Chapter 32
Movement is restricted.
The enemy knows his position, but he does not know theirs.
It was a truly disadvantageous situation.
There were only a few ways to overcome this.
‘Hide or draw them in.’
Seojun took slow steps into a narrow alley where there were fewer people.
At that moment, the shadow on the ground changed into a hand shape and shot out, grabbing Seojun’s ankle.
If he hadn’t stopped immediately, he would have fallen.
Seojun, with a startled expression, said:
“Uh, how many seconds is this binding time?”
It was a skill used by players from the assassin guild’s dawn.
Naturally, Seojun had never used it before, so he didn’t know the details.
“Unknown, remember this. Excessive order hinders personal growth.”
A voice came from behind him.
Before the chat could relay any information, a threatening ax blade came rushing horizontally towards Seojun’s head.
Seojun quickly ducked.
He couldn’t turn his body because his ankle was bound.
An assassin wielding an ax.
Not even a barbarian.
Whoosh!
The axe, which had missed Seojun’s head, crashed into the wall, shattering and splintering the red bricks.
“Looks like the ankle is free.”
Seojun immediately spun around, grabbed the assassin’s head, and slammed it into the wall, applying a stun effect.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Usually, a stun effect would only last a few seconds, but since this was during a quest, NPCs didn’t wake up once stunned.
‘This is enough.’
Seojun delved deeper into the alley.
– Where is the leader going?
– Isn’t a narrow place actually disadvantageous?
– How could a sparrow understand the heart of a goose or a swan, cluck cluck cluck
– You don’t know either, right? wtf
– Hahahahahaha
Seojun went further into the alley, looking up.
An assassin with a hood, only their nose and mouth visible, was aiming at Seojun with a bow from the rooftop behind him.
“I knew it.”
And looking ahead, another assassin was leaping down towards Seojun.
The assassin, with an assassination sword protruding from the back of their hand and fluttering sleeves, looked like an eagle.
“For now.”
He parried the falling sword.
How?
If he timed it perfectly to match the tip of the sword, it would work.
Swoosh.
The shadow that had been binding his ankle turned into a vine and crawled up, grabbing his ankle again.
Seojun ignored it and focused on the tip of his sword.
‘Align the direction of force vertically.’
He gripped the sword with both hands, raised it behind his head, and swung.
Clang!
It was a precise hit.
He matched the thickness as fine as a needle exactly.
– Oh
– How is he so good?
– Born to parry
The faint sound of a bowstring being drawn could be heard.
In virtual reality, personal senses were essentially similar for everyone.
This was because the signals were transmitted directly to the brain, not the sensory organs.
So perhaps Seojun, with a lower resonance rate, might have been hearing less clearly than others.
But Seojun could catch even the faintest sounds better than others.
The reason was simple.
He knew which sounds to focus on.
Whoosh!
An arrow was shot instantly, and Seojun moved his head to the side to avoid it.
The arrowhead grazed Seojun’s cheek and embedded itself in the ground.
Swoosh.
The shadow that had been binding his ankle disappeared.
Seojun moved again.
“It’s never-ending.”
It wasn’t a big deal for Seojun, who had encountered much worse, but it seemed like a huge crisis to the viewers.
– For real
– Scary, so scary
– I’d probably die on the first attack.
– Leader, catch the assassins quickly and fail the quest!
The stench was overwhelming.
The street was becoming narrower.
Attacks became more frequent.
Seojun threw a dagger he had looted from an assassin towards the rooftop, but they dodged quickly.
It was difficult to hit NPCs who were highly alert.
‘Can’t increase the speed of the dagger.’
And he couldn’t go up either.
The parkour was blocked due to the penalty from his injured leg.
“It’s blocked.”
Seojun looked at the wall blocking his path.
He had reached a dead end.
No more movement was possible.
The enemies seemed to know this and began to appear slowly, exuding intimidation.
“Give up, Unknown.”
From the shadows on the floor and walls, from the top of the wall behind him, and from the second floor.
On the rooftop, three assassins were aiming their bows at Seojun.
All were prepared to attack Seojun and waiting for the orders from the assassin who had initiated the conversation.
– It’s a dead end…
– Crap!
– This is what an assassin is!!!!! The leader, who seduced Christina with appearance, should just die already!
– Assassins! Assemble!
– Did the assassin guild gather them?
Seojun read the chat and chuckled.
Gathering? What a joke.
“I came here on purpose. Everyone.”
An estimated dozen or so individuals surrounded Seojun.
Among them, the most troublesome were the snipers on the rooftop.
The leader, who seemed to be the chief assassin, took a step closer to Seojun.
“Chaos is born from the confusion and fear in our ignorance. People dislike taking responsibility and fear going outside. Chaos is unknown. Therefore, people seek order. They want to be controlled by someone who will protect them. However.”
Clink.
An assassination sword slipped out from the sleeve.
“That way will make people careless. They will fall into a comfortable life and lose their potential. They will live no different from livestock fed on fodder. So.”
Seojun understood.
As expected of a game character, they were extreme.
As soon as the conversation ended, the assassin gave a signal, and arrows were fired.
“Die!”
