In this game, guns aren’t the overpowered weapons they are in real life.
Sure, they have fast bullet speeds that make it hard for enemies to respond, but on the flip side, there aren’t many skills to imbue mana.
Especially when it comes to damage dealt to the guard gauge, it really falls short.
It’s tough to dodge, but blocking is quite easy.
Even when you successfully parry, the shock damage is halved, as evidenced by the situation.
Charging in a straight line, after bouncing off three straight shots, the gunslinger bit their lip.
– Looks like a high-speed bullet, but they’re bouncing it off!
– Why does that look so easy?
– Honestly, I shouldn’t be able to do that, but why does it seem simple?
– Seriously, what the heck ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“Ah, you’ll find it easy with practice! Don’t think about deflecting the bullets; just imagine placing your dagger in front of the gun’s direction.”
– What is this crazy girl talking about?
– My head is spinning!
– So easy, isn’t it?
– How am I supposed to place it in advance?
– Did a technique just come in? How should I respond?
I really meant it when I said it’s easy.
It seems like my viewers are making a big fuss over nothing.
If it were a real gun, that would be one thing, but in the game, once the trigger is pulled, the trajectory is indicated.
If the answer is wrong, you even get a chance to correct it.
As long as you practice, this should be an area where an average person can manage without too much trouble.
After all, estimating the aim while facing a gun character is just basic.
Once you get used to it, you can even feel like the bullets are flying toward you like daggers.
Just like that. I lightly moved the blade and deflected the fourth bullet.
“See, I told you it’s easy? They’re probably out of shots over there.”
Thank goodness.
Maybe it’s because it’s a game, but talking isn’t hard at all.
Even with the awareness of streaming, my focus didn’t drop significantly.
The gunslinger’s sniper rifle has a total of 5 rounds.
The last bullet carries a damage bonus.
If Kanu uses something like explosive rounds, there’s a risk of taking damage even when parrying.
Since there are still two enemies left, there’s no need to incur unnecessary losses.
The moment the gunslinger’s bolt-action ended, I laid down smoke as far forward as possible.
As I entered the white smoke, I took out two bombs.
I tossed one on either side of the gunslinger.
While scattering my weapons, I approached in stealth.
[Effect of ‘Blessing of the Ashen Moon’ activated]
[For up to 10 seconds, blend into the shadows within 10m of the player……]
The moment my figure was hidden, the gunslinger made a textbook response.
‘Sentry Gun’ installation. A fully automated turret that will cover for him even if he can’t move.
Since it’s based on magic, it’s much cruder than modern ones, but it shouldn’t be underestimated.
That fixed turret is precisely what allows the gunslinger to excel even in one-on-one fights.
A knight’s shield wouldn’t withstand that turret without a plan.
I had already grasped its location, so that was done.
With stealth still available, I twisted my movement toward the ceiling and installed the silver magic.
As soon as I landed, Kanu’s face was right in front of me.
With the timing just a beat off, I didn’t stab him in the face with a dagger…
I simply poked his chin with my finger.
“1 kill? I’ll let it slide this time.”
“……?!”
If I had used a dagger instead of my finger, it would have been a fatal wound.
But rules are rules.
I had no intention of inflicting damage unless it was with a gun.
Originally, I wanted to hit him in the forehead.
But the height difference made that impossible.
Kanu had a look on his face that said, ‘What just happened to me?’
“This is just a brief interruption.”
While his attention was on my finger, I sneakily swiped the holster’s pistol.
Testing the weight of the real bullets, I moved while sticking to the shadows.
I approached the sentry gun, which had been my main target.
I had no interest in the gunslinger from the start.
Once I decided to kill him, I didn’t see much merit in close-quarter combat.
In the Infinity Black Community, it’s all just a game, and with games come various flaws.
One of them is that the algorithms responsible for enemy recognition and firing are separate.
I tightly bound a rope to the sentry gun’s body and extended one leg to enter its recognition range.
At the same time, I sent out a clone…
“Fire!”
“What the hell?!”
As the illusory clone was recognized as me—the bullets fired!
A torrential downpour of bullets unleashed towards their master!
I pulled on the tied rope, forcibly changing the sentry gun’s direction.
A startled Kanu canceled the skill, cutting off the bullet replenishment, but that doesn’t mean the chamber would immediately empty.
Following his escape route, I unleashed a forced full-auto fire.
Kanu, who had already used several escape skills, couldn’t dodge all the scattered bullets.
In the end, a few rounds hit him squarely.
Watching him desperately flee was quite amusing, and I couldn’t help but chuckle.
