Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 100

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟎

“You b*stards! Back off now if you don’t want to die!”

“Shut up! Does being in Emperor Guild make you all that?!”

“It’s an ownerless item since it dropped on the ground!”

Players rushed in to pick up even a single item dropped on the ground. Naturally, the Emperor Guild members tried to stop them, but it wasn’t easy. First of all, there were too many of them, and if they attacked, the Self-Defense system would apply, so they couldn’t stop them more aggressively.

However, not all Emperor Guild members just stood still.

“Crazy beggars! Flame Explosion!”

Kwaaaang!━

“Sh, Shit! Did you just attack?!”

“Kill him!”

“Let’s get some experience today!”

‘Things are getting messy.’

There was no way those hit by the attack would just back down quietly. As expected, they started to attack the Emperor Guild, and soon I could see a chaotic brawl unfolding.

Kang━

[Overwhelming Defense! No damage received!]

[Attacked by player ‘Invincible Sword’!]

[Self-Defense is valid.]

At that moment, I felt a nudge on my side and turned my head. There, I saw someone smiling awkwardly.

“Th, That was, a mi, mistake.”

“Shield Bash.”

Kwaang!━

[You have killed player ‘Invincible Sword’.]

[Self-Defense Experience……]

“Mine was a mistake too.”

I left those words, knowing my voice would be heard even in soul state. Who are you kidding, pretending it was a mistake? I was already annoyed, and this just made it worse.

“Damn it, kill all those b*stards who are attacking!”

Besides, Emperor Guild wouldn’t lose to ordinary players. They allowed the initial attack, but soon launched a counterattack, slaughtering the ordinary players at a terrifying speed. Overwhelmed by their momentum, the ordinary players gradually began to retreat.

“Damn Emperor Guild!”

“I’ll join another guild and get my revenge!”

‘Well, at least things are settled, right?’

The enemy guild I was fighting all ran away because of the ordinary players who attacked, but I decided to be satisfied since we had captured the starting point.

‘That S-rank player seems to have run away too……’

Since I’m not being attacked even while standing still like this, it’s certain that he ran away. Why couldn’t he just fight openly? Or maybe he was so reluctant to fight me that he hid right after getting hit once.

Well, I guess he wouldn’t want to fight someone he could lose to.

“Enemy! The enemy is approaching!”

“……?”

Suddenly, at a guild member’s shout, I turned my head and saw hundreds of people approaching us. Moreover, the red blade mark was clearly visible above their heads, making all the Emperor Guild members here tense.

“Aren’t there too many of them?”

“Did they scrape together every single person they could find……?”

“No, we have the Vice Guild Master, so we should be able to manage somehow, right?”

“When will the members who went to the dungeon return?”

Ignoring the murmuring voices of the Emperor Guild members, I slowly walked towards them. If I ran away here, the result would be defeat without a doubt, but I didn’t want to do that with so many people watching.

‘Alright, since it’s come to this, it wouldn’t be bad to have a proper fight.’

It seemed like each guild had brought all their members. Therefore, I thought that if we could eliminate them, we could win this war, which made it even more impossible for me to run away.

“Vice Guild Master!”

“Everyone, follow the Vice Guild Master!”

And as I walked forward, the remaining Emperor Guild members slowly followed behind me.

Step━

‘Are they not planning to fight right away?’

As we approached a certain distance, the enemy guild stopped walking, and I stopped as well. Then, someone from the other side stepped forward and shouted at me.

“Are you Rudin?”

Looking at the man with sharp eyes and a seemingly short temper, I simply nodded. What’s the point of talking when we’re going to fight anyway? I was just curious about what he was going to say.

“I am Dedric, the Guild Master of Ashgray Guild. I have a proposition for you.”

“A proposition?”

“Yes, withdraw from this war now. Then, even if we defeat Emperor Guild, we won’t touch you.”

“……”

It was such a good offer that I wanted to reject it outright. Is he serious right now? Perhaps he saw my expression, as the other players around Dedric looked like they knew things were going south. On the other hand, seeing me remain silent, the Emperor Guild members seemed to have interpreted it differently and shouted urgently.

