Yerin

The moment the duel started, a blue flash of light shot towards my head.

I barely managed to avoid the unwavering attack trajectory.

The initial expression was nowhere to be found.

What stood there was a sharply honed sword.

Eyes gleaming sharply scanned my body.

At that moment, the sword that had brushed past me began to move, drawing a peculiar trajectory.

Familiar movement. Shot out quickly as if wriggling, it was like a white snake.

Yerin’s attack was identical to the swordsmanship shown by the W.S team members.

I immediately swung my sword to block the continuous strikes.

Chaeng!

We were both surprised.

I took a step back, catching my breath.

,Yerin-nim, were you affiliated with W.S.?”

…Perhaps, Yeon-nim, are you also affiliated with that team?”

I shook my head.

“Then another team…?”

“No. I’m not related to VRS.”

Yerin didn’t shake off her suspicious expression despite my explanation.

Looking at Yerin, I recalled Wild, who was affiliated with W.S.

It seemed that this Yerin was the person that concept-obsessed bastard was looking for.

“Shall we continue?”

I nodded at Yerin’s question.

At that moment, a sharp sword was drawn in her eyes.

Immediately, a rough foot lunged out and kicked off the ground, and once again, a sharp sword strike flew in.

The attack, stretching out like a blue light, was slowly swaying, making it look like a snake.

A pure white snake. I thought, watching the stretching sword strike.

Chaeng!

I held out my sword and deflected Yerin’s attack. But immediately, the sword began to stagger, and a pure white snake began to climb up the sword’s blade.

I wasn’t flustered because I had already experienced this attack.

Immediately, I shook the sword to the side.

The sword climbing up the blade fell off with a ssuga gagag-! sound.

This person. She’s much sharper than the VRS players who participated in the arena tournament.

It felt like a sharp blade was right under my neck.

Thanks to the duel settings, my and Yerin’s conditions were equal.

The stats that determined the character’s performance and the item’s options were all reset to default settings.

Kang!

A different opponent than before.

I think, clashing sword against sword.

The opponent’s expression was also changing in real time.

Surprise turned to shock, and shock turned back to joy.

A smile that couldn’t be hidden was already on her lips.

Kang! Geugeugeuk-!

The moment the swords clashed, I twisted my wrist to bend its trajectory.

As if aiming for that gap, the sword that had fallen into the air shook like a snake and flew towards Yerin’s neck.

At that moment, Yerin’s body quickly pulled back, and the sword held in her hand shot out quickly.

It shoots out quickly. Considering the distance of the arm, it was an attack that wouldn’t hit.

Immediately after, a pain as if my head was burning white came over me.

A familiar sensation unfolds. Saya expands, tracking the opponent’s every move.

She had released the sword. The sword held in her hand had come loose and was flying towards me.

She was aiming for that gap and rushing towards me with her body lowered.

I move my body as instinct dictates.

The moment the extremely expanded vision read the sword’s trajectory to the end, the ankle I was extending forward slightly turned, slightly twisting my entire body.

Saaaak-

The quickly flying sword brushes past my cheek.

My body didn’t stop rotating. Taking advantage of the speed of avoiding the flying sword, I swung my sword downwards.

Kwaga gag!

The sword swung towards the ground pushed up a rough sandstorm.

Yerin, who had stopped moving right in front of the sword’s blade, was sitting on the ground with a flustered expression.

If I hadn’t hesitated and rushed in, Yerin would have had her neck cut off.

I had a good feeling.

“Good.”

Good. There was no other way to express it.

Yerin had more talent than anyone I had ever met.

“Did you, did you know that?”

“No.”

Yerin, who got up from the floor, reached out her hand towards the empty air.

Then, the sword that had flown far away emitted a faint light and returned to her hand.

“You really haven’t been a VRS player before?”

“Not at all.”

I shook my head at Yerin’s question.

She, who had an expression that it was hard to believe, soon sighed and put away her sword.

The duel ended with my victory due to Yerin’s surrender.

“How is it? Am I accepted?”

None of the three would have caused any trouble with the guild members.

I nodded and invited the three to the guild.

[‘Yerin’ has joined the ‘ChewyMoistCow’ guild.]

[‘Rabin’ has joined the ‘ChewyMoistCow’ guild.]

[‘Aldehab’ has joined the ‘ChewyMoistCow’ guild.]

Yeon- [I personally invited the people who just joined. Please be kind to them.]

Guild chat started to come up actively.

It wasn’t uncommon for people from the hostile alliance to cross over.

Everyone is kind, so the three who just joined will also be welcomed kindly.

At least, I believed so.

“How do you feel?”

“Yes…?”

“How do you feel about joining a guild that’s hostile to the guild you created?”

“Hmm… It’s a bit strange…”

I chuckled softly at Yerin’s words and stuck my sword into the ground.

I had a feeling that I could get along well with this person.

