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Hodgson, the Human Shield Warrior of the group, was also a candidate from the upcoming Shadow Ranking Cup; which was the reason why the group was doing their best to raise his battle prowess for as much as they could.
They didn't expect that Bover was going to betray them in exchange for some position in the Minotaur Guild. And due to that, they were gotten in off-guard when that guy suddenly casted a double weakening curse at them when the monster boss was about to get killed.
Fortunately, each of them were quite skilled players which meant they were able to respond in time before Blue Demon Kong could slaughter them. But at the same time, the members of the Minotaur Guild hiding in the distance suddenly started showing themselves.