Hemia's breath deflated due to this unexpected situation; she spontaneously turned around, and indeed, Highess was there, gripping the sword with formidable strength."So, he wants to defeat me in one strike? Heh... don't get your hopes up too much..."Swings..."What?" Highess couldn't believe what he had just seen; it was clear that Hemia's body moved to avoid the attack he had just made, like a ghostly shadow that couldn't be struck."How could he do this?" Highess asked, gritting his teeth. It would be very difficult for him to face such an attack; there were indeed some unique aspects to players. Regardless of personal ability, underestimated skills could become dangerous."Your attack just now almost injured me, but I admit that you're at a point where every player wouldn't admit defeat. You surpass many aspects of a normal player..."Highess snorted with narrowed eyebrows; for some reason, hearing words like these hurt him."Once again, someone always compares my play style, bu
"Stay calm, Highess..." That was the sentence he could utter internally at the moment, his mind starting to be influenced by the opponent's fearless demeanor despite witnessing a dangerous weapon like this. As someone with gaming experience, he knew that victory wasn't determined by weapons or equipment, but rather by luck.Swings...And Highess was someone who despised relying on luck. He urged his legs to chase after the meaning of victory.Clangs...Hemia deftly countered this attack, their weapons clashing and creating powerful waves.Hemia's current expression was filled with a confident smile, while Highess shivered at the sight."What makes her so happy? Is what I'm doing too enjoyable?" Highess asked himself quickly as he prepared for a strong swing, eliciting a reaction from the driven Hemia.But it didn't end there; suddenly, Hemia made a move, swiftly running towards Highess."Death Scythe..."Clangs...The scythe swung with a gleam of energy, and Highess braced himself aga
"If what you do applies to me, then it also applies to you!"Exactly, all attacks can be dodged, parried, or avoided as long as there's an algorithm regulating them within the game. With this, Hemia's condition was immediately shaken, and her balance became waver, then Highess took advantage of this moment to attack.Ting...Intensely, they both maintained the pressure, their eyes locked in seriousness."Surprising indeed, few can withstand or even determine my attack patterns, but you've managed to show this!" Hemia exclaimed with a wide smile on her lips."It's not over yet..." Bu,t Highess's response was firm, for him, a smile could only be carved based on winning against an opponent.The pressure on Highess's strength began to cause Hemia's shoulder and arm muscles to tremble; if not treated immediately, her body could suffer damage.However, offering resistance like this might not be feasible; if this happened to an amateur player, they would be confused and lose strength, which
The deep thrust had entered the abdominal cavity, slowly decreasing health points drastically until everything turned black.Indications on the screen immediately appeared as a sign that she had been killed, Lisa chose to remove all VR devices."Today is very exhausting! I never thought I would lose to that player, Unkwon! The person playing must be great, but by defeating me, you have started a tough journey! I can't wait to see who will win this competition..." Her eyes then shifted to the bright sunlight, as if giving encouragement despite the disappointment lingering in her body.Meanwhile, in the game world, Highess's body experiences immense pressure. He had indeed won the battle, but the effects of Sacrifice Buster and all the fights he had endured depleted his strength.He lay there, gasping for breath."It's finally over! That was a terrible battle, I didn't expect it to turn out like this! Right, I should take that bottle..." Highess tried to get up, his trembling hands reac
"Yawn..." Highess got up to face the day where everything would happen; he glanced toward the window, the sun had been waiting for him since earlier. "As usual, you're very bright to greet everyone!" he said with a smile directed at the sun.Today was decided as a day of rest, after yesterday's battle with Hemia, being a first ranker wasn't as enjoyable as expected. He was then pursued by the remaining players, trying to seize the points he had.With his first rank, they were confident that players from lower classes like them could defeat Highess. Essentially, if Highess was never considered a tough player, it was all based on the popularity a player held, while he was only regarded as a disgusting insect."Everyone must be talking about me right now..." To confirm his opinion, he immediately opened his computer and checked the game page, where he indeed became a trending topic.The information from yesterday spread rapidly, with a variety of comments."Will that disgusting bug win t
"No, don't do this to us..."Crash...The players who had thought they could survive had experienced a terrible event. Lately, players had been ruthlessly hunted by others, but this had become normal. It was clear they would remain targets."W-Why, why are you doing this?" asked a player who had lost his job before. His eyes begged for mercy, but a sword was already stuck in his body. It wouldn't be long until he lost consciousness."It's simple. Players like you are not needed!" replied the player, disdainfully staring at them.As the next day arrived, Highess decided to log in and see what the situation was."Huh..." He was surprised. Right before his eyes, he saw indications the situation had changed drastically. "Changes are happening so quickly. Weren't there around 100 players before? Why are there only 10 left now? Did many players engage in massacres yesterday?"He wasn't surprised by this. It was evident that all players were becoming increasingly panicked. With only three da
The situation became increasingly unfavorable until the shinobi began to shiver; he understood that fighting Highess one-on-one wouldn't be advantageous. So, he chose to flee instead."Oi..." Highess quickly pursued the player, unwilling to let a player who had attacked him get away so easily.He quickly attempted to chase the man, but he had to admit that his body speed wasn't good enough to catch up."Darn, if only I could have much higher speed, maybe I could catch him..." Highess grumbled, but it was futile; he still had to accept this as his defeat."Huh... that player's movements are incredibly fast; it seems I don't have many options..." As he said this, he indeed didn't have many options left; he had to let go of this incident.Returning to where the players had been, he noticed the bottles owned by the two players. After transferring, he received only 100, which was completely useless. Even hunting fairies directly would have been much better than this."Meh, I tried my best
Highess then looked ahead and saw the atmosphere was very quiet. It was strange for him to think tat this early hour, he would encounter any players. This time was meant for relaxation, especially since today was the day the competition would end.He quickly checked the competition statistics and couldn't say anything after seeing that only a few players were present."Why is it like this? Did many players go on a killing spree yesterday because I wasn't active? But if that happened, why didn't the points of other players increase much?"Highess's points still remained at the top, while Zegar and Miyoko were still below him, with Miyoko's points not moving at all, remaining stagnant.He remembered the last time they met, wondering how it would be if they met now. Before, he wanted to be seen as a teacher, whatever kind of teacher that meant, but Miyoko was very serious about it."If she meets me, I'm sure she'll be angry..."Their parting seemed somewhat pointless. Highess easily left