TL: Enigma
PR: SWAN
Chapter 26: The Cruel Arena of God’Ose
In God’Ose, there is something called an arena.
It is commonly called PVP, and although it’s not perfect, it is adjusted to a somewhat similar level, so you can compete for strength with your skills.
It is possible to engage in a ‘duel’ outside with mutual consent, but this is not subject to correction.
Nevertheless, duels were quite popular.
People worked hard to get the right item and wanted to show it off, but no one wanted to fight while being oppressed.
Being able to fight comfortably at any time also played a part.
In this regard, God’Ose was generous when it came to speculation.
How merciful it is to allow each person to fight according to their preference.
But no matter where you go, there are bound to be people who don’t listen.
“Duel? What fun is that? “Life is real.”
“It’s fun to pick on people who are weaker than me.”
Instead of using the legal system of dueling, there were users everywhere who engaged in unauthorized massacre, or PK.
It was in Demrock and present in other RPG games too, and it was the same in God’Ose.
Because it’s fun.
They want an item.
Just because you suck.
They want to make you quit the game…
Quite a few people did PK for various reasons, and for that reason, PK was something that users commonly experienced or heard about.
If you ask them who was the worst, nine out of ten will say.
“Yanghak criminals.”
“Are you saying that those who play PK just because it’s fun should have their ID cards suspended by game companies?”
“Damn, it’s maddening even now to think about the fact that I dropped a rare item because of those bastards.”
People who do PK because it’s fun are the worst.
And among them, the worst ones are the Yanghak criminals, who plan to target beginners and do PKs.
They form a team and systematically prey on beginners.
The goal is to hunt users who have not graduated even though they have reached the graduation level, and who have just entered the city and appear to have reasonably good skills.
Get items and have fun.
Since high level players couldn’t come back, there was literally no paradise as long as they didn’t mess with people connected to large guilds.
“Hey, I need to have a drink today too.”
“I’m getting tired of this… Wouldn’t a nice guy get caught? It’s not fun because the reactions are all the same.”
“Kkkkk, you’re my friend, but you’re so harsh.”
Assassination boy, if you mess with him, you can do it too.
These three were also devils living in that heaven.
Although they all reached the graduation level at level 24, they did not perform the graduation quest.
It was natural.
“What should I do?”
“What about graduation? If you try to climb up, you might end up getting run over by others, so what’s the point of living and suffering?”
Why bother when you can be the king here in Raven?
You don’t have to climb up to become a ranker anyway, so it was nice to have fun and earn some pocket money.
It was a lot of fun picking up and selling items dropped due to the death penalty.
And.
“I will rot here for the rest of my life.”
“There’s no better place to escape than here.”
The moment you graduate from here, it becomes difficult to do such things.
Arde is difficult because everyone forms a party in a fair state with no death penalty and no skills, and from the next city onwards, it is difficult because everyone has a guild and carries three or four skills.
There are a lot of enemies, it’s hard to get along, and the connections are getting worse.
In many ways, there was no paradise like Raven.
They were still searching for suitable prey today.
There was no one that caught my eye.
I’ve been working too hard these days, so the word has spread, and users are partying more thoroughly.
Sometimes you should see guys playing solo…
“That guy, is that him?”
“Uh, the guy who is supported by the Hero Guild. Let’s pass that guy.”
“Yes, the scene went well for a long time, but if it gets filmed, it’s a pain in the ass.”
Some of them were well-known faces.
In many cases, they were rookies who had been trained by large guilds or who received support from mid- to large-sized guilds.
If you handle it wrongly, it could be bothersome in many ways.
It was inevitable that something that was supposed to be fun would become annoying.
“Then what about that guy?”
“Hmm… I don’t know the face, but the item is a little weird?”
“This guy is hiding a lot of things these days. In the old days, anyone would pick it up and eat it.”
“People can’t just eat kimchi stew and soybean paste soup. Shouldn’t I cut a steak for you once in a while?”
