𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 23
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction.]
[Reward experience 240 acquired!]
[Level up!]
[Reward amount 13 Silver 60 Copper acquired!]
[Reward item ‘Silver Earring’ acquired!]
[Reward item ‘Silver-Plated Longsword’ acquired!]
Tsk, showing off.
By the way, I killed 7 players? That’s a smaller number than I thought. Although I did level up thanks to those 7.
But is my Magic Power already all used up?
No, more than that……
“Skill Use! Spinning Strike!”
[Insufficient Magic Power……]
Slash!
Ignoring the message window that popped up, I swing my sword in the air. Spinning around and attacking my surroundings, I felt like I cut something, and soon I could see a hidden player appear with a message window.
[Skill Reduced Damage! 48.]
“Keuk! H-How…… “
How what!
“Do I look like an idiot to you?!”
If you’ve been hit by the same attack twice, you should change your pattern!
My attack, which I tried just in case, hit by chance, and I didn’t miss this opportunity and swung my sword in a rage. But.
Whoosh!
‘Huh? Missed?’
It was a dagger, so ridiculously enough, the attack missed. Come to think of it, the skill also showed reduced damage earlier, right? While the attack missed again, the guy immediately turned around and started to run away.
‘That bastard!’
Running away again!
“Giant’s Sprint!”
I can’t let him get away. I’ll catch him no matter what. I ran with only that thought in mind, and unlike before, I was able to catch up quite quickly.
Switching the weapon to a dagger was a stroke of genius.
Kwaaang!
[Skill Damage! 379.]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction.]
[Reward experience 260 acquired!]
[Reward amount 27 Silver 11 Copper acquired!]
[Reward item ‘Leather Belt’ acquired!]
[Reward item ‘Thief’s Clothing’ acquired!]
“Finally killed that damn bastard.”
As a reward, the worry of surprise attacks is gone. No, there might be more. There’s no way that damn stealth skill is only possessed by one person. Of course, I wasn’t too worried since I wouldn’t die from taking a few piercing damage hits.
“Anyway, since my Magic Power is all gone, it seems like I can’t go any further…… “
I also check my remaining Stamina.
[Stamina：57.2%]
Unlike Magic Power, I had some Stamina left. However, the problem is that all skills now consume double the Stamina. If I happen to use Jayer’s Guardian Shield, I can only use Giant’s Sprint three times.
“Hmm, should I rest for a bit?”
If I rest, my Stamina will recover quickly, so I immediately sit down. However, the recovery speed of Health and Magic Power, excluding Stamina, was quite slow.
Is this why potions are necessary?
‘Potions…… High-rank skills are definitely good, but they have this drawback.’
Unlike F-rank skills, which barely consume any Stamina, these higher-ranked skills consumed a considerable amount. So much so that if I kept using them without knowing, I could use them all up before I knew it.
‘Right now, my Magic Power is 190…… no, is it 200?’
I don’t know if this is a lot or a little.
It’s probably on the lower side, right? The S-rank skill Jayer’s Guardian Shield consumes 300 Magic Power. It means I can’t even use it properly once.
‘Of course, it’s better than not being able to use it because of insufficient Magic Power.’
Anyway, should I keep going?
After briefly organizing my thoughts related to Magic Power, I slowly finished resting. My Stamina was almost fully recovered, so I could fight immediately without any problems. However, since my Magic Power was at rock bottom, it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to fight for long.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any monsters here.”
Is it because the Dawn’s Light Guild swept them all up?
Well, I’ll find out as I go.
And so, after walking for a while. Unable to encounter any monsters or Dawn’s Light Guild members, I kept tilting my head and moving forward, and soon I could hear a sound.
━Block them! We can’t let them through!
━What are the mages doing?! Hurry up and cast magic!
‘Are they in battle?’
Urgent shouts. The content I could hear intermittently. Deduced from this, I realized that a battle was taking place nearby. It must be the Dawn’s Light Guild members, right? They were the ones who were here first, so the chances of that being correct were high.
Naturally, my steps also headed in that direction. It wasn’t difficult since I could continuously hear the sounds as I approached.
