Deoen’s PVP adopts a combat style reminiscent of a fighting game.
Unlike other games, there won’t be giant sword slashes or dozens or hundreds of meteors flying around.
Even if there were, most of them would be low in power, with significant cooldowns and high mana costs for ultimate skills.
Because of these characteristics, there are absolutely no absolute powerhouses in Deoen.
As long as two players are of a similar level, anyone can deal meaningful damage to their opponent. If they get hit in the heart or head with a fatal blow, they’re likely to die.
That man is no exception.
He wields a dagger that looks pretty decent.
He threw a stick he picked up from the path of attack to alter its direction.
The dagger flew quickly toward the hooded man and helplessly pierced his heart, vanishing into blue particles.
[PVP! User ‘Jack Cross’ was killed.]
[You were attacked first. PK points will not increase.]
[You were attacked first. Raider title does not apply.]
[You looted 2 gold coins and 5 silver coins.]
[Low probability of stealing the Turtle Sword.]
“…?”
What a strange thing to obtain.
I quickly glanced over the small, shimmering texts in my view.
I brushed it off and immediately dashed toward my next target.
The next target was the man who had retrieved his spear.
“…This is why I told you not to do it!”
The middle-aged man shouted at the woman behind him while thrusting the spear forward.
His actions are that of a rogue, yet he handles the spear surprisingly competently.
The green spear tip grazed past my head, and in a flurry of attacks, the underside of the spear struck my waist.
Kaang! With the sound of impact, the middle-aged man was pushed back.
[Not bad.]
[But you can’t beat Lily.]
[Alright~ let’s educate those banded brats~ Alright~ let’s educate those banded brats~ Alright~ let’s educate those banded brats~ Alright~ let’s educate those banded brats~ Alright~ let’s educate those banded brats~]
[A spear? So do you have the skills to catch it?]
[Look at him, casually using the sword he looted, lolololol.]
[For real.]
[Is he really a newbie?]
[LOL!!!]
[You dare touch Lily?]
The wide blade resembling a turtle’s shell was a greatsword.
If we get technical, it would be called a claymore.
But since it’s a bit too small to call a greatsword, let’s go with the term ‘broad sword.’
Anyway, I knocked the spear that was trying to hit my waist away with the broad sword lying down.
The man lost his balance and fell, and just as he was about to rise again, the blade of the broad sword had long since pierced his heart.
The man’s heart had long since pierced through.
“Ugh, seriously, crazy…”
[PVP! User, ‘Kim Jin-rok’ was killed.]
[Looted 3 gold coins and 11 silver coins.]
[Oh no! Nothing was looted.]
This time nothing came out.
They said there was a low probability earlier, so getting an item must be based on luck too.
“If I lose everything every time I die, I won’t feel like playing the game anymore.”
Of course, it’s only natural to lose everything when you die.
I picked up a spear.
As expected, I’m more familiar with a spear than a sword.
Spinning the spear around, I threw a heavy weapon at the woman who was slowly backing away.
The heavy weapon grazed her cheek perfectly.
The invisibility wore off, revealing the woman.
I could only see her two eyes, but I could tell she was terrified.
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[So scared, like a dog]
[She got scared]
[But I’d be scared too]
[True, if the opponent is Lily, hahaha]
[But are they really not idiots? They rush in after seeing that technique?]
[They’re so pitiful, they can’t play the game with that ID anymore, hahaha]
[What goes around comes around]
Heh.
I chuckled at the chat window.
It felt oddly similar to back then when I met the expectations of people, yet it was so different.
What should I say? Back then, people relied on me and had hopes. Now, it’s the opposite.
They have expectations, but they don’t depend on me.
They don’t ask for much, nor do they demand anything outrageous.
They just enjoy and are happy seeing me show my true self.
“How strange.”
Feeling odd, I stood there blankly with the woman frozen in place.
In that moment of distraction, the woman raised her hands.
“If I surrender, will you spare me?”
“Doesn’t that mean nothing? Dying here doesn’t mean you actually die.”
This is a virtual reality game.
It’s not like the world where you only have one life, so dying here doesn’t really matter.
I might lose some money or items though.
“…Thinking about it, the Demon and Celestial Race don’t have just one life.”
When they die fighting among themselves, they babble about the blessing of resurrection, claiming their souls are within their life vessels and come back to life.
