Chapter 89

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Translated by Jinmu

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– Uh?

– Why are you coming out from there;

– Aren’t you clearing the private area?

– Matchmaking villain appears.

– F*cked up. He won’t let go now.

“We meet again soon.”

“…….”

Meeting his gaze, Han-bit pondered.

The impression felt from that short conversation was a thick desire to win.

Just looking at the situation of suddenly wanting a one-on-one match, the situation to unfold was expected.

He was suspicious of him backing down easily, but to think he’d come seeking him so soon.

“Qingluo has a lot of interest in Black Dragon-nim too.”

Avant-garde standing beside him spoke as if wary.

A large-scale Chinese corporation, and Qingluo possessing 3 vanguards.

Especially Liwei was a figure bearing massive zeal for matches and competition.

Han-bit, looking at the opponent for a moment, opened his mouth anew.

“What is your purpose? I believe I said if you annoy me I won’t reveal the private area walkthrough either.”

“I told you? That I wish there would be an opportunity to face off next time. Ah, do whatever you want about the private area.”

– ?

– Who do you think you are, you crazy bastard;

– Get lost.

– So what can you guys do?

– Comment terror?

– Homepage terror?

– Viewer = Useless Tier 0

The viewers expressing anger at Liwei’s remark.

However, those words were not needless bluffing.

Han-bit, taking his gaze off the chat window, decided to choose persuasion first.

“I believe I said I won’t do a one-on-one spar?”

“I won’t do that. Because the stat difference is too stark right now.”

– Pretending to be fair;

– You are a vanguard, sir.

– FR whatever he does the difference will be severe.

– Ranger: ???

– Info) Ranger is f*cking strong too.

– Yeah, aquarium fixture cut.

The viewers continuously kept their edge towards Liwei.

No matter how many things Black Dragon had shown, a vanguard was a special existence.

A match capable of showing a gap through equipment and stats could not be established.

“If I refuse this time too?”

“Then I have to follow you around until you accept.”

In Liwei’s eyes, a zeal close to madness was harbored.

It was to the extent that it couldn’t be distinguished whether this was a game or reality.

Dealing properly with that kind of human is rather the way to save time.

“Phew.”

Accepting reality, Han-bit let out a sigh.

And looking at Liwei who had approached right in front of him before he knew it, he spoke.

“Fine. What kind of match will we do?”

“It’s simple. The tough hide of the snowdrift deer you are looking for. The person who obtains this first wins.”

“What? Why that…….”

“Then it begins!”

Ta-dat!

Liwei immediately kicked off and disappeared into the forest.

What could be obtained from the match, and how the sectors would be divided, there wasn’t even any discussion about it.

– He leaves just like that?

– A crazy bastard is a crazy bastard indeed. Lol

– Fact) He is still highly popular even like that.

– Is being truly handsome really everything;

– Dirty world.

“Haah.”

A sigh came out at the thought that thinking deeply was meaningless.

Turning his gaze, Han-bit looked at the snow-laden forest and said.

“Let’s go too.”

***

Ta-dat!

Han-bit, raising his speed, swiftly dashed through the inside of the forest.

Whatever the match was, he couldn’t have the special material snatched away.

“It has unexpectedly become quite a fun composition.”

Avant-garde, following behind, had an enjoyable expression.

Although the vanguard’s intervention was concerning, in the end, this too was new content.

– F?un

– Not fun if he loses.

– But this relies on luck so it should be fine?

– Yeah finding a snowdrift deer is freaking hard.

– The vanguard bastards have good luck too though;

– Must you absolutely take everything away like that…….

The viewers thought the essence of material collection was ‘luck’.

Han-bit also agreed with that, but the knowledge from the past still existed in his head.

If he moves fast, he would be able to preempt it sufficiently.

“Wait a moment.”

Han-bit, running through the forest, stopped his steps at an inclined terrain with bare trees.

The condition to quickly find a snowdrift deer is footprints.

However, because they were stamped beneath the pure white snow, finding them wasn’t easy.

“Avant-garde-ssi, please go straight following this path. In the feeling of broadly drawing a semicircle.”

“Understood.”

Ta-dat!

Avant-garde immediately kicked off without any questions.

Teaching him a method to discern footprints right now was an impossible task.

It was more efficient to rather reduce the search area.

‘He isn’t a person to watch the stream.’

Whatever the unfolded situation was, a figure named Liwei was sincere about matches.

The act of obtaining information while watching the opponent’s broadcast was something he wouldn’t do even if he died.

Ta-dat!

Finishing his thoughts, Han-bit began running toward the inner forest.

Even during that, his gaze was thoroughly identifying the state of the snowy path.

‘Not this way.’

Advancing for about 5 minutes, he confirmed there were no footprints.

Han-bit changed his direction to a place thickly overgrown with bushes.

That moment.

Swoosh-!

Suddenly, a sharp sword blade appeared from within the bushes.

“……!”

The unexpected situation instead drew out Han-bit’s instinctual movements.

Swish-!

Bending his body sharply, he lowered his posture as if sliding.

Simultaneously with that, the sword blade that had rushed straight to his pupils grazed past his hair and missed.

– ??

– F*ck you surprised me;

– Almost broke my monitor;

– Who is it this time?

The viewers were similarly flustered too.

However, even the time to harbor questions was not permitted.

Swish-!

Three shadows revealing their figures from the bushes.

Retreating backward, Han-bit raised his sword and took a wary stance.

‘That mark is…….’

Next to the unfamiliar nicknames, a single red line was visible.

In other words, it means all three people were those who habitually committed PK.

Ta-dat!

At that time, the man holding an axe kicked off and rushed in.

