Pioneer Land (1)

Since the birth of the RPG genre in the gaming world, content like customization and costumes,

So-called “look-obsession” has never left the popular content list.

Moreover, InBl is a full-dive VR MMORPG where players become the character itself.

In this game, the character is essentially the player themselves.

I’ve been wearing a costume I obtained by chance as a long-term investment, but in InBl, there are many people who decorate themselves in various ways.

This means that how a character looks isn’t really that important.

So what we should focus on isn’t the “magical girl” or the act of “terror”.

What’s important is that this action is happening in the village.

The village should be a safe zone protected by the system, after all.

“Ahahaha! Die, somersault kick!”

“Th-that crazy bitch!”

“Take this, spinning heel kick!”

As the magic wand shines, fire magic pours out.

When the girl shouts kick names completely unrelated to skill activation, screams and curses from users ring out.

The flame that bloomed like a flower once again left ashes behind.

‘That guy’s having fun with the game.’

A fighter charging from the front is swept away by the flames.

A mage who lost in the firepower battle turned to bone dust, and an archer hiding and aiming arrows was killed by an “Tracker’s” dagger.

In short, this crazy woman wasn’t alone.

One Tracker patrolling the back alleys.

There’s even a Berserker hiding under the magical girl’s feet.

Although she looks like just a crazy woman on the surface, her actions are quite cunning.

It seems she has at least basic PVP skills. Her eyes never forget to watch her surroundings.

Maintaining a distance to receive help from teammates at any time is in the realm of sense.

‘By the way, hasn’t it been over 5 minutes already? Is there really no response at all?’

The chaos that started once showed no signs of stopping.

A rogue trying to counter the terrorist.

A warrior hitting the rogue from behind and collecting gold coins.

A ranger who started looting NPCs.

Among them, the ranger was noteworthy.

Not long after he started looting, a knight NPC riding a wyvern appeared.

At the thunderous shout, the chaos across the village stopped.

“This is the land managed by Count Rahikal. How dare you cause such a commotion!”

As expected, they’re not just watching the village turn into a mess.

The Wyvern Knight is a much higher-grade law enforcement NPC than the guards on the main continent.

The knight, who caught everyone’s attention, bravely killed the looter.

Well, the next step is obvious.

The magical girl coolly assessed the situation.

Her urgent voice contained accurate and intuitive orders.

“Hey! Shit, we’re fucked! Let’s run!”

The first thing that poured out was magic that induced an explosive smoke.

The hidden Berserker also revealed his large body.

As if his role from the beginning was to buy time, the Berserker became a wall for the magical girl with a valiant figure.

Now the Wyvern Knight’s spear should be aimed at the Berserker.

Just when everyone believed so, the wyvern’s wings flapped vigorously.

And then it returned to the castle as if nothing had happened.

Leaving behind the burning village and the terrorist magical girl.

“…?”

Everyone in this city looked up at the sky with a dumb expression.

The blue sky was bright, and the knight who returned never looked back.

Soon, everyone reached the same conclusion.

Right after a major patch.

It’s not even surprising anymore that critical bugs occur.

“It’s looting time! Kill the women and rape the men!”

“A furry male spotted!”

“Kill that one!”

“No, keep it alive! I’m coming right now!”

“?”

I also gripped my dagger.

* * *

[You have forcibly killed adventurer SuspiciousEnthusiast.]

[You have stolen the opponent’s money and acquired 1,497,424 Gold.]

Many pro gamers dislike chaotic battles.

Their stage is one where the number of participants is fairly determined.

The situation flowing into chaos means that the structure they’ve built up so meticulously has all been for nothing.

Especially strategist-type players often hate fights full of variables.

On the contrary, field-centered PVP users like me have a high preference for chaotic battles.

A fight that relies solely on physical ability and animal instinct without complicated tactics or structures!

The refreshing combat of indiscriminately killing visible enemies – that’s the chaos in the field.

An eyeless arrow grazed past my head.

Fragmented ice crystals fail to penetrate my coat and fall off weakly with a patter.

It’s only right to return a gift when you receive one.

I hit the ice mage’s abdomen with a throwing knife filled with generous intentions.

I was thinking of rushing in to finish him off, but I encountered an assassin right next to me.

Prey that doesn’t take long to devour.

It’s a busy road, but one snack should be fine, right?

“N-no way, Gawol…?”

A dagger thrust without question. The opponent boldly counterattacks.

I pulled my body to the side while tucking the opponent’s arm under my armpit.

In this state, if I trip his leg and push down his head – his head immediately slams into the ground.

I stabbed the assassin’s temple several times before he could start resisting.

Stab. Stab. While the creepy sound rang out, the assassin gave a thumbs up.

