I entered the forest with just a few trees.
Unlike what I saw outside, its size was pretty impressive.
I wondered if it was about the size of three of the villages I lived in combined.
Yena and I decided to inform each other immediately if we spotted an enemy from opposite sides.
We had several ways to communicate, including 1-on-1 chats, and even if we didn’t want to, the viewers in the chat window were diligently passing on information.
Crunch-! I struck down the wooden vines and leaves blocking my way with the spear.
It was still quiet, but there was a faint sensation alerting me.
‘Something is nearby.’
I twirled the spear I had been loosely holding.
The green spear fit perfectly in my grasp.
With a twist, the green spear shattered the few trees and leaves ahead of me.
In an instant, the trees transformed into splinters.
Amidst the scattered debris, an arrow flew toward me.
A somewhat predictable arrow.
I promptly adjusted my spear to deflect the incoming shot, but I had no choice but to turn the spear back quickly.
Caw!
The arrow came flying from my ‘behind.’
[?]
[What?]
[Who is the opponent?]
[?]
[Looks like a back shot.]
[Isn’t that a third skill?]
[It’s a bit ambiguous.]
[It’s not an effect?]
[For now, let’s inform Yena.]
[Is that an illusion arrow?]
[Isn’t it just a fake?]
The arrow flew at high speed and ricocheted off my spear tip.
Since it wasn’t an ordinary arrow, I hurriedly blocked it, losing my balance for just a moment.
“Grahhhh!!!”
In that brief moment of losing balance, another enemy charged at me, wielding a shield as big as their upper body like a demon.
With a faint yellow effect, our spear and shield collided.
Boom!
‘…?’
Before I could even engage in a struggle, my body was catapulted into the air.
It seemed to be some kind of skill that ‘definitely’ sent me flying.
Perhaps it was a skill that airbornes you when clashing with the opponent.
‘This isn’t just any ordinary weapon.’
It must be at least on par with the legendary dagger Yena held, if not better.
Otherwise, such power and performance wouldn’t be possible.
‘…But how can they wield it at a level 10?’
Yena said such items all have level and stat restrictions.
For a moment, I observed the enemy’s level. In the distance, I noticed an archer had already taken position and was preparing for the next shot.
The positioned archer prepared for the next shot.
“I originally planned to fight in the open…”
But fighting a spearman in the forest is actually better.
Pabababakh-! Three arrows flew through the air.
A blue arrow, a red arrow, and a purple arrow.
I was in a situation raised by the shock of the shield, and the three arrows were already right in front of me.
If I can’t fly freely, there’s no way I could dodge these arrows.
[Beeeiing!]
[Yeah, emergency.]
‘Emergency.’
“…!”
My body elevates.
I’m momentarily freed from the pressure of gravity and spun around in the air.
The arrows, which were quite coordinated, miss my flying body and veer away uselessly.
The missed arrows each embed themselves somewhere in the forest, leaving behind ice, fire, and something resembling a curse.
The man with the shield looked up at me, dazed like a dog chasing a chicken.
“What the hell, this crazy kid has something too.”
“I expected this much. Let’s go with Plan B.”
Pabak! Two arrows launched from the archer’s bow.
I lightly dodged them and rushed toward the archer who was quickly retreating.
“Where do you think you’re going to hit the ADC?”
The shield warrior had his sights set on my back.
But it’s useless.
Unlike the guaranteed speed of the archer or myself, a human of the celestial race, the shield warrior is far too slow both professionally and physically.
By the time the shield warrior started to chase me seriously, the archer and I were already far apart.
[So slow]
[Is he a turtle? LOL]
[Poor shield guy…]
[Why does my heart ache every time I see a shield? ㅠㅠㅠ]
[Poor shield warrior, haha]
[Their synergy is better though]
[Alt character]
[Definitely an alt character]
[Hahahahahaha]
[There are so many guys trying to rampage with their alt characters, it’s crazy]
[Rampage?]
[Aren’t we being rampaged right now?]
[Who is rampaging whom? Ah, lol]
[Lily can’t win]
[Isn’t that legendary gear?]
“Geez. That’s why I said don’t raise a trash job like a shield warrior.”
The archer spins around as he escapes.
With the gap between us not being that great, he quickly closes the distance.
“Hey! Use that!”
“That thing hurts like hell.”
“Just use it!”
