Do All Dreams Come True If You Dream Them? (1)

[Author: DongtanMisiChameducation]

[Title: Tomorrow’s opponent for Gawol is a dancer?]

Does that mean we can see them intimately entangled in submission?

Can I finally achieve enlightenment?

This is it

This is how a tournament should be

[Comments]

– Why has this guy become so messed up when he hasn’t even been streaming lately?

– What does that have to do with your enlightenment?

– Just start streaming, you crazy bastard

[Author: ㅇㅇ(478.417]

[Title: But I’m really looking forward to Muse vs Gawol]

First of all, Muse’s matches are just good to watch

Aren’t both Gawol and Muse good at using jiu-jitsu?

Really heehee heeheehee

[Comments]

– Beast

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[Infinity Arena Main Tournament Round of 8 – Match 1]

[Battlefield: Pilgrim’s Desert]

[vs Latin V7 Muse(Dancer)]

Today, the battlefield luck was troublesome again.

Somehow, I feel like I haven’t seen a favorable battlefield for me throughout this entire Arena.

Even when the Shadow Hall came up, the lighting was just a hindrance.

Now it’s practically the opponent’s home ground.

At this point, I almost feel like I’m receiving all the world’s malice.

Pilgrim’s Desert. And a dancer.

A class that uses wind as its main weapon meets a field of rough sandstorms.

The dancer’s attacks are already hard to see, but in this battlefield, it’ll be even more difficult.

“Sigh…”

This is annoying.

My feet sink deep into the ground, making it feel like walking on a swamp.

The blazing sunlight is an unwelcome guest for an assassin, and this desert has too few places for cover.

Above all, it’s getting hot.

If it were the lava zone, I could have invested points in fire resistance and been fine.

Unfortunately, for superhuman playable characters, this level of heat falls under the category of ‘bearable’.

Even if you’re unlucky enough to get heatstroke, it’s better to just endure it.

[You have been exposed to intense sunlight.]

[Caution. Continued exposure to sunlight may result in heatstroke.]

But for me with high sensory synchronization, it’s a bit different.

The desert dust gets in my mouth making it feel dry, and as I keep moving, sweat makes my body feel sticky. It’s unpleasant.

It keeps troubling me with things like this despite having no in-game merit.

Perhaps the only fortunate thing is that I found the opponent early.

In the middle of the desert, a woman with tanned skin appeared.

Befitting the dancer class, she wore a top that barely covered her chest and dangling chain ornaments.

Translucent chiffon fabric revealed her curved body without filtering, and in her hands were a curved sword and a fan.

‘The blade looks heavier than I thought. But it should be inconvenient for thrusting.’

While making a quick assessment, I rapidly closed the distance.

Using a sand dune as an obstacle, I circled around once, then used stealth to take the rear.

The first ambush is the assassin’s privilege.

My dagger sliced the dancer’s Achilles tendon.

The chain wrapped around her ankle was cut along with it, but the hit felt a bit shallow.

It was because the opponent’s reaction was faster than expected.

‘That’s a shame. The goal was to cut off the entire ankle.’

I guess that much was too much in broad daylight.

If I could have restricted mobility, the match would have been much easier, but the plan went awry from the start.

My initiative ended, so it’s the opponent’s turn now. The elegant curved blade immediately came to check me.

As I retreated to dodge, the dancer’s kick followed.

She’s probably aiming somewhere from my head to neck area.

… But at this distance, it shouldn’t reach?

My senses couldn’t be wrong.

And it’s unlikely that the opponent’s distance calculation was wrong either.

If she didn’t have that level of sense, she wouldn’t be standing in front of me now.

The swung leg happens to be the injured one.

As I thought that far, something occurred to me.

I decided to dodge exactly half a step, reducing my greed.

A faint wind left a small wound on my cheek.

Following that, red blood splattered pitter-patter. It sprayed just below my eyes, giving off a slight iron smell.

If I hadn’t realized, I might have lost my vision.

“Ha. I knew it.”

“Not bad? I guess you didn’t just beat Reaper for nothing?”

“Don’t evaluate me while looking down. So arrogant.”

“My, my.”

It’s not like it’s new that I’m shorter.

But when a woman I’m meeting for the first time looks down on me and starts appraising, it’s hard to tolerate.

You little… If my body was just fine, tsk.

There’s no point in talking about things that have already passed.

