《Garden of Thorns *Lit RPG*》Chapter 36 : A risky resource worker job.
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Joshua was out of the spire, and now he needed to sleep. Ferno regained his human form, his other familiars had level up. Iacus and Donovan were matching with Joshua's level so that's good. After the sleep Joshua looked at the familiar screens.
Suicide Divison Troopers
Class Azterian Soldiers. Level 100
Born from Azteris from wombs of machines. They were bred for war, raised to be the best of the best. Their training to even join has high fatality rate. Their skills and torture tests have made them near unbreakable. Forgiven by the Lord of Thorns, they now strive to serve the Lord of Thorns to the best of their abilities.
A total of 300 strong, but their skills and lethality is what makes them far terrifying. Bayonets with projectiles that are loaded for explosive, piercing or shock. They are the perfect breed of soldiers. No words need to be said, no war cries need to be uttered. They fight in pure utter silence.
Personality : Quiet. Only speaks their concerns to their Commander 151.
Familiar Skills
Unbreakable spirit Cannot be brainwashed, or be broken. Fearless Cannot be intimidated in any way whatsoever. Azterian Valor Their eyes glow azure. Shovel Skills.
Can dig trenches faster than people talk.
Also shovel is a weapon. Don't mess with that shovel.
Multirole
Some use machine guns, flame throwers, rifles and grenadiers.
They work in multiple units that is set up and designated by Commander 151. To change their equipment, just talk to 151.
Commander 151
Class Azterian Commander Level 170
The last commanding officer of the Azterian Military and leader of the Suicide Division. As a result of knowing the 9th Lord personally, Commander 151 has been responsible and felt guilty for the mistake that had occurred as a result of his previous leaders and their mistake of betraying the Lord of Thorns. As a result, he led the uprising and destroyed the nobility to avenge her. Keeping her corpse in tact as it was. He told the truth to his men and because of that. The Suicide Division listens to his orders with no hesitation. It was because of his changes he created the Goliaths, the Crimson Reavers, Rogues and the Demon's Bane units.
Forgiven by the Lord of Thorns, it changes things for how they work. Though their numbers were nowhere the thousands that was them before. Their numbers may be smaller but their lethality is much more sharpened. The Commander is no slouch either. Despite being a Commander he is Azteris's best soldier. He trained all the members of the squads personally.
Personality : Dutiful and obeys the Lord with no question.
Familiar Skills
Heed my Order
Orders can be given to Suicide Division members directly by him.
Orders executed by 151 increases lethality, damage resistance and morale boost
Suicide Division's Tactics Increases morale damage to enemy forces. The bigger the numbers, the easier it is to break their entire morale. Lead by Example Kills scored by 151 before the fight start, rouses his soldiers. Increasing their blood lust. Coordination of Azteris
His voice roars commands to all squads. By reading the tides of battle, 151's orders will vary according to situation.
Azteris's Best Officer
Deadly aim, deadly swordsmanship. He's not just an officer, he's Azteris's best combatant and strategist.
Combat Researcher
Creates plans depending on enemy strength and encounters. Adapts them to all the teams.
Horsemen of the Suicide Division.
Class Calvary Fighters. Level 100
Each horseman of the Suicide Division, must pick the horse carefully. Equipping the horse themselves, and to practice cavalry tactics. Even as an equestrian, their skills with their weapons must not falter in performance. Equipped with rifles and bayonets along with specialized assault spears that are meant to impale enemies. Their horse follow the same resolve as their riders.
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Even when they gallop on their horses, they do recon and are best operate as scouts. Able to provide direct artillery positions with just their vary eyes. They also ride their horses sideways and use it as a means of infiltrating enemy areas or to kill enemies without them suspecting much. Speed is their primary advantage. The enemies that have been struck by them, will not have any idea of what hit them.
150. That's enough for them to maintain their lethality.
Personality : Loyalty to 151.
Familiar Skills
Equestrian of the Best
Their horses follow their riders without any issues.
Firing Line When firing stationary on their horses, accuracy and damage increased by 25% Strike fast, strike hard. Fast and hard hitting tactics. Azterian Valor
The eyes of the horsemen and their steeds will glow.
Fearless
Cannot be intimdated in any way whatsoever
Unbreakable Spirit
Cannot be brainwashed or broken.
Suicide Division Goliaths
Class Azterian Goliaths. Level 115
When the demons were getting too powerful for the current soldiers, 151 thought of a plan. To increase their lethality, so he created the Goliath program. Heavily modified humans that were trained for one thing.
Taking down big targets. The bigger the target, the better. They've taken down large demons with only 2 or 3. 50 strong meant it would be easier for them to level things together.
