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Boom! Boom!

Hiccup rolled to the ground as the house on his left exploded as it was lit by Hideous Zippleback. He refocused his vision and organized his thoughts. The village was in a frenzy. Spells filled the air and the sound of roars and screams from both the dragons and the players were the only things that can be heard.

Picking himself up, he watched his HP. Even though he wasn't hit directly, almost a third of his life was lost. Curse his Beast master frailness. He continued to run to the only place high enough to watch the entire field. If his theory was right, it could mean that the downed dragon would take flight once again.

"Isn't it fun, Astrid?" Thomas said as he stabbed his spear thrice, perfectly performing the Spear man skill [Trident]. Another Zippleback fell dead. If she was being honest, she was tired. Very tired. But it was as if her own body moved without her controlling it. Call it battle instincts or adrenaline rush, she didn't care. She was having too much fun to care.

She released her skill [War Cry], drawing in 3 more dragons to their location. [War Cry] is a type of aggro skill that not only draws in at most 3 monsters, it also increases her defensive stats. This time a Monstrous Nightmare and 2 Deadly Nadders were aggro'd. This would be quite a challenge.

"Ruff, Tuff, you go take on the Nightmare. Leave these two to me." Astrid yelled, as she brandished her battle axe on her right hand and charged. The Nadders unleashed their spines, trying to slow down the Shield maiden. Astrid raised her buckler and the spines bounced off it. She quickly did a roll as one of the Nadders shot searing flames at her. After recovering from the roll, she threw her battle axe, activating her skill [Crescent Throw]. It hit the Nadder, right between her eyes, a critical hit as the dragon dropped dead before turning to white light. It was a magnificent one hit kill.

'One down'

She mused to herself as she faced the remaining Nadder. Without her battle axe, her fighting potential was reduced greatly. The Nadder must have noticed this as it roared before charging towards her. Astrid might have looked weak, crouched low, with only her shield, but her mind was calm. She knew exactly what to do.

She pounced towards the charging dragon. The Nadder did not expect this move and her speed greatly lessened. Astrid smiled as she activated her last skill [Shield Bash], hitting the dragon's right flank. [Shield Bash] had a secondary effect of a knockback, throwing the Nadder off balance. Taking this chance, Astrid sprinted to her axe. But the Nadder recovered quickly and shot her fiery breath at Astrid's exposed back.

'Crap'

Astrid thought as she braced herself for the hit. But before the Nadder could even fire, an iron dagger hit the dragon's left eye. It was a critical hit, and caused the dragon to miss. Not waiting for the dragon to recover, Astrid activated her [Crescent Axe] once again and quickly finished the dragon. After quickly picking up her axe, she turned to look for the person who threw the dagger. It was another player, with a short sword in his hands, running away from the scene.

'I didn't even get to say my thanks'

She thought. Though she might not have died from the attack, she would have sustained quite some damage. In this kind of event, saving one's strength could make the difference later on.

"Hey, Astrid. Stop wasting time and come here. This big guy isn't going down easy."

Rachel cried out as both she and her twin brother performed a synchronized skill combo. The dragon was skewered six time as two [Tridents] targeted its wings. The dragon flinched but quickly covered itself in flames, causing the twins to scale back the aggression. Astrid quickly joined the two as they regrouped.

"Took you long enough, Astrid." Thomas said, as he drank a healing potion. It quickly restored some of his HP.

"In case you didn't notice, I just took down two dragons and you can't even take down one." Astrid said, as she brandished her axe. She checked her skills.

'Good, all my skills are off cooldown. Taking this dragon down would be a breeze.'

She gave twins a small signal that they made earlier. The twins nodded, with a small smile on their faces. They quickly dashed towards the dragon. Then as they were a few feet away, they jumped and launched their skill [Earth Spike]. [Earth Spike] was an AOE skill that disables the enemy for a short while. Using this short interval the twins launched another synchronized [Trident] combo. Unlike the one they performed a while ago, all six stabs hit the same spot. This caused the hidden effect of [Trident] to activate. The Nightmare started bleeding, reducing its mobility. The twins then rolled to the side as Astrid charged.

Astrid activated a [Shield Bash] to the dragon's jaw. The knockback effect was not triggered but a different one. The dragon was stunned. This was the hidden effect of [Shield Bash], a two second stun. Astrid jumped back and threw a [Crescent Axe] targeting the Nightmare's head, killing it.

Ding Ding

Three consequtive notifications rung and the three was covered in white light.

"Alright, now we're Lv. 20."

The male twin said, as the twins approached Astrid. If anyone saw what the group just did, they'd be shocked. That level of skill could only be seen in pro footages. Astrid, herself, isn't really on that level as the ones who thought of that tactic were the twins. The secondary effect of her [Shield Bash] was also taught to her by them. She closed her eyes and sighed. No offense to the twins, but she never thought that they could actually teach her something. Rachel noticed her face and tapped her shoulder comfortingly.

"Don't worry, Astrid. You just need some more exp to become Lv. 20. We'll help you farm some dragons." Thomas nodded.

Astrid laughed as shook her head. Then-

SCREEEEEECH!

A ripping sound echoed across town. Silence. Not even the arrogant dragons dared to make a small squeak. Even the players were silent. The new players were confused, this was not mentioned in the forums about Dragon Raids. The veterans quickly hid behind the houses, they clearly know what was happening. This caused the new players like Astrid and the twins to be more confused. But they felt a cold chill on their backs so they quickly followed suit.

Everyone was hidden as another ripping sound echoed followed by an explosion. A house exploded to smithereens, 4 players hiding there were killed on the spot. For the duration of the event, dead players can't resurrect and could only spectate. Not mentioning the penalty of losing a level, they would also lose all the points they gathered for the duration of the event.

"What in Hel was that?" Astrid said in a small voice. A veteran player hiding nearby answered grimly.

"That, young lass, is unholy offspring of lightning and death." He paused, watching the skies.

"The Night Fury."

On a nearby hill, stood a lone figure. He was using a contraption that he had created.

"Come on, give me something to shoot."

Hiccup said to himself, as he watched the skies. Then he noticed something black was casting a shadow on the stars. He smiled as he aimed the bola launcher at his target. His [Primal Sight] ability was triggered, his focus heightened. He sent a small prayer to the heavens as he fired.