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chapter 38
PK wasn’t an unfamiliar term.
But forming an entire guild around it was hard to understand.
Did they just ignore the penalties for forced PvP?
“Do the penalties get worse as the red lines stack?”
-Is it double the values?
-Yeah, EXP loss, gold loss, criminal status duration—all doubled.
-Criminal status (anyone can attack, no trading, etc.)
-Can’t even enter towns freely.
-After some time, guards chase them. lol
-But they hide really well.
[Mr. Seol Seong-cheong donated 5,000 won.]
[Info: The more red lines you have, the more restrictions apply in towns and fields. Nesto’s vice guild master has six. The guild master is unknown.]
“Thanks for the info.”
Thanks to the viewers, he got what he needed.
The problem was why this insane guild was targeting him.
Tap—!
Then a sound came from below behind him.
Having already sensed it, Hanbit leapt far to the side.
“Trigger, didn’t you say he was around level 20?”
A female human wearing gauntlets frowned slightly.
Above her head, a red nickname was clearly visible.
“You’ll know if you become a regular viewer. That’s not a normal player.”
Trigger grinned as if amused.
Hanbit looked at them and asked,
“Who sent you?”
“I’m your fan. I came to meet you while I was at it.”
“So there is someone who ordered this?”
“My fan spirit’s stronger, I told you. So I’ll just kill you about fifty times.”
-I’m a fan;
-These guys are actually insane. lol
-Was it Ranger who sent them?
-Kim Hanseop?
-Anyone would be pissed enough to hire them.
-That’s disgusting;
-Drop their SNS.
-Ignore and force-quit.
-If you force-quit, they’ll harass you every time you log in.
-It might be better to just die.
-Yeah, that might actually be better.
Given the reactions, it seemed they were a notoriously infamous guild.
No other players were lingering nearby either.
‘Did one of those two really send them?’
As chat suggested, there were plausible reasons.
Regardless of right or wrong, both Ranger and Kim Hanseop had reasons to be furious.
But there was no intention of letting things go their way.
Click—
Opening his status window, Hanbit allocated his remaining stat points.
[Black Dragon – Lv.22]
[Title: None]
Strength: 25
Agility: 31
Intelligence: 25
Vitality: 10
Remaining stat points: 0
A slightly different stat distribution than before.
He’d boosted Agility to deal with the current situation.
‘Three of them…….’
Without seeing their levels, it was hard to gauge their strength.
But fighting people was something he was sickeningly familiar with.
Whooo—
[The wind spirit Sylph shows hostility.]
An alert appeared alongside the breeze stirring around him.
Sylph, who had long since dismissed its physical form, was moving with Hanbit.
“I got hit first, so it’s okay if I kill them, right?”
-Yeah, killing’s fine.
-If they have red bars, you can just kill them.
-Some towns and guilds even place bounties.
-But are you really going to fight?
-They’re not named-tier, but—
-They’re probably over level 60 though?
It was okay to kill them.
That answer alone was enough.
If things got messy, only he would lose.
‘The sword’s not in great shape.’
Cracks ran through it from the earlier impact.
Even with wind-based swordsmanship, the blade still needed to hold.
‘Might be good for collecting data?’
His play data was still being measured by the program.
Opportunities to gather metrics from outnumbered PvP were rare.
Since things had come to this, he might as well squeeze out as much benefit as possible.
With that thought, Hanbit reached out toward the enemies.
“Ah, that’ll be annoying.”
Despite his words, Trigger’s lips curled upward.
He’d seen countless unhinged people in his many regressions.
People who proudly called themselves killers were everywhere.
Guys like this were far too familiar.
“I’ll black out the screen for a moment.”
Hanbit pressed a button, turning the broadcast screen pitch-black.
Reaching out, he began chanting.
“Fire Burst!”
Fwoosh—!
The fireball shot straight ahead.
At the same time, all three kicked off.
Tap—!
The fastest was Trigger.
Having already checked the terrain, Hanbit threw himself into the complex alleyways.
Whoosh—!
Even while using blind spots, Trigger pursued at tremendous speed.
Without familiarity with the terrain, maintaining distance would’ve been impossible.
‘Almost all his points in Agility?’
The speed difference was obvious.
Without the wind’s movement, being caught already wouldn’t have been strange.
Whooo—
Wind was slowly gathering around the sword in his hand.
The first target was already decided.
Tap—!
While running, Hanbit changed direction into a side path.
There, a pile of fine dirt was stacked.
“Fire Burst!”
Kaboom—!
The fireball exploded instantly.
The dirt scattered violently in all directions.
“Using cheap tricks, huh?”
Trigger stopped, his vision stolen.
Whoosh—!
Several daggers flew through the dust.
But Hanbit had already slipped into a hidden passage in the wall.
“Fighting ends things faster, don’t you think?”
Trigger stood still, spinning a dagger lazily.
He was clearly trying to pick up Hanbit’s movements by sound.