Equipped with their special revolvers and their explosive lances. It can be said that when dealing with anything that was anti-tank. These guys were the ultimate solution to that. Point blank combat with a tank is a nightmare for any armoured division.
Personality : Loyalty to 151.
Familiar Skills
Heavy constitution
Limbs do not break or tear off easily unless enemy is of greater levels. 5% chance of limbs being ripped apart. Increases by levels, caps at 25%. Superhuman strength.
Giant's fall. The bigger the targets, the easier it is for the Goliaths to make them fall. Azterian' Lance. Their lance tears through armors, and anything with a thick hide. They'll even break the scale or parts off to use against it. Azterian Valor
Their eyes glow.
Fearless
Cannot be intimdated in any way whatsoever
Unbreakable Spirit
Cannot be brainwashed or broken.
Suicide Division Rogues
Class Azterian Rogue Level 100
When the demons and cultists started attacking supply lines and shifted to more high speed combat tactics. The Rogues were the solution. Jetpacks that granted them boost in speed, giving them excellent recon abilities. Experts at hit and run tactics. Where the Horsemen were needed on the front lines. The Rogues would handle things behind the scenes. Operating as a group that takes down enemy targets within seconds. They plot their combat path carefully, from the first point up until their destination.
151's solution to the Rogues. Armed with a submachine gun for quick bursts of lead to take down their enemies. Knives that glow red that cut through demon skin, demonic shield, barriers and armors. They were more than just shock troops. They were the ones who dealt with fast attackers head on. A single Rogue can destroy a legion of cultists alone.
Personality : Loyalty to 151.
Familiar Skills
Azterian blade.
Masters of using knives against their enemies
Frontline aggression Aggroes enemies when in view, forcing them to get into range. Just a blurr Enemies with lower levels or speed stats will not be able to keep up with them. Azterian Valor
Their eyes glow.
Fearless
Cannot be intimdated in any way whatsoever
Unbreakable Spirit
Cannot be brainwashed or broken.
Suicide Division Demon's Bane
Class Azterian Warriors. Level 130
The Demon's Bane squad had always existed. They were simply carrying better gear than the others. However it was only in 151's rule, that they were given the name Demon's Bane. The reason being was for their lethality. A unit with a near 97.5% kill ratio with 100% survivability. Demon's Bane members gain access to specialized weaponry. Giving them a variety of options, a strong armor suit that increases survivability, able to tank multiple hits. The suit runs on kinetic energy, and recharges the energy canisters for their weapons.
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Demon's Bane was given by the cultist and demons themselves, fear out of their skills. Multiple weapon attachments that is within their kit.Changing barrels, stocks and scopes to swap out ranges of their weapon properly.
Personality : Loyalty to 151.
Familiar Skills
Vanguard of Azteris
They fight with a variety of attachments,
Takedown experts. CQC skills, combining hand to hand combat and weapons. Special Mission Unit Demolition work, assassination work, combat operations. Loadouts swap on the fly. Azterian Valor
Their eyes glow
Fearless
Cannot be intimdated in any way whatsoever
Unbreakable Spirit
Cannot be brainwashed or broken.
Suicide Division Crimson Reavers
Class Azterian Ripper Level 150
Crimson Reavers were originally a squad of 50 but their numbers dwindled down to 5 because 45 of their members died of exhaustion after fighting in a town for such long periods. Fighting for long periods of battle. They've fought for more than thousands of hours. Rarely getting breaks.
Their weapon was essentially rifles that was larger and taller than they were. Using ballistic ammunition and the railing itself forms the piece of the long sword. Where the stock shifts to form a handle and the sword glows crimson. They tear through the enemies before them. Leaving piles of corpses.
5 survivors, yet those 5 survivors have scared the demons of many different lords back to hell.
Personality : Loyalty to 151.
Familiar Skills
Reaper
The Demon would refer to these people as nothing short of the human tale of the Grim Reaper.
Dominator Their pressence shakes the battlefield. They clear crowds of enemies and focuses on dealing damage at all angles. Killing High Stacking up more kills is the way for them to grow. The more they kill on the battlefield, the better their movements. Azterian Valor
Their eyes glow.
Fearless
Cannot be intimdated in any way whatsoever
Unbreakable Spirit
Cannot be brainwashed or broken.
These guys were different, because Joshua realized that they were an actual military force and with the addition of Vizel along with Ferno that has been powered up roperly. Joshua had a strong army, though he wondered if challenging the Avatar of Destruction was wise.
"Even with the addition of such allies. I will say that it will not be a good endeavour, My lord. The Avatar of Destruction would destroy your familiars." Raizel did have a point, Joshua was wondering how much further did he need to go? He still has the stat points for reaching Level 100. He had no idea when to use them. For now his stats are fine, he can put them aside for now. He shouldn't rush into things. So far, his familiars and the others have been able to push him through a lot of fights.