The kimchi stew that the assassin boy was talking about refers to ordinary people who have just become beginners and have no background or anything.
So what about steak?
“Isn’t there a guy who doesn’t have a lot of money but has a lot of money and is perfect for eating?”
Looking at the assassin boy licking the blade and humming, he shook his head.
Still, in reality, I’m a pretty ordinary person, but whenever I play a game, my eyes start rolling.
‘Well, we’re having fun.’
It’s a game anyway, so what’s there to worry?
I had a lot of fun watching him as he came up with all kinds of innovative ideas, probably because he was so good at bullying others.
The last one gathered a bunch of monsters and went into hiding, saying they would help, right?
Just thinking about the faces of those people who were shaking with betrayal at that time made me laugh.
“Let’s see~ Steak~ Oh!?”
Just then,
A user caught the eye of Assassin Boy, who was incessantly humming about steak.
He was dressed in red and black, wielding a massive greatsword.
“Yikes… Oh my god. Isn’t that a warrior set?”
“What? Where… Wow, is this for real? He must be loaded.”
“Is that guy part of a guild?”
Assassin Boy, deep in thought about Nganmajia’s words, shook his head.
“No, no. A friend of mine is a scout for Arde, and there was no mention of this guy in the recent intel. I’m certain because I heard it today.”
If a guy wearing a warrior set had been recruited, the scouts would have spread the word.
But that’s not the case…
“Huh?”
“Then…”
The Assassin Boy, who made eye contact with the two, grinned.
“It means that the newbie is a new X. George is also fearless and solemn.”
The two people smirked at the sudden words.
A smirk so mean and greedy, it was base.
“Hehe… The design is as appetizing as a steak. How about we have a drink for the first time in a while?”
“What a treat this is on a Friday. I’ll make a room reservation right away.”
“Hey, how much would that sell for? It must be over 500, right?”
“I don’t know, dude, it’s just a freaking piece of junk.”
They stopped as they were already chatting flirtatiously as if it was their money.
The man, who had been resting for a while, suddenly started hunting goblins.
But his power was extraordinary.
If he quickly dodged and stabbed the goblin, it would die.
Huh-sudden!
Then, the man swiftly slipped in and killed the goblin on the other side.
No matter how you looked at it, he didn’t seem like a beginner.
“… Is that the power of a guy who just graduated?”
“He’s a bit strong, but… No matter how high you level up, you’ll still be below level 16, so how could it be difficult?”
“That’s what I call a temper tantrum. If we sell it, we can make a lot of money.”
“Hehe, that’s right.”
Of course, that was the end of my review.
At best, a rich guy who has surpassed the beginner level with his skills won’t be able to beat them.
After all, there is only one guy.
On the other hand, there are three of them at graduation level.
Even if it was a characteristic or a unique ability, in the low level section, the level was ultimately a gangster.
“But just in case, let’s safely start with an injection.”
“Hehehe, are you trying to paralyze me with poison?”
“This time, money is more important than fun. Please come back.”
Assassin Boy, who trudged along and waved his hand in the shape of ‘OK’, used stealth.
His skills were stealth, paralyzing poison, moving slash, and ankle kick.
As his nickname suggests, he was in the Assassin tree and could confidently say that he had the best PvP skill tree, at least in this level section.
Because there were two rare level skills.
[The unique ability ‘Surprise’ is in effect.]
[If you successfully attack while avoiding the enemy’s eyes, you will deal a fatal blow.]
[The trait ‘Quite Sharp Dagger Skill’ is applied.]
Even the god he chose was a hero god.
It was also an eerie Shadow Beast God, one of the assassination series gods.
Although it’s not evaluated very well among assassin class hero gods, it still does not mean that the hero god class can be underestimated.
A unique ability that is sufficient to compensate for somewhat disappointing characteristics.
‘There is nothing more optimal for Western studies.’