“You’re really good…”

“Oh.”

Was he perhaps a fan?

That’s a shame. If he had said so earlier, I wouldn’t have killed him.

Since I already stabbed him, I finished the job by twisting the blade.

Let’s think positively.

If we consider it my way of fan meeting, it’s not bad, right?

[You have forcibly killed adventurer IWantToBeCursorGawol.]

[You have stolen the opponent’s money and acquired 476,608 Gold.]

Anyway, once I target someone, I need to finish them off.

As soon as fan #2 died, I moved through the shadows towards the throwing knife I had stabbed earlier.

Thinking I had given up the chase, I caught the defenseless ice mage from behind.

I cut the Achilles tendon of the ankle, both back knees.

Finally, I neutralize the enemy by cutting the tendons of the latissimus dorsi.

The reason for stabbing the back of the neck was to prevent spell casting.

“Urk, kek…”

“I lost the target because of you. Ah, shit. Where is she?”

My original target was the magical girl from the beginning.

I got distracted elsewhere and lost track of her.

I looked around while scraping the ice mage’s throat with my dagger.

A few arrows fly towards me. I slit the throat by turning the blade inside the neck, and use the corpse as a shield to block.

I threw a rope dagger at the arrogant archer who shot at me.

My throwing skills are on par with top-tier assassins like Reaper.

The blade that drew a straight line drew blood, and the archer hurriedly tried to pull out the dagger.

That won’t do.

[Active: Snake’s Fang]

[For 10 seconds, thrown weapons will not come out of the enemy’s body.]

I immediately pulled the rope to close the distance.

The archer who gave up on escaping shot a few arrows, but if I couldn’t deflect this much, I wouldn’t be qualified to be an assassin.

Judging by the not-so-heavy feeling in my wrist, I could easily guess the outcome.

A conscious gesture to block the neck.

If both hands go up, how do you plan to block the middle and lower body?

I tear open the side and block the arm trying to come down.

Pushing the opponent against the wall while kneeing the abdomen.

Perhaps due to the impact, even the upper guard became sloppy, so I kneed the face too.

It went in properly.

The facial danger triangle collapsed, and bright red blood splattered.

After killing the challenger, I looked for another prey.

[You receive the effect of ‘Gray Moon’s Blessing’.]

[For up to 10 seconds, you melt into shadows within 10m of players and enter a stealth state…]

[Remaining time: 2.01 sec]

“How many does this make?”

Having lost the magical girl, I killed every enemy nearby indiscriminately.

It wasn’t that difficult. An assassin’s true value lies in ambush, and it’s impossible to be aware of an invisible assassin during a chaotic battle.

There were cases with spec differences, so the kill count rose quickly.

Gradually, there were no more users to be seen in this area.

While drinking a potion as the stealth was wearing off, I heard a presence from below.

I got it.

Just let me finish drinking this.

I’ll be right there.

Just as I put the potion bottle to my mouth.

My eyes met with the magical girl coming out of a shabby building.

“Oh.”

“Oh my.”

The starlight on the magic wand twinkled for a moment.

The pink-haired girl, seemingly having lost her fighting spirit, pointed her staff downward.

A reluctant voice left a question.

“Um… are you perhaps Gawol?”

“That’s right.”

“Could you just let me go?”

“Hmm.”

[You have forcibly killed adventurer IfIGoLikeThisI’llBeARider.]

[You have stolen the opponent’s money and acquired 31,768,608 Gold.]

“What’s with this one? Why is the nickname like that?”

* * *

[Author: JusticeRider]

[Title: Hey, I got killed by Gawol]

(Attached video: Magical girl pinned under Gawol)

Just died without being able to do anything

She’s really fxxking strong

Is this world-class?

[Comments]

– LOLOLOLOLOLOL

– Are you perhaps that bitch who used explosion magic in the village?

└ Oh, that’s right

└ You fxxking bitch

└ LOL

[Author: Anonymous (411.36)]

[Title: Oh, I met Gawol too]

[Author: LabPaperThief]

[Title: Took a day off to play the game today lol]

[Author: LabPaperThief]

[Title: Gawol you fxxking bitch]

[Category: Notice > Maintenance]

[Author: GM Pia]

[Title: 13:00 Emergency Server Maintenance Notice]

Dear adventurers,

Maintenance will be carried out to stabilize the game servers.

We ask for your generous understanding.

[Maintenance Details]

The public order in Zephyrion has deteriorated more than expected.

The rulers of each country, taken aback, have hastily agreed to stabilize the public order in Zephyrion.

Troops from the home countries have been mobilized and dispatched to the port.

– Guards will be stationed at Zephyrion Port.

– Zephyrion Port will be set as a safe zone.

– PK penalties within towns will be greatly increased.