Ruins Battle

The game progressed smoothly.

The targets I encountered after that were also dealt with without much damage, so various items remained intact in my bag.

Of course, I couldn’t guarantee victory in the game.

Because there was higher ground than the spot I had secured.

When I turned my head slightly, the highest hill and the crumbling cathedral built on top of it came into view.

Judging from the faint sounds I heard earlier, a battle was already taking place inside that cathedral.

The fact that no kill logs were popping up meant that those fighting hadn’t died.

Perhaps they stopped fighting because of another user who had newly arrived.

Anyway, the most important thing was that I had to take over the cathedral built on that high hill.

Shwaaaaaa-

The continuously rising polluted water was approaching as if strangling my neck.

I frowned and moved over buildings.

The upper left corner showed how many other users were still alive.

There were 15 survivors left, including me.

At that moment, kill logs popped up continuously, saying that people had died from falling into the polluted water, and the number of survivors decreased by two.

I couldn’t even tell where they had died. The number of people silently and gradually disappearing made me feel a strange sense of tension.

Then.

The moment I landed on the roof of a building, my sensitive hearing caught a strange breathing sound.

A sound of slowly exhaling while suppressing it as much as possible.

Judging by the fact that they weren’t moving, they didn’t seem to be planning to fight right away.

I stared quietly at the inside of the building.

They must have heard the sound of me landing here.

But they weren’t moving.

Even though the water was rising rapidly, they were sticking to their spot until the end.

I didn’t know how skilled the opponent was. I couldn’t leave an unpredictable danger behind me.

I took out Muramasa from my waist.

Sreureung-

The opponent’s body trembled greatly at the clear, chilling sound of the katana.

I could tell what posture they were waiting in from the subtle change in their breathing and the sound of their clothes dragging.

Inside the stairs on the roof.

They were squatting in an angle I couldn’t see, waiting for an opportunity.

If we continued like this, we would both be in danger.

I looked at the rising water and put down my bag.

I had checked while coming here. The buildings were diverse, but only in appearance.

The internal structure was similar.

The interior of the building was gradually being drawn past the entrance of the roof.

Thinking about the opponent’s location, I moved slowly but quickly.

Tadadak-!

The moment I kicked off the ground, the opponent also stood up.

Confirming the sound of clothes brushing loudly, I quickly entered the building.

I didn’t take the stairs. Entering the place where the opponent was waiting was too dangerous of a choice.

I jumped over the stairs and fell downwards.

Immediately after, my long legs kicked off the wall of the building, changing direction.

Taat-!

I checked the opponent’s appearance in mid-air.

Their gaze was fixed on the top of the stairs, and they hadn’t noticed me yet.

Were they a user who had been diligently farming until the very end?

The condition of the armor they were wearing looked quite good.

But the fact that they would die instantly if hit in a vital spot remained unchanged.

No matter how sturdy the iron armor they were wearing.

The sharp blade of Muramasa, swung in mid-air, scattered light and aimed for the gaps in the opponent’s armor.

Seugak-!

The blade moved forward, cutting through the opponent’s flesh as if cutting cheese.

Something strongly caught on the end of the blade in the middle, and was cut off with a “kadeuk-” sound.

“Heoeok-!”

Perhaps because of the unexpected surprise attack.

The opponent grabbed their wounded area and sat down on the spot.

I didn’t miss that opportunity.

The opponent still hadn’t even guessed my location.

I landed on the floor and quickly swung Muramasa.

Seugak! Seugeok-! Seugak!

Three consecutive slashes that flowed like water.

The blood that gushed out from the opponent’s body painted a red flower on the wall.

The blade of Muramasa, which had penetrated the gaps in the iron armor, successfully took the opponent’s life.

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This time again, I caught the opponent without any damage.

I roughly scanned the opponent’s corpse and managed to salvage a useful piece of equipment.

[Hermes’ Boots]

Durability 67/100

Agility +3

Movement Speed +10%

Jump Power +10%

The second named item appeared.

I was a little bothered that it was boots worn by a dark, burly guy, but who cares?

As long as the performance is good…

I frowned and equipped the item.

Fortunately, the inside of the boots wasn’t warm or anything.

They changed to fit my feet perfectly, like new shoes.

Hermes’ Boots were matte black leather boots.

The small wings on the ankles reminded me of the protagonist in mythology.

Wearing leather armor all over my body made me feel like an assassin.

I shook my head.

This wasn’t the time to be having such random thoughts.

Because the water rising from the bottom was already trying to swallow this building.

The murky water that had completely swallowed the stairs below was rising even faster than before.

1 minute.

No, it wouldn’t even take a minute for this building to be completely submerged.

