Ancient Kingdom Territory Siege Battle (1)

Somehow, my body felt lighter than usual.

How long has it been since I went around causing trouble so freely?

After the broadcast that makes me feel strange when I think about it.

Whether people wanted to be part of an impactful issue, the scale of the war grew rapidly.

First, Moonstar, the hostile alliance of the Crusaders, declared their intervention.

As that hostility repeated interventions, it became an entangled structure.

Even the attention of ordinary people was drawn… now it’s a situation where neither side can back down.

It was obvious that the losing side would suffer tremendous humiliation.

And the dishonor of a guild directly leads to a massive exodus of guild members.

Now the rewards of the siege battle have become secondary.

It’s a guillotine match where the losing side’s head will fly.

Either I or Gyocha will have a hard time making a living in this game after this.

[Guild member ‘Yoru’ requests activation of ‘Operator’. Y/N]

[You have accepted.]

[‘Yoru’ ‘s communicable range during battle is greatly increased.]

[Field of view sharing and signal system are activated.]

Anyway, there’s still time until the start of the siege battle.

From now on, we had to kill the hostile guild members in advance.

The top priority was to interfere with the siege weapon production quests.

My role was to prevent them from obtaining materials in the field, and if possible, to cut down even the executives.

In short, it was a job of fighting everyone I saw.

– Hello. You’ve heard, right?

“Roughly.”

– Yuhan hyung. Ah, Soolbbang hyung told me to assist. Please take care of me.

“I know you by name too.”

– That’s great. And I watched Gawol-nim’s broadcast well. I’ve been a fan since the Reaper match…

Pause.

As soon as I heard the word ‘broadcast’, my thoughts stopped for a moment.

A chilling sensation ran down my spine.

I coughed a few times to make sure my voice wasn’t too awkward.

“I appreciate it, but don’t talk about the broadcast in front of me.”

– Yes, I’m sorry. But later, could we maybe… take a screenshot together?

“We’ll see. If you do well, I might even add you as a friend. It would be good to work together often.”

– I’ll really do my best. Just leave it to me.

Well, adding as a friend would only matter if I can continue playing the game.

There’s no need to mention that.

Soolbbang’s ace card he was confident about.

Yoru spoke with an enthusiastic voice.

Anyway, it seems the motivation was proper.

In the desert where night shadows have fallen.

As we were moving forward for a while, Yoru’s voice rang out.

– 11 o’clock direction. Hostiles found 250m ahead. Total of fifteen. Working on a drilling rig.

– We don’t need to kill them all, just breaking the drilling rig is enough.

– We have one party on standby nearby on our side.

– If we wait a little, Moonstar said they’d send one party, what do you want to do?

“Any named ones? Especially, Imaemangnyang. Has that person’s location been confirmed?”

– I checked before coming. You’re concerned about the debuff, right?

– There doesn’t seem to be anyone who could be an immediate threat.

– But we’ll be greatly outnumbered, will you be okay?

“It’s enough. Just tell our party to draw some attention.”

What’s with this guy?

He’s really competent?

There are no hiccups in the process of briefing.

He knows exactly what I need to be concerned about, and prepares before being asked.

As an operator or guild executive to work with me, he was already passing the mark.

I’ll examine his skills as a sniper from now on.

[Field: Ancient Kingdom Territory Ruins]

[Operator has updated the minimap.]

The scene the sniper sees opens in the corner of my view.

Desert where starlight falls. An arrow fired from a crossbow split the dark blue sky.

Two shots were enough to scatter the deep silence that had settled.

It seems Yoru properly relayed the orders.

Maintaining distance from the enemy, two archers led with suppressing fire.

As the first surprise attack landed properly, an enemy warrior became a porcupine.

I can’t hear voices.

But the faint sound of explosions. Vibrations flowing through the air became evidence of the engagement.

For now, our allies are performing well.

The numerical disadvantage doesn’t change, but the positioning of the lance knight was very good.

At that rate, they won’t be wiped out instantly.

“I’m going in too. Let’s see your skills.”

– Yes. I’m ready.

The desert is surprisingly suitable for surprise attacks.

Because of the sand dunes scattered everywhere, and the limited light itself.

Even footsteps don’t make much sound in the piled-up sand.

In this environment, it’s not easy to detect me even if they’re properly on guard.

Even in one-on-one situations with pros, assassins usually have the initiative.

With bait to draw attention – it’s no exaggeration to say my ambush success rate is 100%.

