First Raid

The Deron Gallery started burning. Articles about a certain raid leader, who became more famous as the ‘jammin’ raid leader’ rather than by the nickname ‘Yeon’, started being posted at a terrifying rate.

[Deron Online Gallery]

[Jammin’ Raid Leader Announces Military Service Completed Female Middle Schooler Status in Real-Time] [5]

[Jammin’ Raid Leader Enters Real-Time Duel kkkkk] [15]

[Jammin’ Raid Leader Annihilates One 개좆씽 (gaejoessing – Fucking Shit Xing) kkkkkkk] [22]

Everyone was half-doubting. Yesterday evening, immediately after the conversation between Xingxing and the raid leader was revealed, a duel was publicly scheduled.

And everyone thought: the raid leader wouldn’t show up. It was a match where they had everything to lose. It was an obvious expectation.

But they showed up. Directly, solo, and accepted the duel.

And they defeated the paladin of the Xingxing Guild who came out as their opponent.

A paladin with cockroach-like vitality. A battle between such paladins made everyone expect a drawn-out fight.

But it was different. It was fast and accurate. The small girl’s sword burst the paladin’s head.

[Real-Time Female Middle Schooler Raid Leader Demands “Next” kkk] [36]

As the event progressed, interest exploded even more. As many gallery users were at the scene, many screenshots were uploaded.

Pretty customization, arrogant remarks, and the skill to back up that arrogance.

It was clearly a hot topic. The title of ‘jammin’ raid leader’ changed to ‘female middle schooler raid leader’ after Yeon’s military service completion declaration.

[Real-Time Military Service Completed Female Middle Schooler Second Duel…] [7]

The second duel began. Everyone thought: it’s okay to lose now. The momentum has shifted.

Everyone knows that even if the raid leader, who is playing the ‘female middle schooler’ concept, loses, they won’t suffer any damage.

The raid leader has become famous. Their raid recruitment will end very quickly.

But.

[Xingxing Bug Cut kkkkk] [2]

[Is the Female Middle Schooler Raid Recruitment Over?] [7]

[Kyakkkk Knight’s Head Sliced Off kkk] [15]

They took the victory in the second duel as well.

It was the same overwhelming speed as before. The public opinion that the first victory was due to luck began to disappear.

[Third Duel Entering kkkk] [25]

[Just Fucking Xing!!!! How Pathetic!!!!] [21]

[Isn’t that a Mage Arena Ranker?] [17]

[Xingxing Frost Mage is 25th in the Arena] [67]

The third duel without rest. Everyone predicted defeat. It was an obvious expectation since the opponent, the Frost Mage, was an arena ranker.

But, once again, an event that overturned expectations occurred.

[Frost Mage Cut kkkkkkkkk] [26]

[Arena 25th? 25th? 25th?] [7]

[Female Middle Schooler-jjang (Jjang – best) Charge Inertia Drift Entering kkkk] [122]

(GIF of planting the sword in the ground immediately after charging to change direction)

kkkk Crazy lol They forcibly changed the direction lol lol lol

[Comments]

[Did they react to the mage’s Blink?]

ㄴ[Seems like it. If you look closely, their pupils follow the mage’s gaze when they move]

ㄴ[Is that even possible?]

ㄴ[I can do it too]

[Isn’t this a pro’s alt account?]

ㄴ[fr (for real) They’re probably a pro]

[Is a raid first clear coming now?]

ㄴ[Even so, wouldn’t that be difficult?]

ㄴ[If I was an orc warrior, I’d die for Female Middle Schooler-jjang]

After the event ended, the female middle schooler raid leader also left the scene. But the gallery was still hot.

Posts observing the uploaded video were repeatedly posted and dominated the popular posts, and several posts analyzing the female middle schooler raid leader’s customization were also uploaded.

And, users who were interested in raids thought of one possibility.

-Isn’t a real first clear possible?

The raid leader’s skill was proven. They are a raid leader who overwhelmed and killed a mage ranked 25th in the arena with overwhelming skill.

Although only their skill in PVP has been proven, their skill in PVE will not be much different.

Most of the top raid members currently operating were users who had made a name for themselves in PVP.

Raid application support began to explode.

***

As a result of carefully checking the applicants, it was possible to fill a 40-person raid.

Of course, since they hadn’t even done the first try, the number of people could be changed at any time.

After creating a chat room for the raid, they divide the 30 mages into 3 groups.

After that, they select mages with raid experience and choose them as mage leaders to lead each group.

It’s a 40-person raid. Since the raid leader couldn’t take care of all the members alone, they chose this method.

Likewise, they bundle 7 healers together and select one priest leader.

And the remaining two tanks. I manage those two intensively.

It’s a raid where the role of the tank line is big. It was easier to select a small number of people and manage them intensively.

By dividing the roles like this, the number of people I directly manage is greatly reduced.

It allows me to fully concentrate on the raid.

I pick up my phone and start leaving messages in the chat room. Chatting was already actively going on, excluding me, but the raid leader had to be charismatic, say only what they had to say, and shut their mouth.

-Raid Leader [Everyone, familiarize yourselves with the strategy videos. Don’t be late by 5:10.]

