at full strength?”
“Probably over 90%… They must be nearly maxed out by now.”
“Essentially a 6 versus 7.”
“But the enemies keep saying weird things, like, ‘Give us NoName!’, ‘We want our NoName back!’, ‘I’ll take revenge for NoName!’ It’s terrifying.”
The boy’s gaze turned to me.
As a result, others also checked my nick name floating above my head.
[NoName (Priest)]
“Let’s go. We need to win this game.”
As soon as I realized that the newbies’ tragic losses were my fault, everyone exchanged gloomy expressions.
“Are you famous or something?”
While heading towards the object, a dual-wielding thief uncle mumbled. I didn’t bother to respond.
During the pre-fight, trying to conserve mana by not using heals left bubbles sticking all over people.
[‘Daehagwonsaengsalryeo’ has donated 1,000 won!]
– NoName, you can disable censorship mode in the options! You might want to do that when you have time!
The viewers seemed a bit bothered. As the battle approached, I quickly opened the interface to adjust the options.
[Options – Censorship – Blood]
[Warning: Do you want to change the bubbles to red blood?]
[This setting is unavailable for those under 15 years old.]
– ?????
– ???
– What is this?
-?
– What the heck is this?
“Oh right…”
What should I do about this?
“I’m still underage.”
Later, the managers would say that the broadcast had momentarily shut down.