“Damn it! What’s the healer doing?! Do you want to die?!”
“I’m out of MP!”
“Even without MP, you can still use skills!”
Oh, found them.
After confirming that there were about 8 players gathered, I looked at the monster they were fighting. In a way, that’s the first monster of this dungeon. Anyway, the name of that monster is……
[Fallen Knight (Boss)]
‘A boss?’
Could this also be an opportunity? I decided to take out the mages and healers located at the back first.
“Skill Use! Giant’s Sprint!”
[Insufficient Magic Power.]
[Stamina will be consumed at twice the rate……]
Kwakwakwak!
Ignoring the message window that said Stamina would be consumed at twice the rate, I run. My body, with doubled Agility applied, started to run at an incredible speed, and soon I collided with the Dawn’s Light Guild members.
“Ugh! W-What?!”
Kwaaang!!
[Skill Damage! 372.]
[Skill Damage! 390.]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction.]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction.]
[Reward experience 260 acqui……]
I don’t read the messages. It’s probably silver accessories anyway. After killing two guild members with Giant’s Sprint, I immediately turned around and used a skill.
“Skill Use! Spinning Strike!”
[Skill Reduced Damage! 31.]
[Skill Damage! 104.]
‘Tsk, this is what’s bad about daggers.’
Because of the short length, attacks that swing widely like Spinning Strike have a high chance of missing. Realizing that fact, I quickly decided to switch to a longsword to fight.
“Who the hell is this crazy bastard?!”
“Where did that backstab come from?!”
“Are you crazy for wanting to die?! Huh?!”
The Dawn’s Light Guild members, who lost two guild members in an instant, went absolutely berserk. But what nonsense are they spouting after they issued the kill order themselves?
[Hit Damage! 108.]
[Overwhelming Defense! You take no damage!]
[Hit Damage! 115.]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction……]
Now there are five guild members left. Additionally, this was the worst possible situation for the Dawn’s Light Guild. They had to face the Fallen Knight in front, and me in the back.
“You bastard!!”
“Skill Use! Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwakwakwak!
I use Giant’s Sprint again. With five people gathered, wouldn’t someone get hit?! And as I expected, I was able to accurately hit someone.
[Skill Damage! 361.]
But he doesn’t die. Defense? No, is it a guy with quite a bit of Health? On the contrary, even though he didn’t die, my charge sent him flying backward.
“Got you! You bastard! Skill Use! Powerful Strike!”
[Damage taken. -1.]
[Hit Damage! 110.]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction……]
Now there are four players left……
“Kuaack!”
Slash!
No, three.
One player, hit by the boss, the Fallen Knight’s attack, turned gray, symbolizing death in this virtual world. With this, three players remain. The situation is as good as over now.
“Damn it! I don’t have any Health left!”
“Look at the mark above his head. Isn’t that the guy the Guild Master issued a kill order for?”
“What does that matter?! We’re about to die!”
They watched me while dodging the Fallen Knight’s attacks. Even if they watched me, nothing would change.
Even if I left them alone, they would all die to the Fallen Knight, but then there would be no point in coming this far. I have to kill them to swallow up all the experience, money, and items.
‘So how can I let them die to that boss!’
“Stop! I’ll attack if you move!”
“Hmm?”
I turn my head at the sudden unfamiliar voice. There were about 10 players, who had arrived sometime, staring at me. Reinforcements? Judging by the mark above their heads, they were definitely from the Dawn’s Light Guild.
I thought I had killed them all……
“Two of you stay, the rest of you, take down the boss. Hurry!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“You’re underestimating me too much. Skill Use. Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwakwakwak!
I aimed for the players who were moving to catch the Fallen Knight first. It seemed obvious that the three in the back would die if I just left them alone. Then wouldn’t it be right to get rid of the newly arrived reinforcements first?!
After quickly organizing my thoughts, I charged towards them with the intensely swirling red storm.
Kwaaang!!
“Kuaack!”
“Keuhk!”
[Skill Damage! 377!]
[Skill Damage! 352!]
An incredible amount of damage appeared, but they didn’t die. Instead, due to their lower Strength compared to mine, I was able to bounce them away, and thanks to that, I was able to block their approach to the boss.