Seojun moved forward.
Thud, thud, thud.
Three arrows struck the spot where he had been standing.
Seojun ran towards the nearest assassin, parried their attack, and grabbed the smoke grenade hanging from their pants, using it immediately.
Whoosh!
Thick fog enveloped Seojun’s body.
A brief moment of calm ensued.
Or rather, it was just an illusion of calm for the assassins.
“Argh!”
“Ugh.”
“Where are you!”
The alley was narrow, but wide enough for several people to walk in a line.
This meant Seojun had room to move freely.
While the snipers on the rooftop were unable to track him, something flew out from the fog.
Swoosh!
Before using the smoke grenade, Seojun had preemptively located the snipers and threw three daggers towards their shoulders.
‘Done.’
Three screams were heard.
‘Got rid of the most troublesome ones.’
Now it was his time.
In the fog, only the heads and shoulders of nearby enemies were partially visible.
And that was enough for Seojun.
He began to knock out the enemies.
Thud!
Even if another assassin discovered him, Seojun hid again.
Thud!
Another assassin fell with their head slamming against the wall.
– Seojun hyung… I’m dizzy…
– Something keeps falling and falling in front of me, what is it?
– Isn’t the leader the only one without the smoke grenade?
– No, no, no, the silhouettes are visible; it’s just that the screen is moving so fast it’s hard to track.
When the smoke grenade’s effect wore off, more than a third of the assassins were unconscious.
Seojun smiled and waved his hand.
“There’s one more.”
– Finally visible!
– But what’s that?
– Look at his hand habits hahaha
– Lol, is this for real?
In his hand was another smoke grenade.
Whoosh!
The dense fog filled the alley again, and screams echoed.
– Is this a joke? Hahaha
– Assassin guild <--- The most overrated group
- Only one person taking down the whole branch hahaha
- Seojun hyung, you’re truly exceptional.
- The guys who were about to swarm with dozens of them just got wrecked hahaha
- How did an assassin get pushed out of hiding? Hahaha
- The leader must be an assassin!
Seojun quickly dealt with all the assassins.
The alley was filled with fallen assassins.
Suddenly, Seojun thought:
“This is chaos.”
What’s so special about chaos?
- For real hahaha
- Chaos itself
- Impressed by how the assassin guild became chaos itself
- Consistent with words and actions
[Hidden Quest ‘Hunting’ conditions met.]
[Return to the abandoned factory and meet Arthur.]
[Favor Quest ‘Mercy’ conditions met.]
[Talk to Christina.]
Notifications popped up.
“Oh, I see. Seems like I’ve caught all the assassins. Drawing them in is the most reliable and convenient way, right? Of course, it was intentional.”
It was indeed quite a number of assassins he had just taken down, and the quest was complete.
It was a relief that things went as planned.
If even one assassin, especially a sniper, had been left, it would have been a serious headache.
Now that the quest was complete...
“Everyone, if you turn off the game now, will the quest progress be saved?”
Seojun was about to end the stream.
The timing was perfect.
- ????
- Now of all times?
- Are you serious?
- No, no, no, no, no, don’t do it
- If you turn off the game during the quest, you’ll have to start over, for real
- It’s a pain to redo it, just go to the abandoned factory and use it a bit more
- Christina quest is a one-time chance. If you quit here, it’ll be lost.
It was clear what was happening.
How would they know the Christina quest information unless it was a first-time event?
“Is that so? Let’s just do it next time, it’s not that hard.”
- Seojun hyung... are you really going to do this?
- Hahaha
- Everyone’s going crazy!
- Is this really happening? Seriously?
- Hyung, should I hold my breath again? If I die, you’re the only one at a loss?
The scroll sped down rapidly.
But Seojun paid no attention and shouted:
“Goodbye!”
* * *
The viewers who had lost their way had only one place to go.
[When all fragments of order are collected]
[Christina Favor Quest appears!!!]
[Haha, if Seojun had only shown Christina quest rewards, he would have collected the fragments of order, but he didn’t show them, so he’s not collecting them]
- Can’t X not O
[Ending the stream there, what a villain]
[Anyone willing to go beat up the bastard who kissed Christina’s hand (1/9999)]
[Seojun, you’re a bad guy. If you’re handsome and popular, play in real life. Let us enjoy the game.]
- For real hahaha
- This guy seems real hahaha
└Real!
└It’s just a concept (Author of the post)
[Assassins hahaha can’t get their heads straight]
- The hidden quest was meant to give players a chance to experience being assassinated, not to give the assassin guild a chance to get revenge, according to academic consensus
[Why the assassin guild always loses to the death squad: They’re a small business that can’t even handle one assassination]
- Small business hahaha
└ Aren’t you sorry for the small business? They’re just a gang
└Info: The death squad couldn’t even defeat them properly.
└But the death squad lost fairly in one-on-one battles.
[Breaking News) Unknown Left the video]
- Haha, waiting until tomorrow was so boring, going to rewatch it right now
- For those who haven’t seen the edited video, definitely check it out. I haven’t seen it yet, but it’s going to be awesome
└ For real hahaha
[This man, what about in online games?]