I quickly returned to the roof and ran towards another building.

While I was dealing with one person, the number of survivors had decreased significantly, probably because other users had fought each other.

There was no time to check the kill logs. I moved quickly and barely checked the number of remaining users.

Number of remaining users: 7.

Of course, that included me.

Tadak-!

The last place I landed was the entrance to the highest hill.

Looking around, there were corpses scattered everywhere, as if many others had headed here besides me.

The entire ruins were submerged in water.

That meant I was the last survivor to arrive in this area.

Those who had secured their spots first must have seen me.

The situation wasn’t good.

A surprise attack could come from anywhere at any time.

I also had to be careful of traps installed on the ground, so I had to be cautious in my movements.

Chaeng!

Kaang!

Chaeng!

That’s when it happened.

A piercing sound was heard.

It was the sound created when swords clashed.

A fight had started inside the cathedral.

Everyone’s attention must have been focused on the inside of the cathedral for a moment.

I took out Muramasa and sprinted towards the cathedral.

Tadadadak-!

As I started to move, the small bushes around me rustled and spat out a person.

A man clutching dual swords in both hands.

A dual swords user.

I stopped running and charged towards him.

Whenever I saw someone with dual swords, an uncontrollable murderous intent would rise.

I didn’t suppress it.

“Heot!”

The opponent looked flustered by the sudden charge, but their hands were already moving.

A slash aimed at my neck and chest.

The dual swords wielded in both hands flew towards me with threatening sounds.

Confront it.

Press it down.

I wouldn’t lack strength.

I gritted my teeth and shouted loudly.

“Hayyaat!”

Kaang!

Muramasa, locked with the swords, created a large spark.

Even though the movement of the sword had stopped, I didn’t get pushed back.

I was creating a situation of being evenly matched in a strength contest with a man taller than me.

Of course, the strength contest didn’t last long.

After pushing away the Muramasa in my hand greatly and breaking the opponent’s posture, I quickly swung Muramasa.

Chaeng!

Seugeok-!

A large upward slash.

Accurately cutting through the opponent’s chest and neck.

The moment I confirmed the blood spurting out from the large wound, I immediately launched the next attack.

“Hiyat!”

Reversing the blade of the upward slash and bringing it down again.

Seugeok-!

A large downward slash.

I performed large movements consecutively.

There was no pause. These were movements that would have been impossible in VRS’s normal mode, but they were possible in this battle royale mode, which wasn’t affected by strength stats.

“Haa…”

As I let out a low breath, the opponent’s body slowly began to fall.

As if answering the gazes I felt around me, I glared once at the direction where the enemies were hiding.

I confirmed it with this battle.

The possibilities I could show here.

It wasn’t Deron, but I would be able to showcase a play style similar to Deron.

I smiled lightly with Muramasa slung over my shoulder.

It was a confident smile that everyone could see.

Then.

Suddenly, the bushes rustled and spat out another person.

It was a bush in a different direction from before.

He looked at me with a disgusted expression and started running towards the cathedral.

Number of remaining users: 5.

That meant there were 4 survivors alive besides me.

“Aha…”

Running away without fighting?

Was he afraid of such a small girl?

Me, who looks harmless and cute?

I wiped the blood off my cheek and slowly started walking.

The water would continue to rise anyway.

Whether they hid outside or inside the cathedral, eventually all the users would be forced to gather on the top floor of the cathedral.

Let’s wait there.

Waiting for all the survivors to inevitably come up there.

“Hiiiik…!”

The survivor who had been running ahead sat down on the floor with a pale face.

I wondered what he was doing in front of the cathedral entrance, so I looked closely and saw iron spikes sticking out of the floor.

It seemed someone had set up a trap in front of it.

The man sitting on the floor was crawling, dripping blood.

It bothered me a little to steal someone else’s prey, but even if I waited, the owner of the trap didn’t show up.

It was clear that they were already dead or unable to move.

Then I’ll take care of it.

I smiled calmly and jumped towards the man crawling on all fours.

“Yap!”

“Hieeeeek!”

Pshuk!

There wasn’t even a slight resistance.

The man, completely terrified, was stabbed in the chest by my sword and died.

It was a truly absurd and futile end.

Why did he even play the game if he was going to be like this?

It’s just death in a game.

Such a light death.

There was no need to be so scared…

I frowned, touching my cheek that had become stiff with blood.

The blood that had splattered earlier covered my face and hair, making everything a mess.

My hair, which had been swaying nicely, stiffened with blood, creating an unpleasant sensation.

“Hide and seek!”

I shook off the blood-stained Muramasa and shouted.

Before entering the cathedral.

It was a warning thrown towards the survivors inside.