----
The main reason the players banded together despite knowing that only a select few could reap the rewards of the Kill Order was the rumors of Kieran's strength.
Before the First Metamorphosis occurred, most players regarded Kieran as the strongest Warrior in Gena Village. After that, further review of his earlier streams against the Forest of Beasts and Scarlet Flame Wolf earned him recognition as an undisputed expert.
However, players assumed Kieran would be in a similarly precarious position, with the First Metamorphosis affecting everyone. Still, they couldn't ignore the possibility that he was still much more powerful than average players.
Thus, the current situation surfaced.
Countless players teamed together to take down Kieran and his teammates, but aside from Altair, who walked into the battle with Kieran, Bastion, Nemean, Alice, Cyr, and the rest of the party remained safe inside the city's walls, secure from being targetted.