Swhoosh!

The cost of entering the Sky Vortex was 1000 gold and 10000 Reputation. One moment I was spinning rapidly inside the vortex, and the next, my feet had found solid ground. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was inside a jade green forest.

Suddenly, a flash appeared right in front of me. It was another player teleporting to my exact location. Not only was he a red name, he was the vice leader of Hero Alliance and the legendary Knight of Stars, Beethoven’s Joy! He was a fairly powerful player in the USA server, and he was Vienna’s right hand!

Thud!

Debris floated where my foot had pushed off as I dashed toward Beethoven’s Joy. I managed to stab his chest and execute Burning Blade Slash before he could react—

152787!

193200!

231773!

The Knight of Stars let out a shout of dismay and anger. Well, I would be if I was him. Not only had he teleported to the same location as me, we were barely a couple of steps apart. He never had the chance to run away from me.

Beethoven’s Joy grabbed the back of my blade and pushed me off him. At the same time, he summoned his mount, climbed on and escaped toward the mountain range directly in front...