“I can’t just let you go.”
“Healers, heal them!”
Pabbat!
A pure white light healed the players who had been bounced away. I need to kill those healers first. Seeing that light, which was clearly superior to Yua’s skill, I decided to change my target.
“Everyone charge! Scatter and approach the boss!”
“Ugh…… “
Somehow, these people are obediently following that woman’s words. Is she some kind of employer? And with that command, only two players approached me, and the rest scattered and approached the boss.
“Die! You bastard!”
“Hoo.”
[Damage taken. -1.]
I endure with my body. Isn’t this the typical appearance of a tanker? I even thought that. Anyway, to penetrate my overwhelming defense, they would need piercing damage.
“Skill Use. Strong Strike!”
[Skill Reduced Damage! 52.]
Oh? Missed?
‘I think the attack landed properly.’
Because it missed, proper damage wasn’t dealt. Is his Agility high? It seems like he’s not an ordinary guy……
‘Even so, it’s not that much higher than mine.’
If there was a big difference in Agility, my attacks would hardly ever hit. But this current player barely managed to dodge? I thought the difference in Agility wouldn’t be that significant.
At that moment.
“Oh companion of the soul who made a contract with me. Open the gate of the phantom world now and answer my call.”
‘Huh? This somehow feels dangerous?’
Behind the player who was attacking again, the woman who was giving orders (?) was chanting a strange spell. But it was quite a long spell for a magic spell.
Usually, if it’s a spell that long……
No, in the first place, the game Twilight doesn’t require chanting spells. But if there’s a skill that requires chanting a spell? Although I don’t know what that spell is, I thought I couldn’t let it be completed, so I used Giant’s Sprint.
“Skill Use! Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwakwakwak!
At this point, I’ll ignore everything and kill that woman first!
“No!”
The attacking players seemed to have realized my intention and tried to block me somehow, but this skill doesn’t end just by blocking it.
Kwaaang!!
[Skill Damage! 383!]
[Skill Damage! 367!]
[You have killed a player from a hostile faction……]
I bounce off the blocking players. And I run towards the woman. I don’t know what it is, but with those cloth clothes, not even leather, she won’t be able to block my attack……
“Summon. Arc Bear!”
Pabbat!
Kwaaang!!
Damn it, blocked!
A magic circle was drawn in front of the woman who completed the skill, and the light that erupted from the magic circle blocked my attack.
‘What kind of skill is this?’
And what appeared from the magic circle was……
Koo-oo-oong!!!
It was a bear. A pure white bear like a polar bear…… no, looking closely, it wasn’t white but a faintly shining silver.
And it was incredibly large.
Standing firmly on two legs and roaring, the bear boasted a size that easily exceeded 2 meters. What was it, a summoning skill? Roughly estimating, it seemed like at least a C-rank or higher summoned beast.
And again, my prediction was confirmed by the woman’s answer.
“It’s an A-rank Phantom Beast Summoning skill. Do you understand the situation now?”
” …… “
I did think it was C-rank or higher. But A-rank? Did she get it from a Random Skillbook? Well, I also obtained S-rank and A-rank skills from Random Skillbooks, so there’s no reason why others couldn’t obtain them too.
“Finally, we can talk.”
” ……What talk?”
“Why did you attack our guild?”
Honestly, if there’s a reason, it’s because I didn’t like what they were doing. Furthermore, I also had the thought of trying to get a share of the loot.
In other words, I came here with that intention. But I can’t admit that.
“Attack? It was self-defense. Your guild members attacked first.”
“That’s impossible. Even if that were the case, you must have done something.”
“Well, that’s not wrong.”
I glance back. I could see the spectacle of about 10 people simultaneously attacking the Fallen Knight. It seems like catching it is already out of the question.
“More than 10 of our guild members died because of you. It’s a huge loss.”
“Ah, should I compensate for the damage? We’re hostile anyway.”
At my sarcastic attitude, the woman shook her head.
“If you join our guild, we can cover up everything that happened today. You also have an A-rank skill, right? With my power and yours, we can be more active than anyone else here.”
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