Siege of Neve Dorei (1)

Adam shook Tiarsus' hand with a grin and said "We are allies, aren't we?!"

Tiarsus smiled back as he shook his hand, and a notification appeared to Adam, confirming he accepted the quest.

Tiarsus looked back at his men and the players and said "Prepare to go! Once we reach there, enter the ranks!"

There were about thirty of them, and from what he could feel there was one A Class and all the others were B Classes.

From what he could see, they were all Asian, Japanese he would bet. Their leader, the A Class called Ghash, bowed slightly to Adam and said "It is our honor to meet you."

Adam waved his hand dismissively and said "Don't be, we will be fighting together soon. So, are you from the same guild?"

Ghash shook his head and said "We don't want to be part of a guild, so we became an adventurer team. We call ourselves Dream Raiders."

Adam patted his shoulder and said with a smile "Good luck for the incoming fight." Ghash smiled back and the group entered the array.

When he appeared in Neve Dorei, Adam was astounded by what he saw. Teleportation arrays were always in the middle of the city, near every shops, auction houses and popular spots, so there always was a lot of noise, and many people talking.

But when he and the group arrived, they saw no civilians, the shops were closed and the only thing they could hear was the sound of metal boots against the ground.

Rows of soldiers walked in organized formation through the city, not minding the group that just arrived. Everyone was heading to the south of the city.

However, what intrigued Adam wasn't really the change of atmosphere, it was to be expected. However, it was the soldiers themselves. Almost all of them were either Light Elves or Foxkin, and yet their were many physical classes.

Adam began to understand there was something he probably forgot, if it had just been Tiarsus who had been a Swordsman then it could be a coincidence, but here tens of soldiers were also physical classes.

But Adam refrained from asking anything, and followed the soldiers to the South of the city along with Tiarsus and the others. As they reached the gates, Adam saw the NPCs with him as well as the players go through the gates, but Tiarsus grabbed Adam's shoulder and said "Follow me."

The two climbed the stairs to the top of the ramparts, and Tiarsus said "Nice army isn't it?"

Adam nodded, impressed. From the top of the ramparts, he could see hundreds of thousands of NPCs and players, split in different groups according to their classes and levels.

Adam turned back to Tiarsus and saw they were heading for a group of high leveled NPCs, all of whom were mages. Before they reached the others, who were looking at him with narrowed eyes, Adam asked "Isn't your race a magical one? Then how come so many of you forsake magic for a physical class?"

Tiarsus looked stunned at the question, before he smiled and said "Who said we ever did such a thing?" Adam tilted his head, not really understanding, but he said nothing and the two joined the other high ranking NPCs.

However, as soon as they arrived, a tall Light Elf Mage who was in his 70', or probably older considering Silver Ranks had longer lifespans, said with a scowl "May we know why you brought a low level here?"

Tiarsus looked at the old man and replied "I present the Aqua Sovereign, also known as Valiant Heart." The others looked shocked, and Adam wondered how Tiarsus knew he was an Aqua Sovereign.

He had told to no one his class was Aqua Sovereign, only that he was a Sovereign. Maybe he met someone who had the power to see his class, and that person revealed his class? Well, it didn't really matter, but it did spark his curiosity.

Following Tiarsus' words, the highest ranking person, both in strength and status, extended her hand toward Adam and said "I heard about your feats, thank you for lending a hand."

Adam nodded and took her hand, and as he did so he checked her status.

[Governor Liara] (Gold, Level 100)

HP: 50000/50000

She was the only Gold Rank present, and although there were several other Level 100 who were Silver Rank, they were far weaker than her.

The difference of strength didn't just come from the rank disparity, but because Governor Liara had opened her Gate of Limit, making her much, much stronger.

Judging by the fact she looked like she had only opened it recently, she was an S Class who had just elevated to Gold Rank. The second strongest here was Tiarsus, who was only Silver but also an S Class, and who probably only waited to open his Gate of Limit before attempting his promotion.

Then, there were three A Class Level 100 Silver, who had only opened a single gate, and four others who were B Class Level 100 Silver and who didn't open any Gate.

But there was a similarity between them, and it was the fact they were all mages. Actually, the only two who weren't mages among the ten of them, were Adam and Tiarsus. Although Adam didn't understand what Tiarsus meant by not forsaking magic, there was still a vast majority of mage among this race.

As Adam finished his analysis of his allies' strength, and took back his hand from Governor Liara's, another old A Class sneered "Your father never would have needed help."

As soon as he said that, Liara looked at him with dangerous eyes and said "I'm not my father." This look sent chills in the old man's spine as he bowed and said "My apologizes Governor."

Liara clicked her tongue and said "Our enemy, the undead, has one big advantage over us, and it is their numbers. An army of about a million is coming toward us, meaning we are outnumbered more than three to one."

They nodded with grave faces, while Adam was surprised by the sheer number of Undeads. By the way they were speaking of it, it didn't sound like this was a special case, the undead had many… dead, among them.

Liara continued "The reports say they are led by a Level 80 Elder… who is also a Chosen. I will engage it when it starts to attack, but I will need your cooperation to deal with it."

Everyone's face turned darker, they knew how strong a Chosen was. Instinctively, a few gazes turned toward Adam, who was a Sovereign, and the rumors said he had a Chosen Monster as a pet.

And from what they knew, an Elder Chosen was stronger than any other Elder of the same level, and a Level 80 Elder Chosen was definitely a match for a Gold Rank, and would overpower the newly promoted Liara.

After a moment, Liara added "The levels and ranks of the undead will vary from Level 30 Elite to Level 100 Elder. The Level 100 Elder is not a Chosen, but is the second in command of the army. Commander Tiarsus, you shall deal with it."

Tiarsus nodded, he was a Commander of the guard of the capital, and he had been sent here in reinforcement. Normally they would have sent a stronger Commander, a Gold Rank one, but as a young S Class, Tiarsus was a talented and valuable subordinate, and so he had been offered this opportunity in hope he finds the inspiration to open the Gate of Limit, and thus manage to later promote to Gold Rank.

Liara sent a look to the area where players gathered, and said "For the monster ranging between Level 30 and 50, the otherworlders will be in charge of fighting them…" She looked at Adam and said "Although I heard you were a good leader, you won't be needed on that battlefield. There is already another Sovereign there, leader of a Guild."

This didn't really surprise Adam, big guilds wouldn't miss such an opportunity. But the question was, was this a First Tier or Super Guild?

Liara continued "Valiant Heart, you will lead this city's guards and fight the Undead ranging between Level 50 and 70. The rest of you, you will be managing the Level 70-100 battlefield."