episode_0088

Hoooow-

A small breeze blew through the forest, gently and silently shaking the light gray hair that reminded her of burnt ash.

As her vision was suddenly blurred by the wind’s play, the woman, who had been calmly looking down the cliff, quietly frowned with her sharp eyes and red pupils that resembled an eagle’s.

The sight of her straightening her messy hair while keeping her gaze fixed was as calm and unwavering as a loaded gun.

Because of this, it looked extremely static, but at the same time, it also had a thrilling feel to it, like a cold silver bullet that could be fired at any moment.

A woman who gives off an air of a worn-out weapon from a battlefield.

But her atmosphere is like that.

“Oh, you’re annoying. There’s a hair in my mouth.”

As soon as a single word mixed with grumbling came out of his mouth, he changed from that of a veteran mercenary to that of a school bully who seemed difficult to approach.

She, Chavia Eliza, stuck out her tongue and wrestled with the invisible hair for a long time before barely winning and grumbling as she kicked the rock next to her.

“When on earth does this school ever teach proper classes?”

Chavia looked down the cliff with eyes filled with annoyance, recalling the moment just a moment ago.

“Okay, today’s lesson is tag.”

A professor wearing sunglasses that looked like something a special forces agent would wear suddenly said this to the students in front of him.

It was a sudden remark, but the students just let it go.

Because quite some time had passed, the freshmen had all taken various classes, and thanks to that, they had somewhat adapted to the professors’ classes being held suddenly like this.

“Tsk, anyway, these days guys are no fun.”

The professor grumbled softly, perhaps dissatisfied with the lack of response, and then began explaining again.

“Of course, we’re not going to play a simple game of tag. You know the paper you picked earlier? We’re going to split the team into three and play tag. By the way… … ”

First of all-

“The game of tag will continue until the opposing team is completely gone, but there is one rule.”

Professor Sunglasses raised one finger and said with a playful grin.

“So, if you signed up for my class, that means you want to be good at handling ranged weapons, no matter what type?”

A few students nodded quietly upon hearing that.

“Therefore, the rule in this tag game is that you cannot use any weapons other than ranged weapons.”

“Does that mean… …it’s okay to use all ranged weapons?”

“Yeah, there’s one guy who understands quickly.”

Professor Sunglasses nodded with a satisfied expression.

“You all know that this is not the time before the cataclysm, and there is little chance of a three-way battle between guys who only have ranged attack methods.”

Shhh-

“So, in today’s tag game, each of you should come up with a good strategy and show off your skills to the fullest.”

After hearing the professor’s words, the students realized that the essence of this tag game was a strategic battle close to real combat, and they became quietly lost in thought.

A few of them even smiled slightly, probably thinking that it would be a pretty fun class.

“I don’t know why, why are we taking such useless classes?”

Chavia was busy grumbling, not caring at all about such things.

“It’s a game of tag and hunting because it sounds good, but if you do this, it’s no different from studying alone.”

Although Chavia was busy grumbling like that, she couldn’t help but acknowledge the Circle’s technical skills.

‘I never thought they’d create an instant dungeon just for one class… … ‘

Instant dungeons are new spaces isolated from reality that are created through the study of dungeons. They are sometimes used to experiment with powerful weapons.

And the space created through such advanced technology was now being used for students to play tag.

‘This is my first time entering a dungeon like this, but I don’t feel much of a difference from a real dungeon.’

While Chavia was so amazed.

Pavabat-!

Several arrows were fired from above the trees, aimed at her from behind.

A quick surprise attack targeting the enemy’s blind spot when they let their guard down, this is the archer’s classic attack!

It was a strike so fast and stealthy that a normal person would never be able to react.

“Tsk, if you just let it go, I would have just kept quiet. It’s annoying.”

Instead of being surprised, Chavia simply frowned slightly and moved the large iron bag on his back slightly.

A light movement, just a slight twist of the body.

Thud!

The arrow flying towards him was blocked by an iron bag the size of a coffin and bounced off, falling to the ground.

