Chapter 625: Deep Winter War: The Escalator (1/2)
The archway disappeared suddenly, causing everyone in the group to jump. They stared at the emptiness in disbelief for several seconds. During that time, the sky grew brighter, and the temperature of the air rose several degrees.
[Quest Updated]
Deep Winter War
Objective: Charge into Khione's stronghold and find the Goddess of Winter.
20 person raid, no NPCs allowed.
”Well... Let's move on then.” Nansu spoke softly, but the sound of it carried to all of the officers. The Dire Wolf puppet glanced toward the North, where a column of light had suddenly appeared. ”Time for the next step.”
”Nansu...” Ronnie stared at the LifeStyle player, her dark eyes openly hostile. Are you...”?
”She's right.” A familiar voice interrupted from the direction of the trading post, his boots crunching softly on the ice and snow as he trotted toward them. Nix offered the group a smile before scruffing the dire wolf's ears.
Nansu nosed his face before stepping back. ”Worked really well. I couldn't even tell the difference.”
Nix nodded in agreement before facing the column of light. ”Couldn't have done it without you. I guess we should finish this then.”
”That wasn't you...” Shae's confused expression slowly faded; there's no way he could recover or rez if it were. ”Then who?”
”Khalam'Zur,” Nix said the word like it explained everything; a sudden flash of silver announced the arrival of his mount. Then, without looking back, he leaped onto the shoulder of the silver dragon.
Shae rushed up behind him and held onto his waist as Fey shot into the air. ”What does the Dragon Graveyard have to do with this?”
/Officer: Nansu: Initially, we thought Khalam'Zur was the Dragon Graveyard; it's actually a legendary graveyard. We went there to make Titan puppets.
**********Author's reminder******
In chapter 404, Nix took a break from his training at the House of Tempest and took a LifeStyle group into Khalam'Zur to gather materials and create Titan puppets. After pairing up with Nansu, they were able to finish ahead of the deadline.
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/Officer: Semmi: You made an Emerald Salamander puppet.
/Officer: Nix: Yep, I made an Emerald Salamander puppet, smart girl.
/Officer: Nansu: We made one!
/Officer: Nix: Right, ”we” did. Half credit goes to Nansu, maybe quarter-credit.
/Officer: Nansu: Don't be so stingy, let's stick with halfsies.
/Officer: Jun Li: Forming up the raid now.
While the small group of officers flew towards the lit-up area, the rest of the raid busied themselves with clean-up.
[Whisper: Nix to Jun Li] Remember, no NPCs for this one.
[Whisper: Jun Li to Nix] I know. We got this.
/Inferno: Jun Li: Here's the raid sheet for the next step. Sorry if you're name was left off; I could only use 20 of us.
[Raid Sheet]
Sharl: Tank
Banz: Tank
Jun Li: Alt-Tank/ DPS
Nix: CC, Melee/Range DPS
Sila: CC Melee/DPS
Semmi: Melee DPS
Wind: Melee DPS
Gideon: Melee/DPS
Pon: Range DPS
Donri: Range DPS
Ronnie: Range DPS
Chael: Range DPS
Dalton: Sniper
Moki: Sniper
Darsi: Sniper
Pinky: Healer
Tess: Healer
Nezbit: Healer
Nebs: Healer
Gypsy Rose: Healer
/Inferno: Sharl: We're heavy on heals for once. It's nice to have my girls back.
/Inferno: Tess: Thanks!
/Inferno: Gypsy Rose: She's talking about me...
/Inferno: Tess: Gypsy and I will focus AE heals on our group; the three tanks will have their own healer assigned to them; Banz & Nezbit, Sharl & Pinky, Jun Li, and Nebs.
Nix removed a rectangular crate from his inventory and placed it on the lake bed. The rest of the raid stood in a circle staring up at the glowing entrance that hovered a hundred meters above the ground. ”Given me a hand, old man.”
Pon nodded and accepted a small dagger from Nix; together, they started prying up the wooden lid. ”Remind me again... What the hell is this?”