-Mage Group 1 Leader [Hawaawa, Raid Leader-nim, are you logging in after school ends?]

-Priest Leader [Raid Leader-nim, do you really go to school?]

-Raid Leader [Yes, I go to school. I’ll log in as soon as I get home, so don’t be late.]

-Mage Group 2 Leader [ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ School ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Is it that funny that I go to school?

I sighed, stroking my forehead.

It’s 3 PM. That means I still have school classes left.

“Ha-yeon.”

“Ah, So-hee-ya.”

“What are you looking at so intently?”

“Ah, just some people I know…”

“I see.”

So-hee nodded at my answer and placed a small candy on my desk.

It was a chewy, milky Malangkau.

So-hee occasionally went around giving these sweet candies to her friends.

After school ended, I ran home without looking back. As a result of running so hard, I was able to arrive home before 5 PM.

I immediately log into the game. Mom is coming home late again today, so there was no one to greet in the house.

Harang will definitely be holed up in his capsule like me.

As soon as I log into the game, countless messages pop up.

From guild invitations to friend requests. I reject them all.

I also completely clear out my friend list, except for the raid members.

4:55 PM. There was still time until the promised time.

I immediately turn on the auction house and buy plenty of buffs and potions. I buy items not only for myself but also for other members.

There are always people who don’t prepare enough buff items and run short.

There definitely are. No matter how meticulous a person is, it’s a mistake they make at least once. As a raid leader, I have to understand generously.

It’s a 40-person raid. About one person a day shows up like that.

Since there are many casual users, buff items and potions were cheap.

The promised time is slowly approaching. I immediately head to the meeting place.

The meeting place was the [Red Orc Empire], the furthest place from Lunaris Capital City.

Towering ramparts, red spires, and ominous objects scattered everywhere confuse the eye.

There were no monsters. The entrance to the raid dungeon was a safe zone.

“The raid leader is here!”

Many people were already out at the meeting place.

The sight of them arriving early and preparing makes me, as the raid leader, smile.

I waved and greeted them, then went to a large rock nearby and sat down.

Time flows like that. A faint expectation was flowing in the eyes of those gathered here.

It is the raid leader’s role to turn that expectation into certainty.

The promised time approached while I was checking the tactics.

I stood up from my seat and said.

“Each class leader, check the number of people and report.”

“Mage Group 1, 10 people.”

“Mage Group 2, 10 people.”

“Mage Group 3, 9 people.”

“Where did one person go?”

“They said they’ll be about 2 minutes late due to some work.”

2 minutes. It’s an acceptable time.

I nodded. It was necessary to be a little generous on the first day.

“All 7 priests are here~”

I nodded and looked around me.

When did they come? Two knights wearing huge armor were standing next to me.

“Total of 39 people… one person is late… I’ll give a detailed explanation when the remaining person arrives.”

No sooner had I finished speaking than a mage was approaching from afar, using Blink.

“The last person has arrived.”

That’s how the 40-person raid gathered.

“I believe everyone has familiarized themselves with the strategy. If there are any parts you don’t know, ask each class leader. The raid leader will do the item looting directly. Since we’re not aiming for a time attack, I’m thinking of auctioning off the dropped items for gold after catching each named monster.”

“What is the starting price for the auction?”

“It starts at 100 gold. All items are the same. If you have any complaints, speak up.”

There’s bound to be complaints.

Whether it goes into a gold auction or a point system, classes with a large number of members have to engage in fierce competition.

But no one will readily come forward now. I nodded and continued speaking.

“Each named monster drops 1 reward coin as personal loot. You all know, right? That you can exchange 5 coins for raid equipment in the center of the capital city.”

There is a personal loot system. Even if you don’t get an item, you can get one raid equipment per week if you catch all the named monsters.

But only the last boss among them drops weapons and weapon-exclusive coins.

In other words, no matter how hard you run the raid, you can’t get a raid-exclusive weapon unless you catch the last boss.

“Raid Leader-nim.”

“Yes, please speak.”

“Can we catch the final boss?”

A short silence follows.

The person who asked the question was a mage user, and they were already wearing several pieces of raid equipment.

I nodded. I can do it. I felt it the moment I watched the video.

If I was in that position, I could have caught the last boss.

“Entering the dungeon. Everyone, please check your buffs.”

No sooner had I finished speaking than everyone started using buff items.

I also poured various alchemy potions into my mouth.

[40-Person Raid: Red Orc Empire]

Would you like to enter?

Upon entry, your ID will be bound to the dungeon.

YES/NO

There was no need to hesitate. The moment I lightly touched YES floating in the air, I kicked off the ground and jumped up.

It was a natural action. I repeated this action even when playing with a keyboard and mouse.

Entry is all about jumping.

Tadak-

I enter the dungeon and turn around. I didn’t hear the sound of anyone else landing on the floor except for me.

All the raid members were staring at my actions with wide eyes.

“Raid Leader-nim seems excited.”

“They entered while jumping.”

“As expected, a female middle schooler.”

Y-yes, is there no such culture here?

I stroked my burning cheeks and turned my head.