The man who was hiding became furious when the spleen blow was blocked.

“Profit! Hey, you! Didn’t you hear when we started earlier! I said you can only use ranged weapons in this tag game! But use your shield to kill!”

“What, is that head just for decoration? It says not to use melee weapons, not to use shields. And the crucial thing is… … ”

Kiiing-

At the same time that he let out a strange noise, Chavia quickly took out a pistol from inside the drawer-like iron bag at his side and spoke while aiming it at the man.

“This isn’t a shield, you punk.”

A loaded gun and a bow without arrows.

The man shouted urgently as he watched the situation change in an instant.

“Hey, wait a minute! I saw you fighting a little while ago, you’re on the red team! Actually, I’m on the same team… … !”

“So what do you want me to do?”

Crunch-!

“We’re on the same team, and if you were to attack first, you should have been prepared to get hit by me in return.”

Chavia said so and pulled the trigger of his gun without hesitation.

Phew-!

The bullet struck the man in the chest.

“Cough!”

The heart had been pierced, so normally it would have been instant death, but the man let out a scream of pain, but did not fall to the floor as a corpse.

Instead, his entire body turned into a mass of blue light and disappeared.

“Looking at the blue grains turning into blue particles, it looks like the team was also the blue team.”

Chavia clicked his tongue and lowered his gun.

Even though he ended up taking out one of the enemy team members, Chavia’s face still didn’t show any sign of brightening up.

“Haa, seriously… … When are you going to teach me how to improve my shooting skills?”

Someone might have judged her skill as she pulled the trigger just a moment ago, but she couldn’t possibly say that after watching herself just a moment ago.

That would be the case, because she could see it in his eyes.

‘Oh, really!’

The bullet he fired missed the intended target and pierced the side.

There wasn’t much of a difference.

Strictly speaking, it is a level where an average person would say that this is enough and just let it go, with an error margin of half a fingernail.

But Chavia couldn’t do that.

To be precise, her personality and talents did not allow for that kind of escape.

‘It seems like it’s possible when you just hold the gun and aim, but when you actually shoot, it goes in a strange place! Why on earth are you doing this?’

These worries continued to haunt Chavia, tormenting her for over ten years.

It goes without saying that a large part of the reason she decided to join the circle was to eliminate this little error.

‘So I’m only taking classes related to shooting, but they don’t teach me shooting techniques and only make me do useless things like this… ‘

Eeeeek-!

Chavia’s hands shook with anger, then he sighed.

“Ha, well, fine. After I eliminate this guy or that guy, I’ll finish this annoying game of tag as quickly as possible, and then Professor Sunglasses will have no choice but to start class.”

Chavia made up his mind and threw himself off the cliff.

How many steps did you take in that state?

Pasrak-

Her keen senses began to scream that someone was coming towards her.

Phew-!

At the same time, an image naturally appeared in her head.

For a brief moment, I was able to perceive and perceive the entire surrounding space in three dimensions as if I was looking at it with radar through my five senses.

This was the reason why Chavia could confidently walk through this magical forest full of hunters.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is so talented that he literally exists to shoot guns.

But annoyingly, the future that her talent portrayed was something she could not draw in reality.

‘What on earth is the reason?’

Like the moon rising from the water, something that seems within reach but can never be caught.

That fantasy-like something soon turned into an endless ticklish sensation that drove her crazy.

“Fuck!”

And as always, the moment Chavia pulled the trigger to relieve some of that frustration.

Taang-!

“Eww!”

The man standing in the direction her gun was pointing jumped out of the bushes with a pitiful scream and rolled on the ground several times.

It was so pitiful that I couldn’t believe that a grown man was showing it, and I thought I would be met with a cold stare.

“What is it?”

On the contrary, there was surprise on Chavia’s face as he looked at him.

That would be the case… …

‘You dodged? My attack?’

Because that ordinary-looking man with absolutely no features at all just now dodged the bullet she shot at him.