Tightening his grip on his sword with both hands, Han-bit dashed forward similarly.

Clang-!

The two weapons collided producing a sharp noise.

Screech-

A contest of strength that ensued while meeting eyes for a moment.

With that short exchange, Han-bit’s judgment ended.

Fwooosh-!

Flames bloomed anew from the blue-white sword.

Due to the aftermath at the nest, he wasn’t at 100 percent condition, but dealing with these guys as fast as possible was the correct answer.

“……!”

The man who had been crossing weapons opened his eyes wide.

Not missing the momentary wavering, Han-bit tilted his sword and made the opponent’s axe slide away.

“Ugh!”

With his center of gravity suddenly leaning forward, the man staggered.

In that instant, Han-bit, grabbing his back, lightly thrust his sword.

Stab-!

The sword blade digging from the shoulder blade to the neck swallowed the opponent alongside the flames.

To deal with an enemy merely at this level, preheating was unnecessary.

[Obtained 7,300 EXP.]

Swish-!

At that time, the two colleagues who had moved to both sides rushed in swinging a scythe and a sword.

Han-bit, observing their movements, kicked off and leaped high up.

Clang-!

The two’s weapons that were already thrust forward crossed and collided.

Han-bit, suspended midair, twisted his body and loaded strength into both hands gripping the sword.

And swung the sword nimbly pointing downwards.

Slice-!

A single clear motion.

The two assailants’ necks were sliced off just like that.

[Obtained 15,300 EXP.]

– ?

– It’s over?

– Total scrubs. Lol

– Easy, so easy.

A situation cleaned up without even needing to formulate an amazing strategy.

However, the purpose of the Attribute Manifestation Han-bit began preheating for was something else.

Swish-!

At that time, a sharp noise cutting through the wind rang out.

Clink-!

A silver needle blocked by the reflexively swung sword.

The fine liquid scattering about was a kind of paralyzing poison.

“Wow, did you see? To think he dodges that too.”

A familiar voice heard from a slightly distant range.

Turning his gaze, a short-haired human male was seen.

[Trigger]

“Been a very long time.”

The people who appeared from beyond the bushes.

Over there, 4 players were looking at this place.

“…Haah.”

The familiar-faced man standing at the very front.

He was Trigger, the guild member of the PK guild Nesto who had ambushed him in Edlen.

– Ah.

– That bastard came again;

– Brought friends this time too?

– I’m jealous…….

– ??

He had thought he’d come someday, but the timing was earlier than expected.

‘Can it not be helped.’

Trigger’s figure remaining in Han-bit’s memory.

Aside from the essence of the Nesto guild, he possessed a twisted personality in many ways.

It wasn’t something like an ignited thirst for revenge due to defeat in a fight.

He merely satisfied a desire for killing and death.

“It doesn’t seem like a request this time.”

“A request? Ah, there was such a thing.”

Trigger shrugged his shoulders as if he had no interest.

Only a genuine zeal purely wanting to kill Black Dragon was felt.

‘Their levels seem to be quite high.’

The players standing around Trigger had a slightly different aura.

The weapons, armors, and accessories they wore were all things Han-bit knew.

If they were at the level of using items of that standard, they were absolutely not lower-tier players.

If converted to levels, the minimum would probably be around 100.

– Isn’t that Arcade?

– Uh?

– It really is Arcade. Lol

– F*cked.

– GG

– Let’s hit surrender and leave.

The viewers examining the enemies focused their gazes on one player.

‘Arcade’ floating above his head.

Next to it, 4 red lines were drawn.

Surely, they said Nesto’s vice-guild master had 5 lines.

Ding-

[Escape Sponsored 1,000 won.]

[That guy is level 160. Run]

A single sponsorship message driving a wedge into the ominous atmosphere.

Weaker than Ranger, but the situation itself is different.

Because they came solely with the single purpose of killing Black Dragon.

“I didn’t know guild members were affectionate with each other.”

At that time, he heard the Nesto guild was entirely individualistic.

If they swarmed over in numbers to that extent, was his information wrong.

“Affectionate? Ah, because of these people?”

Trigger looked around as if he realized the meaning.

Players vastly stronger than himself.

One could only think that they gathered to exact a guild member’s revenge.

Because anyway, there is also the image of a PK guild to maintain.

He had surely thought so.

“It’s a fun misunderstanding, but I hired them all with my own money.”

“…Hired?”

“There is no law saying a guild member cannot make a request to fellow guild members, right? Meaning everything works with money.”

Trigger revealed a leisurely smile.

A subtle madness visible in every look and expression.

He hadn’t thought he would actually hire guild members, but he couldn’t avoid it anyway.

“I like that expression. I really want to snap it and twist it off.”

Trigger raised the corners of his mouth and took a step back.

Arcade was guarding his side.

“Begin.”

Two men and women stepping forward along with Trigger’s words.

They were holding the same daggers, which were not ordinary weapons.

Sssk-

A dark-red color reflecting on the surface.

A very faintly wavering purple light caught the eye.

‘There’s even a curse placed on it.’

A curse imbued onto an item is a type of dark magic.

Because both the caster and the users were an extreme minority, it was a technique quite difficult to spot.

“Making this freaking fuss just to catch one guy.”

“You received a lot of money. Shut up and do it.”

Next to the nicknames of the two people, 3 red lines were carved.

In other words, they were opponents he couldn’t win lightly against like earlier.

“Phew.”

A slight anger settled in Han-bit’s breath.

A far too annoying situation.

Furthermore, the jerk who caused this incident was watching from afar as if it was fun.

Brushing his hair back, Han-bit loaded strength into his hand gripping the sword.

“Alright, let’s do this.”