Acceleration

“Eueum…”

I carefully surveyed my surroundings, gripping my Nodachi.

The long blade trailed behind me, almost dragging on the ground.

The respawn timer had ended as I crossed the single-log bridge.

Therefore, assassins might be lurking somewhere around here.

Holding my breath, I advanced slowly.

My gaze moved constantly.

The instant I stepped into enemy territory, I felt an intense gaze and something flew through the air.

A familiar attack pattern. It was definitely long-range sniping.

As soon as I recognized the direction of the attack, I pinpointed the enemy’s location.

My body had been moving since I felt the enemy’s gaze.

Not too late. It was slower than Deron, but I could easily block an incoming arrow.

Moving forward, I swung the Nodachi in my hand from low to high.

The moment the rotational force from my waist reached the tip of the sword, the arrow flying towards me hit the edge of the long Nodachi and deflected away.

Teong-!

A faint spark bloomed in the air.

The moment that bright light reached my eyes, I dashed forward.

The attack came from the forest leading to the side path.

Melvin didn’t go to the side path.

Like the sly bastard he is, he was hiding here, waiting for the enemy to come.

“Melviiin!”

As soon as I entered the forest, the gaze disappeared.

Immediately after, I heard a rustling sound not far away.

Melvin, that bastard is running away.

I can’t let him get away. Judging by the lack of other gazes, he seems to be truly alone this time.

I jumped towards the tree in front of me.

I couldn’t climb the entire tall tree with the first jump.

Bending my body, I kicked off the tree right in front of me and jumped to the other side.

Two consecutive leaps like that.

My light body successfully climbed onto the tree.

I lightly stepped on the thin branches.

Unwavering comfort.

A faint breeze brushed against my cheek, scattering my long hair.

My vision expanded thanks to being high up.

Thanks to that, I could spot Melvin quickly moving through the bushes.

He doesn’t even pretend to look back. He knows.

The moment he stops, he’ll die by my hand.

Through long years of fighting, he’s learned his own survival methods.

With light steps, I leaped between the trees.

It’s faster than running through the bushes.

I can’t chase him for long. My stamina stat is 6.

I don’t know how much Melvin invested in stamina, but it’ll be more than mine.

That’s when the kill log popped up on the upper right, showing that both an enemy and an ally had been taken down.

Enemy Kill W.S-dodorea → API-Showou

Ally Kill API-Showou → VIA-Biseujeu

Just as I checked the kill log, Melvin, who was running ahead, seemed to have checked it as well.

His movement paused for a moment.

Now’s the time.

I pulled the Nodachi from my back and jumped down.

I thought as I fell. Accelerating my thoughts as I felt a rapidly rising white pain.

The moment the falling leaves stopped moving, I reached my own time.

Draw the optimal route. It’s not suitable to wield such a large weapon in a narrow forest.

Calculate the distance between the trees, and the location of the lush bushes that come up to my waist.

I don’t overlook Melvin’s escape route either.

The calculation ends quickly.

I do everything in a split 0.1 seconds.

The plan is complete.

Only the real battle remains.

The moment I made up my mind, the stopped time began to flow again.

Green leaves scattered with the wind brushing past my cheeks.

From top to bottom, run along the long tree.

Add running speed to the falling speed.

Tadadak-!

Melvin reacted to the loud footsteps.

He’s skilled too. His experience from Deron didn’t disappear when he moved to VRS.

Melvin’s body quickly rotated, and he scattered something in his arms into the air.

Gleaming metal. It scattered a cool light, receiving the sunlight shining down into the forest.

Shurikens.

But I don’t avoid them. I’d rather block them with my body.

I raised both arms, covering only the vital spots from damage, while my gaze accurately targeted Melvin’s head.

Tadadadak-!

Small shurikens flew and embedded themselves in my arms, chest, legs, everywhere.

My vision was dyed red with red blood, but there was no major damage.

Now’s the time.

At the same time as kicking off the tree, I rotated my body and swung the katana in my hand as if slamming it down.

Buuwoong-!

Melvin finally looked up at the attack falling like lightning.

But there was no panic in his expression.

As if he had predicted my attack, a deep smile spread in his eyes visible through the mask.

A trap…?

The moment I saw Melvin’s expression, a red warning light turned on in one side of my head.

The wind scattered. I heard the rustling of the bushes.

Using my extremely sensitive hearing and touch, I noticed someone approaching.

Another assassin.

Judging by the faint presence felt from behind, he must have been wearing something like grass and waiting here all along.

But it wasn’t an unexpected surprise attack.

I didn’t stop the attack, but twisted my body in the air.

