Chapter 7: Suspiciously Skilled (Part 1)

-Ching!

The game started.

As soon as Sung Shihyun realized that, she reflexively took her eyes off the beautiful woman holding the two-handed

sword and looked up at the top of her vision.

There, in large, antique-looking letters, it said ‘Annihilation’.

“Ah…… it’s annihilation.

Archers aren’t very good here.”

[True, it’s a map made for sword-fckers to enjoy]

[Ah If you don’t like it, pick up a sword]

[But seriously, they need to patch this for normal games. You only see the map settings after the game starts.]

[Is it different for ranked?]

[Yeah, ranked games decide the map settings before starting]

[Fcked up game]

Ji-eun looked at the bow in her hand with a dismayed expression, then shook her head.

Even if she couldn’t fight in close combat, ranged dps weren’t unusable on this map.

The real worst were the support or mage classes.

They were just kill-feeding vending machines in annihilation.

In fact, a certain man holding a staff behind her was standing there with a devastated expression.

‘It’s better than that.’

Like a person at the bottom looking at someone trapped in the basement and saying it’s better than that, Ji-eun sighed in relief.

‘Come to think of it…….’

Suddenly, something came to mind, and Ji-eun examined the team composition.

Ji-eun’s team had 1 tank, 3 melee dps, 1 ranged dps (Ji-eun), and 2 mages.

“Wow, this is bad.”

[The team composition is fcked up lol]

[Yeah, there are two mages~]

[True, fcked up composition]

Ranged dps and mages, which are bad job groups in annihilation, accounted for half of the total number of people.

The team composition itself could be considered ruined.

It might have been different if there were more tanks to block the enemies in the front, but there was only one tank.

‘The mages will probably be vending machines.’

Ji-eun sighed.

At this point, it was practically a defeat.

There was a chance that the opponent’s composition was worse than her team’s, but if it was worse than her team’s,

there would have been a dodge before the game started.

‘How can I be so unlucky.’

She came to a normal game to heal her mentality, but her mentality was about to be broken.

[But seriously, can you even win with this kind of composition?]

[It’s practically lost.

And looking at the tank holding a kite shield, it seems to be a paladin type]

[And there’s even a super-beautiful newbie swordswoman]

[The dealer line doesn’t look that good either?]

[What’s the rating here?

If the rating is high, it might be possible]

[The streamer doesn’t play normal games much, so the rating is low.

You can tell by the fact that she’s matched with a complete newbie]

It was as the chat window said.

There was no chance of victory for Ji-eun’s team in this game.

It was practically at the level where they could surrender and go eat ramen.

“Sigh.”

But it was an irreversible situation.

The game had already started, and now they had to prepare for battle.

Even though she knew that they would be beaten like dogs, there was nothing she could do.

‘Besides, it’s annihilation…… I’ll probably die a lot.’

Annihilation is a game where the first team to get 50 kills wins.

And in annihilation, ranged dealers like mages and archers are practically kill vending machines.

Ji-eun, holding a bow, would be the opponent team’s top priority target along with the mages.

The disastrous future was clear, but still, Ji-eun did not give up.

Since she was broadcasting, it was not good to show herself giving up on the game so easily.

“……Ugh.

Still, I have to do my best.

Okay, everyone.

Let’s start with a strategy.

Since we have three dealers…….”

Having experience while living in a relatively high tier called Platinum, Ji-eun judged that it was better for her to give orders.

Therefore, Ji-eun turned to her allies to explain the strategy to her teammates.

And she saw it.

As soon as the game started, the black-haired woman with the two-handed sword running forward with all her might.

“W-What the f*ck!”

Running to the battlefield with all her might as soon as the game started, without any consultation with her allies!

It was an action that could never be done unless she was a troll.

[Wow, that troll action is amazing]

[The best beauty in the region is a troll?

Oh my;]

[Crazy What is that full sprint]

Ji-eun was startled by the sight.

‘C-Could it be that she wasn’t a newbie?

A professional troll sub-account?’

But why is there a troll in a normal game?

No, more than that, using a sub-account with such high-end customization to troll?

For a moment, her mind was twisted by the thoughts that came to her, but first, Ji-eun shook her head to regain her composure.

And then she shouted to her allies who were staring blankly at the running woman.

“F-First, let’s run too.”

“Yes?”

“Ah, we can’t fight with an unequal number from the start!

If we do 6:7, we’ll be beaten to a pulp!”

“Ah, t-that’s right.”

At Ji-eun’s shout, the people nodded, stuttering.

[Is it the first time he’s talked to a woman? Look at him stuttering]

[Single virgins are crying ]

[True, the mage’s confusion is so funny]

Ji-eun shouted that and took the lead and ran to the battlefield.

While doing so, she cursed the super-beautiful woman who ran ahead in her mind.