‘Keep at it.’
There were techniques to erase one’s presence entirely.
But imitation was possible by riding the flow of the wind.
Rustle—
Hanbit moved swiftly through the familiar back passages.
After passing through several winding alleys—
‘Found him.’
He spotted the hulking man wandering with his greatsword.
“Tch, what a pain.”
The man muttered irritably, completely unaware of Hanbit watching him.
He showed no sense of danger whatsoever.
‘End it in one hit.’
Hanbit descended onto a nearby wall and held his breath.
The man’s strength was dangerously high.
Though his Agility investment was low and his reactions sluggish.
Whoosh—!
The wind that had been gathering now emitted a vivid green glow.
Step—
Step—
The hulking man walked leisurely.
Standing behind a shabby wooden fence, Hanbit took his stance.
And the moment the large body came into view—
Whoosh—!
He swung the blade of wind.
“Ghk!”
The attack struck his neck precisely, ending in a dying gasp.
Thud—!
The greatsword fell from the man’s hand as his eyes widened.
After twitching briefly, his body blurred.
It vanished completely in an instant.
Ding—
[Experience has increased by 5,000.]
“Experience?”
For some reason, killing a player had granted EXP.
Feeling something was off, Hanbit pressed the broadcast screen button.
Click—
As the dark screen brightened, the chat exploded upward.
-Oh.
-There it is.
-With only sound, it was like a horror movie;
-What happened?
-Who screamed just now?
-Huh? Isn’t that the greatsword from that bear-like guy earlier?
-You killed him?
While viewers pieced things together from the sound, Hanbit quietly looked at his hand.
‘It held up for a while.’
The standard sword he’d been using had completely shattered.
The strange recoil created by the wind’s power had exceeded what the blade could endure.
He asked the viewers,
“Is it a bug that I got EXP for killing him?”
-The bug is you.
-You get EXP for killing red bars.
-They’re like mysterious monsters.
-Not really people.
-Isn’t there a limit?
-Yeah, they blocked EXP farming.
Information flooded the chat.
‘Really are like monsters.’
The unexpected gain wasn’t bad at all.
Killing them all really was the right choice.
“Wow, you killed him in that short time?”
Then, the short-haired man appeared on the rooftop ahead.
It was Trigger, who’d lost track of Hanbit.
“Seriously, make a plan, you idiot.”
His female teammate appeared behind him.
She looked extremely irritated from searching.
-Ganging up is unfair;
-I’m coming to help right now.
-Trust us.
-On my way.
Messages offering help had been coming in for a while.
But no one was actually arriving.
At least, not viewers.
“Hyung!”
A familiar voice came from behind the woman.
There, Yeonwoo was running desperately, sword in hand.
“I’ll help!”
-Roper returns.
-Roper after the bathroom break is different.
-Solid.
-Face says two-second KO.
-Black Dragon hyung: ‘Do it.’
“She’s already here?”
The woman turned her head, annoyed.
She rotated her gauntleted hand and walked toward Yeonwoo.
“Trigger, you take Black Dragon.”
“Don’t finish too fast. I want to play a bit too.”
They assigned targets with just a few words.
“Come on!”
Yeonwoo raised his weapon boldly.
His courage was commendable, but the result was predictable.
‘He won’t last long.’
Judging by her earlier movements, the woman was no ordinary opponent.
For Yeonwoo, who lacked PvP experience, it would be tough.
“Trying to help? That’ll be rough.”
Trigger smirked leisurely.
At that moment—
“I’ll help too!”
A man appeared on the rooftop.
“Oh!”
Landing in front of Yeonwoo—
The nickname ‘Kim Jaeha’ floated above his head.
-Oh.
-He came to help.
-Hammer man ㅠㅠ
-Reliable.
-Won’t he get targeted by Nesto now?
-This is loyalty.
Kim Jaeha’s appearance surprised Hanbit as well.
Most players avoided PK guilds at all costs.
Did that mean the connection mattered that much?
‘Either way, that’s good.’
Kim Jaeha’s combat ability wasn’t outstanding.
But his level, stats, and fighting spirit were solid.
If he could just buy a little time, it would make things much easier.
Slip—
Hanbit discarded the shattered standard sword.
Lowering his stance, he reached for the greatsword on the ground.
“Are you really a newbie? With your Strength stat, that won’t even matter.”
Trigger spoke as if instructing him.
Hanbit ignored him and grabbed the greatsword’s hilt.
-?
-What are you doing?
-That’s Rank 3, you need 50 Strength.
-Yeah, damage won’t even apply properly.
-Drop it, hurry;
Viewers tried to stop him in confusion.
Equipping an item without meeting stat requirements drastically reduced its performance.
Hanbit knew the penalty well.
But his target was something else.
Ding—
At that moment, an alert sounded that only Hanbit could hear.
Turning his gaze, he read the single line of text that appeared.
[Title: New effect of the 55th Recorder has been unlocked.]
