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Chapter 8 - chapter 8

Arcadia: Under Siege, But Glorious

The once-quiet city of Arcadia had become a war zone—and the entire server was watching.

Live-streams. Private recordings. Guild war rooms. Even Eternova Online's official social accounts posted cryptic tweets:

> 📣 "Player-King vs. PvP Armies.

The city no one saw coming… is fighting back."

💬 "#ArcadiaWar is trending. Who's your side?"

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Across the Server: The World Watches

> 🔥 Official Forums exploded:

"How is this city still standing?"

"Those NPCs are insane! Did you see that farmer??"

"Birds! Literal BIRDS exploded my team. WTF!"

Reddit Threads:

🧵 Kai the Novice = Secret GM? Or glitch wizard?

🧵 Arcadia's Auction House crashed mine's economy!

Livestream Titles:

🎥 "Stormhowl is ACTIVE! The city's guardian is fighting!!"

🎥 "Who TF rewrote the drunk NPC into a FIST GOD!?"

> Private Discord of Top PvP Guild (Black Sun):

"Abort main gate. That thing just threw ReaperZion into a church."

"You mean the Farmer?"

"YES. THE FARMER."

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Kai's Strategy: Win With Hospitality

While armies clashed and bosses roared, players inside the city were shocked by another detail: Arcadia felt… friendly.

Kai had prepared everything:

> ✅ Free healing potions (courtesy of Pipkin's Mystic Brewery)

✅ Free armor/weapon repairs

✅ Temporary housing & safe respawn points

✅ XP boost in city zone

✅ Vendor goods at 40% discount

✅ PvP kills in Arcadia counted for extra PvP points

✅ Custom titles for Top 10 damage, healing, and tanking roles

Even enemy faction players had to admit—they'd never seen war as rewarding as this.

> "I just respawned and got soup and buffs."

"Who is this Kai guy??"

"If this is war, sign me up every day."

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Player Participation: Sky High

> Number of Active Players in Arcadia Siege: 4,870+ (Live Count)

Concurrent Live Viewers: 200,000+

The city had now become the #1 most visited location on the entire server. Even more than the Capital.

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Center Plaza – Champion Arena Phase Begins

In the middle of the chaos, a dramatic golden ring appeared in Arcadia's central plaza. Banners rose. Floating screens displayed a countdown.

> ⚔️ Arcadia Champion Duel Arena – Begins in 30 seconds!

Defenders' Top 5 vs. Invaders' Top 5

Winner earns a Global Buff

→ +10% XP, +5% PvP Damage for 24 Hours

🎁 Bonus: Champion title + permanent golden badge

Aria_Mira stepped forward with her spear, joined by:

Pipkin (with explosive potions)

Farmer Oren (now "Ronin Oren")

Goose Tamer Talya (smiling dangerously)

Kai, still showing "Lv. 1 Novice"

On the other side:

ReaperZion (Black Sun)

Bladexx (Crimson Eclipse)

HexMancer (Elite Support)

FrostGale (Sniper Assassin)

Nyxus (Rogue Mage, known streamer)

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The World Reacts

> "Is that… Kai joining??"

"HE'S STILL A NOVICE LOL!"

"Wait... he's tanking ReaperZion? And… not dying??"

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The Fight Begins

ReaperZion lunged at Kai with his infamous Dread Slash, a 4-part ultimate that silences, bleeds, and knocks back.

But the moment it connected, Kai disappeared—teleporting mid-strike.

> [Skill Activated: Phantom Layer Rewrite]

→ Kai teleports after every hit received

→ Leaves an afterimage that explodes after 3 seconds

Boom. Boom. BOOM.

Reaper's health bar dropped 30% in one combo.

> "WHAT THE—THAT WASN'T IN THE META!!"

"He's a NOVICE WITH NO SKILLS!"

On the side, Pipkin tossed potions like bombs, coating enemy players with slippery oils and randomly polymorphing two into sheep.

Talya shouted, "Go, my babies!" as three flame-geese spiraled into FrostGale, causing him to rage-quit the match.

Farmer Oren leapt in, blocked a sniper bolt mid-air with his blade, and returned a counter slash that disarmed two attackers at once.

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Kai vs. ReaperZion: Final Clash

The two met in the center.

Reaper roared. "You've rewritten everything about this game, haven't you?!"

Kai just smiled. "I never changed the game. I changed how we see it."

With a flick of his fingers, Kai activated his ultimate:

> [Overcode: Zero Pattern Rewrite]

All code-based limits removed for 15 seconds

Unlimited dodge, speed, stat sync

Final Strike: "Godless Edge"

A glowing sword of code formed in his hand—glitching in and out of reality.

He sliced the air once.

> SLASH

The entire arena paused. A flash of light. Then…

> "Champion: Kai the Novice"

Arena Victory: Defenders Win!

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System-Wide Message

> 📣 Global Buff Applied: Arcadian Blessing

+10% EXP

+5% PvP Power

Duration: 24h

🏆 Champion: Kai (Lv. 1 Novice)

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Back in Arcadia – Silence, Then Cheers

As the PvP waves pulled back and the raiders retreated in chaos, the city began to light up with fireworks.

Players danced. Music NPCs played lutes and lyres. Vendors handed out free stew and beer.

The once-besieged Arcadia stood—untouched, undaunted, and forever changed.

Kai stood on the tower, overlooking his creation.

> "From a random land scroll... to this."

Beside him, Aria smiled. "You didn't just defend the city. You made history."

Kai chuckled. "Let's see the King try to ignore me now."

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Final Scene: The Dev Room

Inside a hidden developer terminal, a cloaked figure stared at lines of glitching code.

"Kai..." the admin whispered.

"He's not just rewriting the world."

> He's starting to rewrite us.

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