“Vice Guild Master! Don’t fall for it!”

“It must be a lie!”

While I was sighing inwardly due to Dedric and the Emperor Guild members, someone approached me.

“Vice Guild Master. If he’s the Ashgray Guild Master, then he’s a mage who has acquired the A-rank skill Heaven’s Judgment. Heaven’s Judgment is a skill that drops light from above, but if you’re careful of that, you should be able to win.”

“Is that so?”

It was quite useful information, whoever told me that. Was that guy also a player with an A-rank skill? Come to think of it, most guild masters seemed to have acquired A-rank skills.

‘By the way, if he’s a mage……’

Wouldn’t he be easier than the Dawn’s Light Guild Master?

Thinking that, I looked at Dedric again, and I noticed a familiar staff. A staff that was noticeable enough for me to recognize without much thought. It was the rare staff of Turu that I had sold at the auction house and made a decent profit from.

‘Did he have that too?’

Well, it’s not surprising now. Turu’s strategy had been widely spread, so it was a raid that skilled players would have attempted at least once.

‘How much damage would the rare staff and A-rank skill deal?’

“Why aren’t you answering?”

“Well, isn’t just the promise not to touch me a bit lacking? Bring me 100 million won in cash. Then I’ll withdraw from this war.”

“……”

In short, it was a rejection. Who would give 100 million won? However, Dedric showed an unexpected reaction to my proposal.

“100 million won? Would that be enough?”

‘Huh?’

“Alright, I’ll give it to you. So, leave this war now……”

“Ah, no. I was just kidding.”

“……Kidding?”

“In the first place, I’m the Vice Guild Master of Emperor Guild, I can’t just withdraw.”

I had made the proposition, but I didn’t expect him to readily agree to give me 100 million won. I didn’t know if he was just generous or rich, but at my words, Dedric’s face turned even more grim as he said to me.

“You never intended to accept it from the beginning.”

“Well, honestly, I didn’t expect you to agree.”

“Alright. Then I challenge you to a duel.”

Huh? What nonsense is this all of a sudden?

“A duel?”

“If you’re a man, accept this challenge!”

I didn’t know what his intentions were, but all the guild members around Dedric were watching quietly. I didn’t know if it meant they trusted Dedric that much, but accepting the duel wouldn’t be a disadvantage for me.

‘But what’s his intention for proposing a duel?’

After a brief moment of contemplation, I shook my head.

‘Whatever it is, I just need to wipe them all out.’

Moreover, if I showed an overwhelming victory in the duel, the Emperor Guild members might even put up a decent fight. Thinking only that far, I took a step forward.

“Come at me. I’ll take you on, duel or whatever.”

“Kkuk, good! Using Player Request! Target: Rudin!”

‘Hmm?’

Player Request?

Didn’t Noah explain something called Player Request during the tutorial on the first day? I had completely forgotten about it because I had never seen or experienced it before, but I managed to recall that such a thing existed and looked at the window that appeared in front of me.

[A request from player ‘Dedric’ has been generated.]

Description: From now until 30 minutes later, if either Dedric or Rudin dies, that person will be banned from logging in for 3 days.

Completion Reward: 1 Gold.

*If the request fails, 50% stat reduction for 24 hours.

‘The request penalty is stat reduction?’

It seems the penalty is determined by the request scroll. Still, there’s no problem with the content itself. If I win here, it means he won’t be able to log in for 3 days, right?

Then, judging that all that was left was to fight, I adjusted my grip on the rare sword and shield.

“Accept.”

[You have accepted the request from player ‘Dedric’.]

“Hahaha! You accepted it! Tree Root Bind!”

“……!?”

The moment I accepted the request, Dedric immediately used a skill. Tree Root Bind was definitely a skill from the staff, wasn’t it? Realizing that, I immediately dashed forward.

Kwaddeuk!━

I could hear the sound of vines sprouting from behind me. Even if I got hit, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but having my movements sealed would be troublesome in many ways.

‘You cowardly b*stard.’

Attacking right after accepting the request!

“Shield Bash!”

I swung my shield with all my anger.

Whiff━

‘Huh?’

