Second World Chapter 1831. Two-on-two Bout

1831 Chapter 1831. Two-on-two Bout
John called a soldier over. He gave the soldier his chalk and asked the soldier to draw the arena. He wasn't going to go around and do it himself.
After the arena was drawn, Badass, Nameless, David, and Freddie entered the marked area.
"So, which one will you take?" Freddie asked David.
"I will go for the loudmouth," David said, referring to Badass.
"All right," Freddie said.
"Did they think of taking us one-on-one instead of cooperating? What kind of newbies are they?" Badass mocked.
"We will show them how to cooperate," Nameless said. "They are a ranged attacker and a healer. I can't see how they expect to win this. I will keep them busy. You just throw your offensive spells to finish them fast."
"Exactly my plan. Let's do this!" Badass exclaimed.
"No tools and no potions, okay. Is everyone ready?" Jack asked. He self-appointed himself to be the referee.
"Anytime," Badass uttered.
The others nodded.
"Very well then, begin!" Jack declared.
Once the signal was given, three players dashed forward. Only Badass stayed in his position as he started casting a spell.
Nameless, who charged forward, was surprised to see his two opponents rushing forward. For someone with the gunner class and the druid class, he expected them to attack from range. He had used Shield Charge once the battle started to shorten the distance. Little did he know his opponents were also charging forward. David was now right in front of him.
David sidestepped and ran past him. This surprised him again. Did the gunner leave the healer to fend for himself?
Nameless wasn't going to let that. Even though David was a ranged attacker, he would have the advantage if he reached Badass before Badass completed his casting. Nameless canceled his Shield Charge and spun back. The mace in his hand shone. Following the glow was the image of a giant hammer appearing above David. This was Saint Knight's starting skill, Saint Hammer.
David saw the attack. He summoned his Shield Drone and used it to block the giant hammer. The giant hammer was too strong. His shield drone was pushed. David used one foot to kick his shield drone, giving him a boost to jump to the side but, that also stopped his charge toward Badass.
"Hey, your opponent is me!"
Nameless heard Freddie's voice from his back. Freddie's class had lower dexterity, so he was slower than David. Nameless spun back while swinging his mace. At the same time, he wondered why this druid engaged him directly instead of summoning the treants.
His mace hit the air. When he was still wondering where Freddie was, a fist came up from below and struck his chin.
"What?" Nameless was startled by the unexpected hit. He saw Freddie then. Freddie was below him with a weird posture. Before he knew it, several more of Freddie's fists landed on his torso.
Damage numbers came up above him. He was surprised by a druid who fought in melee, but he was more surprised a non-battle monk class caused damage without using a weapon. He had heard such rumors but he thought that was it, rumors.
He activated Paladin's divine armor and sacred flame. He also activated Saint Knight's level 60 skill, Saintly Resolve, a buff skill that enhanced his offense. He could no longer afford to underestimate the opponent.
He then used Saint Knight's level 70 skill, Celestial Hammer. Five living hammers materialized around him. These hammers assailed Freddie together with his mace.
Freddie deftly dodged the hammers with weird movements from his drunken fist style. His fists struck the hammers that came near him.
While Freddie took Nameless' attention, David resumed his advance toward Badass. The interruption from Nameless had delayed him enough that Badass completed his spell. A large ominous gate appeared, blocking him from reaching Badass.
"Hell Gate?" David thought, but the gate in front of him was larger than the usual Warlock's hell gate.
This was because the gate was conjured using Hell Walker's starting spell, Greater Hell Gate. Like Hell Gate, it discharged a torrent of flames as it opened. From inside the gate, two hellhounds, two winged imps, and one wingless demon came out.
Greater Hell Gate summoned random monsters of the underworld, but they were mostly low-level and low-grade monsters.
David moved to the side as he dodged the flames from the greater hell gate. While he did so, Badass completed another spell, Hell Ring. This spell created a ring of fire around him. The fire dealt fire and chaos damage to all enemies who approached. With the ring of fire, he was protected to cast his next spell.
David used Bulletstorm, hitting the hell monsters that came at him as well as Badass. The fire from the hell ring didn't block the bullets but they reduced the damage. As an experienced player, Badass' concentration was solid enough for a few hits to not bother him.
He continued casting. He was casting a big spell. Hell Walker's level 80 spell, Hell's Fire. This spell was divided into two phases. The first phase had the spell hit a large area and dealt massive fire damage. The second phase began after, where fire snakes sprout from the damaged area. These fire snakes attack all hostiles for a duration.
The casting took some time, but He didn't worry. He was protected by the hell monsters and the hell ring. As he was casting, he was amazed when he saw David fight his hell monsters at close range. The hell monsters could barely hit David while they received multiple stabs and gunshots from the gunner. This was the first time he saw a gunner fight in a melee like that.
While he was fascinated by the battle, he heard a growl from his side. He turned just in time to see a barghest lunged at him.
The barghest was David's pet. He summoned it when he was blocked by the greater hell gate. The barghest went into invisible mode once it was summoned, hence Badass wasn't aware of it. It only became visible when it barged through the ring of fire around Badass. It received damage but was not too severe due to its flame shield.
Bullet hits might not disturb Badass' concentration, but being pounced on by a savage monster was another matter. His spell formation broke after getting mauled by the Barghest several times.