Sev's raid was a machine.Wren walked up and found fifty players arranged in a loose circle, all in Polaris colors. Haven was at the center, clipboard in hand, barking assignments. She looked up when Wren arrived and gave him a nod."Wren. Good. We've got five open DPS slots. You're in the main strike group with me, Breaker, and Greedy Wolf."Sev walked over and clapped him on the shoulder. "Let me introduce you properly. Breaker, you know. Haven, our healer-commander. Greedy Wolf—" he nodded at a mountain of a man in plate, shield the size of a barn door "—our main tank. Cinder—" a woman in a mage robe waved "—our fire mage."Wren nodded at each. The rest of the fifty were arranged in layers: ten healers, five mages, five archers, five assassins, ten shield warriors, nine melee. Every one of them looked like they knew what they were doing."Everyone in?" Haven's voice was crisp. "Let's go. Wren—welcome. You're the reason we're doing this."Wren didn't ask what she meant. He stepped i

The walk through the bamboo grove had been a war council. Haven talked the whole way, and nobody interrupted her. She'd been here four times already, and each wipe had taught her something."Shields up front." Her voice was flat, no yelling required. "Ten shield warriors, spread in a circle. Strike group pulls the bosses into the center and holds them there."She counted off on her fingers as they walked. "Sev, Wren, Breaker, Greedy Wolf. One Attendant each. You pull, you kite, you bring them back to the circle. Shields take over. Then we burn them down together, all four at the same pace. If one drops faster than the others, we swap targets. Keep them even. When they all hit ten percent, they fuse. That's the Gold boss. That's the fight we're here for."Wren nodded. He'd done this fight four times already—the five-man versions—but this was the raid scale. Four bosses at once, two million HP each. The numbers alone were ridiculous."On my mark." Haven looked at Greedy Wolf. "Pull."Gr