So, she anticipated at least a few hours of a time difference. However, it turned out that both guilds would be challenging the Count Kuran raid almost simultaneously.

Before entering the corridor leading to Count Kuran’s inner sanctum, Ruelra quickly clicked on the link to the real-time broadcast posted by the Legend Guild while glancing at her prepared colleagues.

The connection didn’t go through immediately, perhaps due to an influx of users. After a short wait, the guild members gathered in front of the palace were visible.

In order to know their progress, Ruelra decided to keep the video minimized by fixing it at the top of the system window.
Afterward, Ruelra went back to the talk bulletin board to see if there was any other information. The author of a newly posted article seemed to be Ruelra Romine.

Surprised, she clicked on it and found a post by Ruelra Romine stating that they would broadcast the Count Kuran raid in real-time, along with the video address.

Puzzled, she entered the link and saw their own images on the screen.

Startled, Ruelra quickly turned off the screen.

“Ruelra, are you okay? Your complexion doesn’t look good,” Kite said, looking at her with a concerned expression.

“I’m okay. Just a bit nervous,” Ruelra replied, turning on the video of themselves again to reassure herself.

From the beginning, coming to this place was already an unbelievable event, and there was no need to think deeply about it.

“Ready to go?” Ruelra nodded her head with a determined expression after turning off the chaotic bulletin board that erupted after their video link was posted.

Kite, after looking at everyone once, headed towards the Count’s inner sanctum.

When they stood in front of the thin curtain, there were no signs of life from inside just a moment ago. However, as soon as they entered, the video they had turned on showed the beginning of the battle.

“Who are you?” Count Kuran, who had been looking at the garden just like before, turned his head towards them.

“Whoa. Why does his face look like that? Was he originally like that?” Hagen whispered in surprise.

His surprise was natural. Count Kuran, who used to have the appearance of an ordinary middle-aged man before, had transformed into a monster with a grayish face, red eyes, pointed ears, and hook-like hands.

“I am Kite Leor Helaene, the Crown Prince of Helane.”

At his words, Count Kuran smirked and burst into laughter.

“So, those who have been messing around in my kingdom are from Helane. Deceiving your status like rats and sneakily coming in to kill my subordinates, challenging a fight with such arrogance—quite a bold attitude you have.”

Hagen also laughed along with Count Kuran’s provocation.

“Fighting openly against monsters wielding the power of evil, and you talk about bold attitudes? What nonsense. Well, now that we’ve finished our introductions, shall we start in earnest?”

As soon as Hagen finished speaking, Count Kuran’s gaze changed.

After staring at them for a moment, the Count, who had been glancing at them, whistled towards the empty space, and suddenly, dozens of people appeared throughout the garden.

Seeing the larger number than expected, they were taken aback, and Kite gave an order.

[/Party: Gart, Marquis, mentioned that these are Count Kuran’s bodyguards. Cut off the hands with the rings without killing them before anything else. Don’t forget that we don’t have the luxury to deal with other monsters except Count Kuran right now.]

“Kite, behind you!”

As Kite was the first to rush forward and cut off the arms of the bodyguards, Count Kuran attacked from behind.

“Don’t use the defense barrier yet!”
Kite quickly turned around, blocking the Count’s attack with his shield and shouted, “Mitchell, go to Ruelra and Tien.”

Hagen swiftly summoned his familiar towards the bodyguards rushing towards Ruelra. Armed with twin swords instead of a bow, Mitchell defended Ruelra and Tien, targeting the right hands of the bodyguards.

Though they were facing dozens of opponents, their side consisted of skilled individuals. The bodyguards had no choice but to succumb to Mitchell’s precise skill of cutting off only their hands.

Relieved to see the injured individuals fleeing, Ruelra focused on the attacking bodyguards, leaving Tien and Mitchell to deal with them while keeping an eye on Kite.

While Kite successfully blocked the Count’s initial attack, the subsequent strikes pushed Kite’s body backward. Quickly adjusting his stance from the stopped position, Kite decided not to rush towards the Count but changed direction, running towards the garden.

It seemed like he thought that continuing the fight in the narrow corridor might endanger his teammates.

[/Party: Count Kuran is a warrior-type monster with skills like ‘Earthquake’ and ‘Rock Throw.’ Especially, be cautious of ‘Rock Throw’ – if it hits, the damage is substantial. Raise both hands above your head to avoid it. Move backward.]

After defeating all the bodyguards and attacking Count Kuran together, Lafael, who had been contributing, asked with a surprised expression.

[/Party: How did you know?] [/Party: I started seeing the battle scenes of another guild on my screen.] [/Party: Are they also in the middle of defeating Count Kuran?] [/Party: Yes.]

Mitchell, switching weapons from a bow, inquired.

[/Party: How’s their speed?] [/Party: Slightly faster than us.]

While Ruelra’s party was finishing off the bodyguards, the members of the Legend Guild entered Vongsung and engaged in the battle.

Since there were no minor monsters like bodyguards appearing, their strategy speed was bound to be faster than Ruelra’s group. Fortunately, the only consolation was that through them, they could anticipate the attack patterns in advance.

[/Party: We need to hurry.] [/Party: No need to rush. We just have to do what we usually do.]

Since Legend Guild had more members, Count Kuran’s health and combat power might have been set higher than their group. In the current situation, it couldn’t be said who had the upper hand, but it didn’t seem like they were at a disadvantage.

In a calm state, unlike before, Ruelra sent a heal to the wounded Kite.

Following her guidance, Kite, when Count Kuran raised both hands, changed directions to avoid attacks and skillfully dodged the Count’s assaults.

The remaining teammates also dispersed to avoid taking damage simultaneously from area attacks.

Everything was different now.

Everyone independently figured out how to minimize damage most effectively and execute the best attacks based on their own strengths.
At first, colleagues who were initially indifferent or the same had changed like this, so there was absolutely no reason to lose.

I wanted to believe that.