The shield warrior, who was hurriedly chasing from behind, slammed his shield down.
A yellow shield-shaped effect rose above his head.
I don’t know what he’s trying to do, but nonetheless, the spear penetrated the archer’s heart.
The shield pierced through.
A joyful sound came from the archer.
“Of course, this point is nice, but…”
“…What?”
A cough was heard.
From the shield warrior, who had nothing to do with it behind the archer.
The flow of mana began to strangely shift.
[?]
[The Sacrificial Guardian Lily]
[Using the Sacrificial Guardian, huh?]
[? Why does this noob have the Sacrificial Guardian?]
[Does Lily not know the Sacrificial Guardian?]
[Originally, shields can only use shields, but they have a lot of skills.]
[So, it’s a meat shield, haha.]
[What fun does a meat shield have in the game, lololol?]
[Lily is a newbie, so she doesn’t know anything…]
[Prepare for the shockwave.]
[Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming! Shockwave incoming!]
[tttt]
The shield warrior’s body staggered slightly, and at the same time, the archer’s wounds disappeared, and a blue wave burst forth.
A technique that allows allies to take damage instead, causing a wave proportional to that damage.
“Shockwave.”
A fierce wave struck Lily and the surrounding area.
■
“Gotcha.”
The archer, the leader of the Banded “Fear” and ranked around 300, let out a chuckle.
Originally, he was supposed to welcome Lily and Yena in the open field, but plans changed when Lily came alone.
In a forest full of cover, assassins are close to invincible, but conversely, spearmen, who need wide spaces, suffer.
So, the plan was to distract the opponent and finish them off with a charge attack, airborn, and the legendary bow’s embedded skill ‘Three Colored Arrows,’ but the opponent had ‘Emergency’ on them.
Emergency is regarded on par with critical hits, divine retribution, and corruption—one of the so-called enchantment Sovereigns.
No matter what else, just having Emergency is like giving a tiger wings, a disaster for archers.
Of course, if an archer has Emergency, that’s another disaster altogether.
“Hey! Are you dying back there?”
“…Uh. I think I’m about to.”
The meat shield is dying.
Even if his heart has been pierced, as a warrior class, he should be superior in health and defense.
“He’s living up to the suspicion of being a meat shield.”
The smoke gradually cleared.
Though the first plan failed, sacrificing the meat shield caused a shockwave.
Such a shockwave could take away 30% of health even from himself at close range.
‘You could say he’s basically dead.’
He intended to play around a bit, but maybe the rumors were true—it was difficult to play around with him.
It was too much to play around with.
There’s no choice but to kill immediately.
Now I have to face the assassin one-on-one.
Yena.
A ranker-level assassin in the top 100.
Assassins are a hard counter to mages and archers, but in open ground, there’s a chance—
Drip drip…
“Ah. That surprised me.”
“…You. How.”
A silhouette flashes between the smoke. And two blue eyes.
The archer feels a strange chill and takes three steps back.
No, five steps back.
Something feels off.
It’s giving off a dangerous vibe unlike ordinary users.
Drip. Drip. The sound continues, and her hand is stained red as if burned, but her clothes are intact.
Usually, in an explosion of that scale, equipment gets damaged besides the basic outfit.
“Haah… Magic. Magic. Magic… My mana really is too low…”
Muttering to herself, Lily trudges over and pulls a spear stuck haphazardly in the ground.
Light seeps into the area where the trees have been broken, blocking the sunlight.
Light reflects off the spearhead.
At the same time, numerous arrows are launched from the archer’s fingertips.
The arrows do not hit Lily.
The injury on her hand twists the spear, crossing between the arrows.
It’s as if she knows the exact locations of the attacks like the opponent is using combat assistance.
But the opponent is a user who doesn’t use combat assistance and is quite skilled in this PVP and PK.
Having battled countless opponents, they hold a record of taking the lives of many with various jobs, skills, and equipment.
That’s why they were able to deal unexpected damage to Lily, but…
‘Spear Attack.’
That was all there was.
Lily has been fighting countless battles long before that.
It’s almost laughable to compare.
The Spearman’s skill amplifies Lily’s attack speed, and the green spear tip pierces through the archer’s body once again.
There won’t be a second time.
Lily exhales softly.
“You crazy bitch…”
“That was a bit dangerous.”
I almost accidentally used magic.
No, did I?
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