“Iyap-nim, you knew about Yerin-nim’s skills, right?”

Iyap wouldn’t have recommended her for no reason.

He smiled at my gaze and nodded.

It was that moment. A blue flash of light formed at the end of my gaze.

A blue tail stretches out long. It was already too late to react to the quickly shot light.

Taang-!

The sound of a bullet cutting through the air pierced my ears.

At that moment, Yerin’s body in front of me was dyed gray.

Level 20. It’s hard to expect high defense from the armor she’s wearing. A level 45 archer’s snipe could easily send a level 20 user away. Just like right now.

The armor I was wearing shattered. The bullet that pierced through my chest, specifically my heart, flew towards me as it was.

But because there was an opponent who took the hit earlier, its speed slowed down.

I immediately swung my sword.

The sword stuck in the ground was forcibly pulled out, and a rough sandstorm erupted.

The stats set by the duel system returned to their original state, and all skills were activated.

Peong!

It was an attack from the hostile alliance.

It was nothing more than a simple outburst of anger without declaring war.

It’s okay to die. But I couldn’t die.

It was simply because of my pride.

Taang!

Kang!

I immediately deflect the continuous snipes.

The hand holding the sword began to tingle, but my mind, heated to the limit by the duel with Yerin, was reading the trajectory of all the attacks flying in from all directions.

“It’s an enemy.”

No long words were needed.

Iyap used his skills to disappear into the darkness.

I immediately threw a Taechuk doping potion into my mouth.

The sunlight effect surrounding my body and the red bloodlust mixed together.

Light soared from the cursed sword that emitted murky lightning.

I estimate the number of the hostile alliance that has gathered.

The number is about 30. Depending on the job distribution of the enemies, I thought I could take out about 10 people before the immortality duration ended.

I once again swung my sword to block the continuous snipes.

Kang!

“Hold up your shield and revive Yerin-nim.”

“Yes, yes!”

Aldehab was a tanker user with a large shield, and Rabin was a priest user.

The two nodded at my words and began to revive the fallen Yerin.

The hostile alliance members who confirmed the long revival casting began to move quickly.

It’s a place to recruit new guild members. If I back down from this place, my dignity as a guild leader wouldn’t be upheld.

Dying is also out of the question.

I opened the inventory and took out [Guild Member Summons Order].

At the same time, I stuck the cursed sword in my hand into the ground.

It was that moment. The summons order I was holding in my hand began to disappear, and black aura spread widely from the cursed sword.

Paaaaat!

[Declaration of the Sanctuary of the Fallen Sun God]

A black sanctuary unfolds.

Immediately after, the effect of [Guild Member Summons Order] was activated.

Pat-!

Along with a short streak of light, Helena, wearing a red robe, flew in.

Continuous streaks of light began to fall from the sky.

The time it took for the streak of light that started from one to increase to dozens wasn’t that long.

Guild members began to reveal themselves from the streaks of light.

Hwarang and Chloe, and even Snow Mage. It wasn’t just them. All the guild members who accepted my summons request appeared in this place.

Dozens of people poured down onto the black sanctuary.

The hostile alliance showed a flustered appearance at the sudden call for personnel.

I immediately pulled out the cursed sword that was stuck in the ground.

Pajijik-

The moment the black lightning formed at the end of the sword faintly disappeared. My body shot forward.

No special signal was needed. This was a familiar daily routine.

Colorful effects burst out from all directions, and the guild members began to push back the hostile alliance.

There’s a difference in the number of people. It couldn’t be a battle of strength.

While running forward quickly, I kicked off the ground and jumped up. My body, soaring to the limit, wrapped red bloodlust around my body and fell towards the ground.

Kwang!

The moment I landed in the middle of the enemy lines that were being pushed back helplessly, I activated the special skill attached to the cursed sword.

[Black Lightning]

Kwareureureung!

Black lightning fell on the heads of over 20 people.

The moment the lightning containing the power of curses wrapped around the enemies’ bodies, I activated the next skill.

[Execution]

Recognizing enemies in a low health state, my body shoots out quickly. My body, scattering crimson trajectories, pierces through the enemy’s heart.

The moment the cursed sword’s murky blade pierced through the opponent’s heart, the opponent’s body was dyed gray.

The situation was coming to an end.

I looked back with my sword slung over my shoulder.

Yerin, who had been revived, was staring blankly at me with her mouth open.

Did you see well? Your guild leader.

I must have looked very cool.

The moment I smiled and grinned at Yerin, Helena approached me.

Yerin’s figure disappeared from my sight because of Helena’s body fluttering her red robe.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“It’s inside the game. Even if I get hurt, one heal is all it takes to get better.”

“That’s a relief.”

Helena smiled softly and raised her staff towards the fleeing enemies.

Then, a large magic circle formed in the air, and a huge meteor was shot out, plowing through the ground.

Nothing remained on the ground where hot heat was rising.