‘Troll, super troll, crazy troll!’

She didn’t know before because she was out of it, but now she knew.

That black-haired beauty was definitely a sniper who targeted her.

She was probably a perverted guy who enjoyed pretending to be a woman.

‘Her voice must be from a high-end voice changer!’

Ji-eun gritted her teeth and ran down the hallway leading to the battlefield.

The black-haired woman was still not visible.

She couldn’t even guess how much she had sprinted.

‘Seeing that she’s not even managing her stamina, she’s planning to die continuously!’

-Grind!

Ji-eun, filled with anger, clutched the bow tightly.

And then she quickly reached out into the air.

Then an arrow of light was created at her fingertips.

Anyway, the battle would break out the moment she arrived at the end of the hallway, so she was thinking of loading

the arrow first.

-Clack!

Ji-eun hooked the arrow of light to the bowstring, pulled the string, and looked ahead.

Far away, she saw a door with bright light coming in.

It was the end of this hallway.

And finally.

The long hallway ended.

Beyond the hallway was a huge colosseum-like space.

It was the view of the ‘Large Arena’, a map dedicated to annihilation.

As soon as Ji-eun entered the large arena, she quickly scanned the area around the entrance.

She was wary of whether they were doing entrance cuts (killing enemies who come out while waiting at the entrance).

But, the enemies were not at the entrance.

“Guh!”

“Aaaagh!”

“W-What!

Argh!”

No, they weren’t in this life either.

Hearing screams coming from somewhere, Ji-eun turned her gaze to the middle of the battlefield.

And then she almost immediately exclaimed.

“W-What!”

There, an extraordinary scene was unfolding, with the black-haired woman wielding a greatsword and massacring

the enemy players.

[Wow]

[????]

[What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is

that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?What is that?]

[F*cking farming is amazing;;]

It was truly farming.

The enemies were being cut down like fallen leaves without even being able to compete.

Ji-eun quietly watched the scene, then slowly lowered the bowstring and muttered.

“Is that even possible?”

-Stab!

With a light thrust, the blade pierced the opponent’s shoulder.

At the same time, the enemy’s sword strike came from the side.

It was so slow that it made her yawn.

She lightly pulled out the sword and parried it.

And then she slashed the two-handed sword diagonally.

Confirming that the enemy fell down with his right arm cut off, she immediately turned her body to the next target.

‘My body moves better than I thought.’

That was her impression of the first battle.

When she first entered virtual reality before, she was a little worried because the reaction speed was subtly slow…….

Her body followed her better than expected.

Of course, the reaction speed was still slower than reality, but it was still acceptable.

“Guh!”

Behind the falling enemy, as if he had been waiting for an opening, a man with a hammer slammed his weapon down.

Sung Shihyun avoided the attack by taking a slight step back.

Perhaps he didn’t expect her to dodge, the man’s eyes widened.

“Y-You b*tch!”

As soon as the curse was heard, Sung Shihyun accelerated her body.

Immediately, the blade of the two-handed sword rose like a snake and bit the opponent’s neck.

She cut the perfect spot to sever the carotid artery.

So, of course, blood should have gushed out like a waterfall.

But instead of blood, a bright glow came out.

‘It’s definitely like a game in this part…….’

Arfellium wasn’t an all-ages game in the first place.

Even so, it seemed to be programmed so that blood didn’t splatter to avoid censorship.

……Or maybe she doesn’t know how to turn on the bloodstain settings.

Anyway, it was good.

She confirmed that she could use all the combat experience and martial arts knowledge she had accumulated in ‘that

world’, and she also confirmed that the swordsmanship she had painstakingly accumulated was perfectly

implemented.

‘Besides…….’

She also realized a fact that made her lips curl up.

Well, this place is a game.

‘Then…….’

No matter how much she rampages, it doesn’t matter if she gets hit by the enemy.

She won’t die anyway, right?

“Hehe”

Sung Shihyun lightly swept the two-handed sword and looked at the last opponent.

A large man with a greatsword.

He was trembling and looking at the carnage she had created with completely terrified eyes.

“Aren’t you coming?”

At her question, the opponent was startled.

And then, surprisingly, he turned around and started to run away.

It was absurd for a moment, but it was understandable.

There were countless cowards who ran away from the battlefield in ‘that world’.

And, she hated those guys the most.

The next moment.

-Slash!

The neck of the opponent who was running away flew into the air with her sword strike.

With that, the battle was over.

She had killed seven people, so she probably killed the entire enemy team.

‘Now I have to wait for the respawn time.’

It was said that it took about 5 minutes for a dead player to respawn.

What should she do during that time?

At that moment.

“H-Hey.”

She heard someone’s voice from behind.

When she turned her head, a brown-haired woman was looking at her.

“Do you want to duo after this game?”

For some reason, her eyes were sparkling.