Watching that from afar made me wonder what that was all about.
Hmm… let’s skip that talk.
It’s just bringing me down.
The woman quickly shook her head.
“Just let me live this once. Pretty sister. Please.”
“…?”
So, why?
She had such a strong desire to live that I felt compelled to glance at the chat window.
[Your comrades all died, where’s the loyalty? LOL]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[She’s trying not to receive the assassination order.]
[If you die, the kill log pops up, and that’ll get your nickname identified and put on the blacklist right away.]
[For real, LOL]
[Usually, some people just let it slide depending on the target, but right now it’s a broadcast with 30,000 viewers, so LOL]
[Let’s just kill her.]
[How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily? How dare you touch Riiiiiily?]
[Kill her, sis.]
Ah, I see.
I kind of get it now.
I closed my eyes for a moment.
How did I deal with ambushers back in the day?
I drift through my memories.
Hmm… there are way more non-humans than humans.
They were totally insane.
Among them, there was a time I was just walking down the road when a high orc, who was twice my size, suddenly swung a two-edged axe at me. When I broke his arms and asked why, he was like, “Hahaha! I wanted to test the blood of the celestial race.” I smashed his head for that…
And then there were 108 troll assassins who ambushed me, cutting off one arm each, and when I asked why, they cried and said they thought I was a witch invading their village.
“I didn’t kill them, did I?”
I’m not sure.
I’ve killed many, but I’ve spared even more.
It’s obviously true that making a lot of enemies in the world isn’t good, but if they didn’t target me or have any ‘malice,’ I felt like I didn’t kill them.
How do you distinguish malice? It’s just a gut feeling.
Humans with celestial blood have good instincts too.
“…Hmm. So why did I attack? For money?”
But right now, that instinct is a bit off, so I might as well just ask.
If my instincts were good, I wouldn’t have been hit by the focus three times.
The woman scratched her head and looked at me, muttering, “Wow… she really is pretty…”
“Excuse me?”
[Lily is indeed pretty.]
[That’s definitely the real deal.]
[LOL]
[Honestly, if I faced Lily in person, I’d probably freak out right away.]
[For real, LOL, how can you even handle that?]
[In reality? The real Lily probably just has a regular face though, LOL.]
[Hey, don’t mention real life!]
[LOL What does that matter? Anyway, she’ll only kill in Deoen, right? LOL]
[The broth is flowing like it’s a factory.]
[Yeah~ I’m gonna make Lily soup~ I actually like it~]
[So, are you not going to watch?]
“…So why?”
“Ring.”
The woman points to my hand.
Ah, this.
“Was that your target?”
“That and some money.”
“…You’re pretty bold, aren’t you?”
“Ah, well. If I say I purely want to see it, you wouldn’t believe me, right?”
She shrugs her shoulders.
Sister. It feels oddly right yet not.
Gender, current age, real age, voice differences…
Hmm. My head hurts.
Let’s move on for now.
“Why are you going around killing people… PKing?”
“You, no. Sister, with that face, you could easily make money broadcasting, but for people like us, it’s not that easy.”
[Then live your current life, haha!]
[Hahahahaha!]
[I think if he just has good appearance, he’ll do well in broadcasting. He’s good at talking, so why go with Banded, haha!]
[Yeah, no.]
[There are so many like that overflowing in Deoen…]
[Info) There are over 5,000 accounts that started broadcasting today.]
[Lily is insane; there are so many streams like that.]
[Yes, yes.]
[It’s getting boring; let’s just kill them.]
[Honestly, Lily’s not just a pretty face when broadcasting.]
The woman seems to be watching the stream too, glancing away and shaking her head.
“Ugh. Seriously, this is too much.”
“Then can you give me that weapon?”
“…What?”
“That dagger.”
The woman flinches.
Before I know it, the dagger is back in her hand.
I don’t know how good it is, but if it can pierce a heart in one shot like the previous surprise attack, then it’s decent equipment.
“I don’t want to.”
“If you don’t, you’ll just die and have it taken away.”
“…Is this your usual personality?”
“Yes.”
What.
I’m a Celestial Race, after all.
Celestials are a race that ensures revenge and return for what is owed.
So if you don’t want to die…
“Please give it to me.”
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