In particular, there was nothing like this for an assassin who enjoyed performing surprise PKs through stealth like Assassin Boy.
If the surprise attack fails, it becomes a useless unique ability, but as soon as the surprise attack is successful, the potential is high enough to take that into account.
On the other hand, what about that guy?
‘Dashing slash one tool.’
He got two skills from Arde, so there might be one more, but seeing as he wasn’t using it, it didn’t seem like it was a very good skill.
Maybe he can get that kind of deal by using buff skills.
It didn’t matter what happened.
‘If you use stealth and approach it, poison it, inflict some bleeding damage, and then hit it, it’s clean.’
Because this is a fight that is not a game.
No, it wasn’t a fight, it was a hunt.
If you give me one of those items, I’ll book a room and have a Yangju party today. I was already happily thinking about what to do at night.
Startle.
‘… What?’
The assassin boy approached but then stopped.
For a moment, I felt chills and cold.
‘Didn’t we just make eye contact?’
Is it an illusion?
I definitely felt like I made eye contact with that guy…
The assassin boy, who was tilting his head in discomfort, soon shook his head.
‘That’s nonsense.’
He has just graduated from Arde and is hunting in the Raven Meadow.
Even his profession is a prosecutor.
There was no skill to detect stealth, which was so rare.
I’ve never even heard of such a characteristic.
It’s said that later on, you will understand the items and skills to some extent, but that’s a story for the future. Common sense tells us that it makes no sense to expose the stealth now.
‘As expected, it was a mistake.’
Look.
Before I knew it, I had gotten closer and the guy was walking calmly.
The assassin boy took out a dagger and held it.
Green liquid flowed from the blade of the dagger.
It was a rare skill, paralyzing poison.
‘Still, it’s a bit uncomfortable, so let’s deal with it quickly.’
It was just as he was about to sneak up on me and stab me in the side from the back.
Whirick-.
“… … !”
“… !”
Suddenly the thing moved.
The man instantly turned around, slapped his wrist, and dropped the dagger. Before he had time to panic, a vicious hand grabbed his neck.
“Wow! “Wow!”
“Wow! Wow!!”
At the same time, the stealth was released, revealing the assassin boy being lifted into the air with his neck grabbed.
The only downside to stealth is that it is weak to range attacks.
This is because if you are attacked, your hiding will be broken.
‘What is this… … .’
‘What is this…’
But isn’t it true that we’ve hit a range point now?
I wonder what kind of trick he used to detect his stealth, but what I don’t understand even more is the guy’s ridiculous strength.
‘… I can’t move!’
No matter how much I struggle and try to rip my hands off, it won’t budge.
It’s like a solid rock.
Even if you are an assassin, you are still at level 24.
A person who is at most level 16 or lower has this much strength?
This doesn’t make any sense…
“What are you?”
It was then that the man opened his mouth.
“And… I didn’t believe it, but it really was a mess.”
A tone of voice that makes it seem like it’s no big deal.
There was no hesitation at all about the subject that had just been almost ambushed.
On the contrary, it was clear that he was amazed, but his expression was nothing short of creepy. That gap was terrifying to the assassin boy.
“You, you bastard… What is it?”
When I instinctively screamed, my waiting colleagues raised their heads above the bushes.
“Huh!?”
“What situation is that?”
Then he screams as if he is embarrassed.
The man slowly looked in the sight and smiled.
“Look at this. That’s professional. Are you a repeat offender?”
The assassin boy’s pupils shook violently at that cold voice.
For some reason, this man seemed huge.
As if he could easily be crushed at any time.
However, the man, Do-hyeon, was not looking at him.
The assassin boy’s pupils shook violently at that cold voice.
For some reason, this man seemed huge.
As if he could easily be crushed at any time.
However, the man, Dohyeon, was not looking at him.
Slightly above that.
[The Eye of Truth activates.]
‘I didn’t know you could see through stealth.’
.
It was a new discovery through the eyes of truth that I couldn’t have imagined.