I don’t care if I die. If I take Melvin’s head, it’s a one-on-one kill exchange.

Our side occupied two territories, so it was an absolutely advantageous situation.

Shwaaaak!

The strike that was swung down from above, as if to bisect Melvin’s body, dug into Melvin’s head and stopped.

I couldn’t completely bisect him, but I inflicted enough damage to cause death.

Melvin’s body began to tilt, and I shook the Nodachi in my hand greatly.

It was stuck too deeply. It won’t come out.

I just needed confirmation. I never intended to retrieve it in the first place.

My body, falling towards the ground, reacted immediately.

The small rotational force that started from my waist spread throughout my body, attempting a faint struggle.

Immediately after, with a sound of Kwadeuk-!, red blood spurted from my shoulder.

A stinging pain came belatedly.

“This, you crazy…!”

It must have been a confident blow, but the assassin’s attack missed.

Thanks to the sword that came out through my shoulder, I couldn’t move my right arm, but my left arm was still there.

I stretched out my leg and wrapped it around his arm.

As if a snake was climbing a tree, my leg climbed up his arm.

I wanted to put my leg around the assassin’s head, but because my outstretched leg was short, clinging to his arm was the best I could do.

But, it’s okay. This is enough.

The impact of falling towards the ground was directly transmitted to the assassin user.

The moment I confirmed that his posture was greatly shaken, I took out the dagger I had stuck in my waist with my good left arm.

The vision that met in the air shook greatly.

His gaze went down my face and towards my left hand.

He desperately moved the opposite arm that wasn’t grabbed by me, but I was faster.

The quickly swung dagger grazed his neck.

The moment I confirmed the long bloodline, I readjusted the dagger and shoved it into the gap.

With a feeling of Tuk- Tooduk-, the strength drained from the body of the guy I was hanging on to.

Red blood soared. Feeling the blood covering my entire face, I also fell to the ground with the assassin.

“Heok…”

I couldn’t get up because my stamina was at rock bottom.

I wiped the blood off my face and smiled coolly.

The situation of the occupied territories remains unchanged.

Our team has 2, and the enemy team has the remaining 1.

That situation will change because of me.

Checking my recovered stamina, I got up from my seat and walked towards the enemy’s territory.

Out of the five members of the enemy team, three are dead.

There is a considerable amount of time left until the respawn is complete.

However, the respawn speed of the enemy team will be faster than the speed of occupying the territory alone.

It’s clearly suicide.

I knew it in my head.

But, the hotly heated heartbeat doesn’t stop my steps.

It felt like a forgotten sensation had been revived.

It’s similar to the thrill I felt in the early days of Deron.

I recall the days when I risked my life fighting goblins and red orcs.

The skills I could use were limited, and the strength of the monsters surpassed the users.

The only thing to trust there was my own skill.

It’s definitely a different game.

But, one thing is certain, I’m enjoying this game.

The moment the heat of my body soared to my head, white pain spread out in an instant.

Leading my staggering body, the moment I arrived at the enemy territory, I stuck the Nodachi in my hand into the ground and leaned on it.

I thought while feeling the calmly blowing wind.

What am I doing, risking death like this?

There was no way I could handle the three enemies who would respawn alone.

If I die like this, they would definitely push all the way to the central line.

I shook my head and brushed away my thoughts.

Isn’t the game supposed to be fun for me?

It’s a bit of an apologetic thing to say to my teammates, but first of all, I have to have fun.

I smiled lightly and drew the Nodachi.

Just in time, the guys who had died were reviving.

The first to appear was a Paladin user holding a kite shield in his hand.

He let out a small groan as he looked at me standing tall in the occupied territory.

“What the…”

“Hello?”

I gave a light greeting, but the greeting didn’t come back.

As that subtle standoff continued, the gauge of the occupied territory rose to 70%.

If I can just stall for time like this, I can occupy all of the enemy’s territories.

But, the enemy didn’t just sit back and watch.

The Paladin user, who was sizing up the situation and taking a stance, rushed towards me when the assassin [Thousand Flow Blood Kill Cut] Melvin, wearing a black mask, revived.

“Dieee!”

With thumping footsteps, the revived Melvin began to move smoothly.

As he is a quick-witted guy, he must have realized what the situation was.

His gaze turns to me.

I exhale.

The breath that spread out low, the moment it scattered in all directions, the sensation of the Nodachi in my hand vividly revived.

Not even a single mistake is allowed.

I have to throw myself into a long time.

The moment the enemy Paladin entered the attack range, the 0.1 seconds of time were finely divided.

Acceleration

It’s only my time.