– He’s really running away like mad ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– This is some life-threatening movement, isn’t it?
– Of course it’s scary when a crazy girl is smiling while shooting!
– Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The sentry gun, having exhausted all its ammo, had outlived its usefulness.
I destroyed it with a dagger, ensuring there’d be a cooldown before it could be re-summoned.
I also fired off all 5 rounds from my hefty revolver.
As an assassin, I lacked compensation for shooting accuracy, but the Arena of Duel doesn’t really offer places to hide.
If I don’t plan on deflecting, I’m bound to hit at least one bullet.
“Phew. I only managed to hit one shot. Still, doesn’t this seem fun? You guys should definitely give it a try when you get the chance.”
– How do we even do that?
– This girl sure has a knack for confidently speaking nonsense.
– An assassin who shoots guns is rare.
– Aren’t assassins these days supposed to shoot guns?
– Huh?
Since the enemy isn’t dead yet, the match isn’t over.
With the nuisance that was the sentry gun taken care of, I could slowly tackle the remaining cards.
“Personally, I really enjoy the feeling when firing a shotgun. I’d love to finish it off with one!”
As for the weapons, I can simply take them away.
*
Kanu was someone who assessed himself pretty objectively.
After wandering around the same area for a few seasons, you can’t help but realize it.
Ah, this is my limit—where my capabilities reach.
So, there wasn’t any malice intended for his sniping.
He knew it would be tough to beat Gawol.
After all, it’s hard to even meet someone like that once.
How strong is the person who took down a top-tier pro gamer? I was just curious.
There was a desire to be included in this powerful issue as well.
Even if Gawol had been allied, Kanu would have done his best in the match.
Even if he lost as an enemy, he was prepared to accept it humbly.
However, he didn’t expect it would go this far.
“What just happened? Was that a high-speed bullet?”
From the moment we first faced off, something felt off.
The assassin had surprisingly been quite relaxed in trying to close the distance.
Considering the capacity shown in the arena, it didn’t seem too strange.
But the moment I allowed the approach…
When a finger touched my chin, a true sense of crisis hit.
‘This match! If I play it wrong, I’ll be decocted and ridiculed for eternity!’
This is no joke.
Recently, with the camp broadcasts and voice recordings, Gawol’s image had softened a bit, but who is she?
In the arena, her introductory video featured a theme centered around tea-bagging.
Moreover, she had built her infamy by PKing streamers and pro gamers.
There was an unbridgeable gap between Gawol and the notions of benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette.
‘But… what can I do?’
The betrayal of the sturdy sentry gun.
The unexpectedly fierce gunfight followed, and then Gawol’s main body charged in.
Fast.
Even responding with a buckshot over a broad kill zone, it was almost impossible to deal even a small wound.
Rising shadow thorns became cover, as he twisted his body and leapt towards the ceiling.
Now’s the chance.
His instinct, which had raised him to the Infinity tier, screamed.
[Active: Quick Reload]
[Consume mana to instantly reload bullets.]
[Active: Blessed Bullets]
[Increase the power of all bullets by 10%. For dark attribute enemies, it increases by an additional 15%.]
No matter how skilled Gawol was, she couldn’t change direction while airborne.
I waited for her speed to slightly decrease, and was about to pull the trigger.
Just then, the assassin used the installed silver magic as a stepping stone to elegantly change direction.
“Silver magic? When on earth did that happen?”
It was when I first twisted my movement toward the ceiling, wasn’t it?
Normally, there should be four or so chances to shoot, but…
Due to the faulty judgment, I lost the aim.
Now, before the assassin could close the distance, I had only one last opportunity for a close-range shot.
Right now. Just as I was about to pull the trigger─ bang!
A bullet fired a moment early struck the shotgun barrel.
It was the last remaining bullet from my pistol.
Considering the player’s superhuman strength, it was a tiny twist.
Regaining my aim happened in an instant, but just then, something flew and obscured my vision.
It was the pistol I had lost earlier.
‘What? If I had just thrown my dagger earlier, wouldn’t I have killed her?’
There was no time to think.
The assassin was already upon me, and all that awaited was to be sliced up.
But what actually came were joint locks that restrained both my arms.
A few pellets fired into the air missed their target, and by the time I regained my senses, my weapon was gone.
“Done. Let’s call it a day?”
“?”
It was only a step apart.
The bullets fired had each shattered one of the gunslinger’s legs.
With my chest and jaw throbbing from the blow to the ribcage, Gawol leisurely pulled a slug from Kanu’s waist.
Click. A sense of heat radiated from her face after reloading.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Flames roared from the black muzzle.
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