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【 DISCORD 】— Express Fam
stellebread
dan heng
danny boy
daniel
mr dan
C43LUS
hop on herrscher frontier
@Dan_Heng hurry pls
hunters are gonna beat flame imp
Dan_Heng
?
It’s just a world boss
C43LUS
BUT THE LOOT
U DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY I NEED THESE DROPS AGHHDH
Dan_Heng
Clear labyrinths then
marchseventh
so cold!
stellebread
you have the GALL to act this way when its ur fault that we got addicted to the game in the first place
Dan_Heng
It’s not like I knew that was gonna happen...
But fine, I’ll hop on
stellebread
YAY
C43LUS
LFGGGG
marchseventh
dream team assemble !
coffeehime
Have fun everyone! :)
Welt and I have work so we can’t join sadly
marchseventh
that’s ok! ty himeko!!
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【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— stellebread's Party Chat
<Dan_Heng has joined the party!>
[AE] C43LUS: everyone say thank you dan heng for the carry
[AE] Dan_Heng: Smh I have to do all the work around here
[AE] marchseventh: we appreciate you for it ~~
[AE] Dan_Heng: You're very welcome
[AE] stellebread: oh sh1t the hunters got the boss down to 20%
[AE] stellebread: GO GO GO
[AE] C43LUS: TRAILBLAZERS ROLL OUT
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【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— KAFKAxoxo’s Party Chat
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: what
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: dude the entire ae team is here
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: no way theyre gonna 3rd party us
[SH] tenmillionfireflies: less talking more fighting!
[SH] BLXDE: [My ult charge is 72%!]
[SH] KAFKAxoxo: [My ult charge is 88%!]
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: oh hell
After a flurry of special effects and an absolute light show of abilities, the four Astral Express members successfully break through the Stellaron Hunter's formation and knock down the world boss' HP from 17% all the way to 11%.
【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— SCHICKSAL Server <World Chat>
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: BRO
[XZ] JadeMasterQQ: FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
[JVI] SEELE_VL: OUUUUU
[AE] stellebread: HAHAHAH
March applies a shield to her allies before blinking in front of Kafka, using another skill and slowing her down with ice. Caelus increases SPD while weaving through Firefly's AoE fire, each getting their own chips of damage in.
[JVI] ThatServal_LD: This is juicy
[HS] wubabooey: nah dude i'm outta here
[HS] wubabooey: ain't no way i'm getting this
[MF] XDEPRAViTYX: Git gud
[JVI] Clarara ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ: go astral express!!!!
[PN] Percy196: Hunters please winnn
[XZ] LadyOmniscia: Praying for your downfall @KAFKAxoxo
The boss' HP drops to 9%. Silver Wolf silences Dan Heng for 5 seconds, barring him from his ult before applying a major DEF decrease on the boss. Firefly gets staggered by Caelus and Stelle casts a Multi-Hit skill, stacking on top of the obscene chain of debuffs. Blade dashes in and Kafka finally ults, detonating what's left of her DoT.
Its HP drops to 3%.
Stelle hits Blade with a bullseye of an Anti-Heal debuff. He audibly curses. He can't tank both the boss and the Express members like this, but he still needs to deliver the finishing blow.
But despite being hit with knockback from Firefly and being silenced by Silver Wolf, Dan Heng beats him to the ult and envelops the area in a world of monochrome before striking full-force with a burst of ink.
Due to the abrupt displacement, the ult doesn't exactly miss but—
[WORLD] Player <BLXDE> was killed by Player <Dan_Heng>!
[WORLD] Player(s) <stellebread, C43LUS, marchseventh, Dan_Heng> have defeated LV.100 World Boss 'Flame Imperator'!
[AE] C43LUS: um
[AE] marchseventh: whay
[SH] tenmillionfireflies: oh......
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: LMFAOOAFOA
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: I DONT EVN CARE IF WE LOSTR
[SH] KAFKAxoxo: Silver wolf be nice now
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: BLADE HIT HISDESK
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: AHAHWHHAHAHA
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: SOME1 SEND ME YHECLIP PLS
[MF] IAmElation: in world chat? broadcasted live? das crazy
[IPC] Aventurine777: o7
[XZ] LadyOmniscia: Rip
[SH] xxsilverwolfxx: OH my ribs hurt
[SH] BLXDE: WTF?
[AE] marchseventh: AH HES BACK
[XZ] JadeMasterQQ: RUN @Dan_Heng
Dan Heng does not run. Instead, he blinks owlishly at his screen as his character plays an idle animation, slightly shocked. He doesn’t remember the last time he PK’d someone. And a popular player no less.
Meanwhile, his guildmates are going crazy.
【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— stellebread's Party Chat
[AE] stellebread: DAN HENG YOU MADLAD
[AE] stellebread: WHAT WAS THAT
[AE] C43LUS: CLIP OF THE YEAR
[AE] C43LUS: DUDE omg
[AE] C43LUS: u just made my day
[AE] stellebread: holy blade's stream is going nuts
[AE] marchseventh: AHH if only you streamed your pov
[AE] stellebread: TRUEE
[AE] stellebread: we have blade's pov tho IJBOL
[AE] C43LUS: this is gonna make headlines lmaooooo
[AE] marchseventh: dan heng?
[AE] marchseventh: earth to dan henggg
[AE] marchseventh: i see you typing >.>
[AE] Dan_Heng: Ah
[AE] Dan_Heng: Still reeling, sorry
[AE] stellebread: dw i would too
[AE] C43LUS: that's a lifetime achievement bro
[AE] C43LUS: congrats
[AE] Dan_Heng: If he doesn't get me it's gonna be you Caelus
[AE] C43LUS: NO PLS i was joking
Ren was pretty sure he wasn't going to live this down. Ever.
He's hit with the absolute withdrawal of his life when he sees the 'Respawn' screen for the first time in his entire streaming career. And then maybe just a teensy pinprick to his pride as a top player.
He's still live, so he schools his expression and mutes his teammates (who are laughing too hard) in VC. He belatedly respawns back to the town square, whereupon he is accosted with hundreds of other players and messages.
【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— SCHICKSAL Server <World Chat>
[XZ] JadeMasterQQ: THERE HE IS
[XZ] xiaohua02: OMG
[MF] IAmElation: account ruined
[MF] XDEPRAViTYX: How does it feel bro
[JVI] findie_101: ngl you lost aura points for that
[XZ] LT_Yanqing: LMAOOOOOO
[XZ] lilguinevere: INSANE FLUKE???
[JVI] SEELE_VL: whales: 0, casuals: 1
[SH] tenmillionfireflies: blade isn't a whale
[JVI] SEELE_VL: he sure as hell plays like one
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【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— Private DMs <DozingGeneral, BLXDE>
[XZ] DozingGeneral: LOL
He mutes Jing Yuan again.
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【 HERRSCHER FRONTIER 】— SCHICKSAL Server <World Chat>
[SH] KAFKAxoxo: Everyone be nice now
[AE] stellebread: no HAHAHA
[AE] marchseventh: I WAS HERE I WAS HERE I WAS HERE
[XZ] LT_Yanqing: LOL IS HE AFK
[XZ] cloudknightsusu: what happened to u blade.... u changed.....
[AE] TBAkivili: clipped
[AE] TBAkivili: LMFAO
[AE] C43LUS: OUR CLIPPER
[XZ] JadeMasterQQ: bro is cooked
It is then that he tunes back into VC and unmutes his teammates, only for Silver Wolf to continue stifling a laugh.
"...Silver Wolf." He warns.
"I have tears in my eyes dude!"
Ren gives up. His teammates are the worst.