There was no feeling of impact. What happened? Looking closely, I could see Dedric’s body becoming blurry and slowly disappearing. And the Dedric who had disappeared in that way was already preparing another skill from a different location.

‘He can even use illusions.’

“Ice Fog.”

Ssssk━

A bluish fog began to spread thickly around Dedric’s body after he used a skill called Ice Fog. Naturally, the fog obscured Dedric’s figure.

Did I make a mistake accepting the duel?

If I had killed him right away, our morale would have soared, but it was too late now. Still, with the unwavering thought of victory, I calmly searched for Dedric’s location.

“Tree Root Bind!”

On the right?

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwakwakwak!!━

I immediately used Giant’s Sprint in the direction of the voice. If this landed, the match would likely end right there. I approached in an instant with my agility exceeding 500, but unfortunately, there was no feeling of hitting the shield. Instead, a beam of light descended from the sky towards me.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Damage received! -727.]

‘Is this Heaven’s Judgment?’

I didn’t know when he used the skill, but considering everything, he could activate skills even with a small voice. Did he lure me in on purpose and then hit me with the skill? Since the fog obscured the light falling from the sky, I couldn’t help but think it was a brilliant strategy.

‘Still, I don’t think I’ll lose.’

“Heaven’s Judgment.”

“Tsk.”

Even though I threw myself to the side at the same time, I couldn’t escape the range of the falling beam of light.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Damage received! -719.]

‘Do I have to wait until his stamina runs out?’

Calculating the remaining HP, it was highly likely that his stamina would run out first. No matter what, I would win, but I didn’t want to show myself struggling here.

‘Well, honestly, it’s not even a struggle.’

And thinking calmly, it wasn’t like there was no way to catch him. I lowered my weapons and used a skill in a relaxed standing posture.

“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”

Pat━

Hidden in stealth mode with Phantom Shift, I quickly searched for Dedric. No, it didn’t matter if I couldn’t find him. Since my phantom was still standing there, as long as I could hear his voice……

“Heaven’s Judgment!”

Got you.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

I immediately ran towards the location where the sound came from. Dedric’s attention would already be focused on the phantom. Moreover, since my body was hidden in stealth, this attack would definitely hit.

Kwaaaang!!━

[Skill Damage! 2,274.]

Just like that.

‘Finally caught him.’

Jayer’s Guardian Shield had already been deactivated, so the damage wasn’t as high as it could have been, but it didn’t matter. I confirmed the location of the flying Dedric and used Giant’s Sprint once again.

Kwaaaang!!━

[You have killed an enemy player.]

[Reward Experience 1,240 acquired!]

[Reward amount 64 Silver 40 Copper acquired!]

[Reward item ‘+5 Goblin Chieftain’s Bewitched Staff’ acquired!]

[Insufficient inventory space. Item dropped on the ground.]

[Reward item ‘+2 Forest Boots’ acquired!]

[Insufficient inventory space. Item dropped on the ground.]

‘Huh? Bewitched Staff?’

Spotting the words ‘Bewitched Staff’, I almost instinctively picked it up. I also picked up the shoes that had dropped next to it and opened my inventory, discarding some items and putting those two in.

‘But if it’s a +5 staff, it must be the one I sold.’

How much would it sell for if I sold it again? It was clear that I wouldn’t get 38 million won like before. The Goblin Chieftain’s Bewitched Staff was a weapon that had been distributed to a certain extent.

But regardless of whether I sold the staff or not, I was curious about Dedric’s expression when he dropped it. Of course, according to the request, he wouldn’t be able to log in for 3 days, so I wouldn’t be able to see his expression.

“Arc Bear! Emperor’s Charge!”

“Kooong!”

“……!?”

A bear? Was Dawn’s Light here too?

I checked the approaching bear and recalled the content of the request. It said that if I died within 30 minutes, I would be suspended for 3 days, right? Unfortunately, 30 minutes hadn’t passed yet.

So, are they trying to kill me within that time?

‘The request itself was a trap.’

Puck!━

“Kuhk!”

[Damage received! -953.]

While I was briefly distracted by the bear, I felt an attack from behind, realizing that I had truly fallen into a trap.

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