Now, Joshua headed out. Today was going to be a chill day, he had a few long and tiring days. So he headed to the Trade Spire. Seeing Esyn standing there where Lugasa formed out.
"I'm gonna spend some time with my grand daughter. You guys go on ahead." Joshua passed a wallet to him.
"Get her something nice." Joshua said where Lugasa nodded, heading into the world of Melvoris. Joshua could see that business was bustling, people were showing their wares. Venerators of every rank were present, taking a look at the dwarven made swords, elven made bows and equipment.
Quite a few faces, the Resource Worker Carla and her just came back. They explained that a trade spire was a lot more docile. Most wild animals move away when humans are nearby. Non-human races generally keep their distance from Venerators. Though the Bahamut Empire has been the most hospitable and runs the trade routes. Joshua could see the money fill up his screen. It had only been operating for maybe a week or two, but he had earned quite a bit of money to spend.
Then Joshua noticed Alpha 1, the General and some of the Assault Works members with their family. Joshua gave a short greeting, and seeing the General pushing the pram with his grand child in it was an interesting sight. The man was as grizzled as veterans go but he was a family man at heart. Akin to a grizzly bear. Alpha 1 had his daughter up on his shoulders. It was not much but Joshua could see a new Venerator or as the folks here call it. Hero Guild. It was where Heroes could take on easy jobs to earn some gold coins. Which when brought to Earth would be good things to sell. It helped with a lot of the weaker players who needed to get better gear but lacked a budget.
Joshua never didn't go to any weapon shop as a result of his current situation. He already had the good blades to use in a fight, he had the equipment he needed. Though now, what was convenient was Joshua had taken the time to try out things such as adding binoculars and scopes to his Mask of Thorns. It basically gives Joshua the ability to measure distances accurately and if he used a weapon it will show the distance of effectiveness. Getting nightvision and thermal vision goggles gave additional things to add on. Where Joshua now has 4 pieces of optics sticking upwards as a result, along with the gas masks sticking out. Seemingly that is permanent. He didn't need to change the filters either.
Convenient was one thing but Joshua was thinking of taking it easy. So he's not going to go do a serious spire mission, maybe go for a Resource Worker job. Joshua headed back out, where Lugasa was just enjoying some steaks with his grand daughter.
"I'm going to look for a job. So take your time." Lugasa nodded, as Joshua headed to the Union. Looking at the new job requests. One posted by a group of B-Ranks. They need a Resource Worker for a heavy job. Seems that Joshua could see numerous Resource Workers that were saying no to it because it's a B-Ranked Spire. So Joshua made the phone call to inquire.
"Yeah. We're looking for a Resource Worker to help carry some of our camping gear. It's a B-Ranked Spire, Red spire. So we're a bit more careful. You okay with that?"
"Well I just have to carry your stuff right? Then we should be fine." Joshua said.
"Great. We're currently waiting at the Spire that is near downtown of Coasterika." Joshua hung up and made his way there. Where Zephyr came from below him. The good thing about riding this horse, Joshua didn't have to worry about speed limit. He could just stroll through the path, though some people were intimidated with how the horse looked. Zephyr was a Spectral Horse after all, it was obvious why some people would feel uncomfortable with the horse's pressence. Yet they could never take their eyes off its majestic colours.
Arriving at downtown Coasterika, which was near the port. There were a lot of reporters that kept watching. Joshua saw the logo of a titan holding a sphere, this was team Atlas. One of the many teams that was a subsidiary of the Blade Sanctuary. Part of their B-ranked teams. Joshua went over to look at their pack. They were clad in armor, with a few magic type users. They glanced at Joshua who seemed scrawny. There were a few snickers at Joshua's direction.
"Oh, you're Joshua right? I'm Marco. Atlas Team Leader. We've got a lot for our gear. It's a B-Ranked Spire so there may be more to it than meets the eye. So that's our gear." Jack was a Paladin of Faith. A warrior/priest hybrid. Priests that increase the power of others by keeping their morale up, and warriors that fight on the front line. Paladins of Faith buffs his team and amplifies their attacks. Jack was friendly even shaking Joshua's hand, then pointing at the pack. It was a lot of stuff, but Joshua had a friend to carry it. Zephyr appeared from below, as Joshua grabbed what he could and put it on Zepphyr's sides, allowing it to carry more items. Joshua grabbed the reins gently, bringing the horse closer to them.
"Whoa.. Well. I guess we don't have to worry about his equipment." Jack turned to the others, as they stepped into the Spire's Gates.
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