[Item: Stepping Stone of the Ash-gray Order]

[Consumes the item to create a foothold that lasts for 2 seconds at the desired location.]

[The created foothold does not make footsteps.]

A panel created in midair as some magic power drains.

My body rose as I sprung up with all my might, but I had no wings.

Falling vertically – I stepped on a warrior’s head as if stomping down.

With a strong impact, his posture crumbles.

With the guard losing strength, the assassination target became defenseless.

I make a large knife wound on the confused curse caster’s neck.

Red blood splashed like water spray, but was it the spec level of a siege guild?

He didn’t die in one hit.

Well, it’s still just a mage-class body.

When I throw a dagger to stick in his heart, his body collapses.

Behind me, the enemy kunoichi reacted sharply, but…

Tang─!

Blood burst from the masked face, and the gunshot rang out belatedly.

The firepower is considerable.

– Enemy kunoichi eliminated.

“Nice.”

– Next is a flare shot. Be careful of splash.

Before the powerless kunai falls to the ground.

It was time to finish off the warrior I had pinned down.

While pressing down on the back of his head again, I stab his neck and temple.

He was quite tenacious with his life, perhaps he was the core.

Around the time I grabbed his hair to tear at his neck, the warrior spoke as if groaning.

“Ga, Gawol-nim…”

“Yes?”

“Can I, just once, lick your toes too?”

“Eek!”

What kind of crazy talk is this now.

I twist out my blade in shock. Thankfully, the warrior’s life was cut off.

From far in the battlefield, something like a red laser appeared.

A position that barely passes by my side.

It’s the bullet trajectory of our allied sniper shown by the system.

I used the warrior’s corpse as a shield, pushing it towards the point of impact.

Along with the gunshot that rang out half a beat late – blazing flames fill the battlefield.

For a moment, everyone’s vision was blocked.

Then my job was set.

– I think an assassin will jump towards me.

– Can you handle it?

– If it’s difficult, I can move.

“It’s fine. I’ll take care of it.”

I wonder who they think I am.

As much as the sniper protects me, I should protect our sniper too.

I hid my appearance with stealth before the flames cleared.

One assassin passing by me, breaking through the flames.

Even if I’m in stealth, not even greeting a senior.

This disrespectful junior needed education.

As I smash his face into the ground for manners education – I mercilessly stabbed his side.

Internal rupture with bleeding poison, paralysis poison, and even cutting the hamstring tendons while moving through shadows.

As my form disappeared, the berserker who had leaped with all his might lost his target.

A sniper’s bullet lodged in his bewildered face.

– Berserker fatally wounded. I’ll finish him off.

– But they say the enemy fighter is quite strong… What do you want to do?

– There, that pervert wearing a fundoshi.

– For now, I’m thinking of destroying the drilling rig first.

“Ah… I’ll handle it.”

I think I know who they’re talking about.

One fighter who was trying to check our allied party, now fiercely turning.

The face of a muscular man showing an uncomfortable amount of bare skin was quite familiar.

“It’s been a while, Fundoshi-nim. I didn’t expect to meet as enemies. Didn’t you say you were originally with the big house?”

“I’m paying the price for making the wrong friend.”

“Is that so. Then, shall we consider this nothing personal between us?”

“Of course.”

Fundoshimania.

During the conflict with Dongmicham, he was a mercenary dispatched from the ‘upper house’, that is, the top guild.

It seems he’s now dispatched to the hostile Venom guild.

We’ve done party hunting together several times.

Apart from his pervert-like attire and his judgment in choosing fighter, he was a decent person.

“Looks like your specs have increased tremendously.”

“How could I match Gawol-nim in skill? I have to try my best receiving things like this.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“After seeing the arena, I’ve always wanted to fight like this someday. With a challenger’s heart.”

Fundoshi clenched his fists.

His stance with raised guard was clearly a fighting posture.

I too raised my dagger towards my upper body.

“Are you suggesting we fight one-on-one?”

“Yes. If you’ll accept.”

“Then I won’t accept.”

“Pardon?”

“Why would I keep fighting here? My job is done.”

The sniper’s bullets fiercely pounded the drilling rig.

With an attitude as if to embed all the firepower he had.

While Yoru was breaking the drilling rig – I ran away, even putting away my dagger.

Only fight battles you can win.

Don’t fight dangerous battles.

This was my rule in field battles.

This is why I chose assassin.