In Infinity Black, cruel expressions like body destruction or dismemberment are not shown.

However, the depiction of blood is quite close to reality.

Things like clothes getting soaked in blood, or wounds left on the skin.

And Muse in front of me was a player who utilized such blood and environmental elements extremely well.

It means she doesn’t just attract popularity with her alluring appearance and gameplay.

As I said, if she lacked skill, she wouldn’t have made it to this quarterfinal.

A gust of wind from the fan breaks my posture.

When sand blown by the wind blocks my vision, a chilling blade suddenly comes slashing straight towards my crown.

I deflect the side of the blade and leave a wound between the thumb and index finger while retrieving my dagger.

It’s the muscle humans use when bringing their thumbs together.

It’s not enough to call it a big injury, but it will make it difficult to adjust the trajectory of the sword finely.

Was she upset about taking a loss in the first exchange?

Muse aggressively continued her combo attacks.

“Are you angry? That’s cute.”

“Cute… What? I can’t believe…”

Weakness detected.

You shouldn’t forget to concentrate even while talking.

I stab her thigh while ducking my head.

I change the grip on my dagger by moving it between my fingers.

While flipping my body, I lightly slice around her neck, but unfortunately, it only cut through the veil.

If there was no gain, I just need to create one.

Pulling her head back means her body is relatively leaning forward.

I create a long wound on the exposed abs, and with my other hand, I take out and throw a throwing knife.

It would have been great if the throw had landed.

The wind from the fan swept away all the throwing knives, and the curved sword moved within it.

‘Here it comes.’

The dancer’s curved sword shoots sharp wind along its path.

The incoming wind is only distinguishable by a slight distortion in vision.

In a situation like this with shimmering heat haze from the scorching heat, it’s practically impossible to see.

Fortunately, the power of the wind itself isn’t that high.

So it’s originally designed to be blocked by consuming the guard gauge, but it’s not a good method for assassins to use.

Therefore, I have to predict by looking at the sword path, not the wind.

The blade moves with a dance-like, flashy movement.

The tip of the sword sparkles whenever it reflects sunlight.

It would be quite a feast for the eyes if I could watch calmly, but if I stare blankly now, I’d have to pay with my life as the admission fee.

I moved my dagger according to the sword path I remembered.

The clear metallic sound ringing means I succeeded in parrying.

After successfully parrying all 8 strikes, this time the dancer herself aimed for my lower body.

“Your skill is worthy of recognition. But your luck is bad, huh?”

“You, do you know what happened to the woman who said those words to me recently?”

“…?”

“Actually, you don’t need to know. I’ll let you experience it.”

It’s not surprising that the desert is advantageous for the dancer.

So mentioning ‘bad luck’ now must mean a sandstorm is coming.

I was just getting bothered by the sand stirring between my legs.

Sure enough, a sandstorm slowly rises.

From the far side of the map, a yellow storm was approaching at high speed.

For a moment, our clothes and hair flutter in the wind.

Muse grinned and took the starting stance for her sword dance.

In this situation, I have to use the card I’ve been saving.

[‘Blessing of the Red Moon’ effect received.]

[You receive all effects beneficial to defense and survival.]

[Detection ability…]

Soon, Muse’s figure was engulfed in the sandstorm.

While I can barely move properly in that hellish place, it’s different for the dancer.

I can see it.

The silhouette of a woman dancing in the sandstorm.

The sword dance performed using the wind as a huge curtain bared its fangs.

It’s not very satisfactory to use my main buff skill purely for defense.

But this was the only way to overcome the disadvantage in this battlefield.

The wind that flew from the tip of the sword dance scraped across the sand.

I clash my dagger against the oncoming sword wind to scatter it.

The broken wind becomes a gentle lamb fluttering at my clothes, while the heavy wind from the fan shatters my guard in one go, leaving an impact.

My health bar is relatively intact. Still, I should dodge from now on.

’17 seconds until the sandstorm ends. The sword dance, 2 seconds before that.’

The reason assassins are at a disadvantage in this desert is that it’s difficult to utilize shadows.

The beating sunlight. Lack of cover.

With limited shadows to use, it’s like fighting without one of your weapons.

However, when that storm blows, it’s a different story.

Due to the thick dark clouds and dust, there were many shadows to utilize.

It’s always like this.

Opportunities tend to come at the most dangerous moments.

While receiving the dancer’s wind blades – I gradually moved forward.