Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 106
Serin was not greatly flustered by the sudden darkness. She simply tried to confirm her surroundings by moving her hands.
“…It’s fascinating.”
Even though she was intentionally opening and closing her hands, all that was faintly visible were the outlines of something moving; even her own hands right in front of her could not be distinguished.
In an instant, the Colosseum was shrouded in pitch black.
Even large obstacles like stone and rock only appeared as vague outlines.
Truly engulfed in darkness, nothing could be seen properly.
She tightened her grip on the Crescent Moon Blade, sharpening her senses to be ready to swing it at any moment.
The whole Colosseum darkening in an instant was not something typical of ordinary abilities.
‘Awakening Skill?’
Thinking this, she took a step forward and swung the Crescent Moon Blade widely to unleash a technique.
—Hook.
Swoosh!
The blade, tracing a crescent arc, struck a large rock that was only visible as an outline, producing a faint sound.
Thud!
As soon as she confirmed the blade embedded in the rock, she kicked off the ground and threw her body forward.
The opponent, an assassin class, had created this darkness as a technique, meaning it was very likely that even if she couldn’t see them, they could see her.
Whatever actions she took, it was better than remaining still.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Simultaneously as she hurled her body towards the rock with the Crescent Moon Blade embedded in it, a small sound rang out as if something had struck the space she had just occupied.
Glancing quickly.
Even when turning her head as she flew, she saw nothing.
It was bizarre.
The chat window displayed a hologram indicating that she could not see due to the opponent’s technique. It seemed the focus was heavily on concealing their presence.
Thud!
As the Crescent Moon Blade firmly lodged itself into the rock, she quickly recovered it and hid behind the stone.
Even though it was an awakening skill, being subjected to a forced long-range attack while having her vision obscured was incredibly annoying.
Swoosh.
In that instant, something brushed past her leg.
As soon as she felt the subtle sensation, she jabbed forward with the Crescent Moon Blade.
—Explosive Drill.
Drawing a bl**d-red trajectory in the darkness, the blade impacted the front, creating a massive explosion.
Boom!
And then she realized that there was nothing there.
Silence.
Darkness.
And long-range.
With these three overlapping, even with her confidence in her senses, it was hard to respond quickly.
Seeing that her HP gauge had slightly decreased, she resolved not to remain in one place.
Whoosh.
Recovering the Crescent Moon Blade, which she had struck the ground with, she immediately hurled her body forward, continuing to move while stepping on nearby obstacles.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Clang!
Swoosh!
By continuously moving, she managed to avoid several projectiles, and although she parried one aimed at her head with a fleeting sensation, another projectile she hadn’t noticed grazed her left arm.
[Status Ailment: Poisoned.]
A small holographic notification popped up, and her previously red HP gauge turned green.
“…Phew.”
Letting out a small sigh, she quickly racked her brain.
Darkness, silence, long-range.
Something to break through these three conditions.
She considered whether she could escape the darkness immediately but dismissed that thought since she had no idea how long the awakening skill would last.
Then she pondered if the opponent could make a noise or create a gap in their long-range attacks, but nothing solid came to mind.
Thud!
Kicking the ground, she launched her body towards another vague outline of a massive stone.
‘How can all these conditions be so overwhelmingly in favor of the opponent?’
Whoosh!
Now, somewhat accustomed to the darkness, she was able to dodge the incoming projectiles more easily than before, but it still felt like walking a tightrope.
Thud!
Continuing to kick off the ground, she suddenly shifted her perspective.
If the opponent had such a significant advantage, then surely there must be something she could use to counter.
‘That’s right, if this is a game.’
Unlike reality, Another World was definitely a game.
Considering that it was PvP with balance, it didn’t make sense for the assassin to be so overwhelmingly favorable.
No matter how good the equipment, there was a limit of a 20% difference, and other options were not applied.
Could there be no restrictions on techniques?
After a brief moment of contemplation, she arrived at an experimental thought.
Suddenly swinging her hand gripping the Crescent Moon Blade, she executed a technique.
—bl**d-red Constellation.
The crimson-stained Crescent Moon Blade shot through the air as if piercing the particularly dense darkness.
Along the bl**d-red trajectory traced by the Crescent Moon Blade, countless points of bl**d-red light appeared, twinkling like stars in the night sky.
Boom!
Then, it suddenly erupted in a great explosion in the empty air devoid of anything.
In that moment, the previously unchanging darkness momentarily lightened, and her vision brightened.
“…For real.”
She found herself laughing in disbelief at this incredible phenomenon.
At the same time, the black projectiles falling towards her were now vividly visible.
Twisting her waist, she quickly turned her head.
The sudden movement caused her white hair to scatter in her sight and disorient her, but she didn’t care.
Lowering her arm, she grasped the string connected to the Crescent Moon Blade.
Swoosh!!
As she received the unavoidable projectiles with the string that was definitely not going to break, a strange sound echoed.
At that moment, she couldn’t help but smile.
What she executed into the empty air turned out to be a valid hit.
The darkness that enveloped the entire Colosseum itself was an object with an HP bar.
In other words, it was a beneficial object that gave a massive buff to the assassin by providing darkness.
While it was not a direct killing ability, it created an exceptionally favorable environment for the assassin.
The method to dispel it was ultimately to repeatedly strike this shapeless darkness and break it, but the moment she struck the darkness, the opponent could aim for her, so it was undoubtedly a threatening awakening skill.
However, she didn’t expect the darkness’s durability as an object to be that strong, as that would be too overpowered.
Changing the grip on the Crescent Moon Blade, she stepped forward.
In an instant, she used two techniques.
—Crimson Flower.
The Crescent Moon Blade began to trace a massive bl**d-red flower in the very space occupied by darkness.
—Bloodstep.
With the red energy swirling around her legs, she advanced on an unpredictable path.
As a result of using two techniques simultaneously, her stamina gauge rapidly depleted, but she didn’t mind.
Continuing to draw the bl**d-red flower, the darkness swayed greatly, and projectiles became visible, which she either deflected with the string or avoided by twisting her body.
Clang!
Clang!
Glancing back, she found that the green bar of poisoned HP had dwindled to about 30 percent.
In her first match, she had intended to loosen up, but she realized she had encountered a truly strange person.
Just as the duel began, the opponent kept their distance and suddenly used an awakening skill…
‘…This can’t be right. If every opponent uses an awakening skill, it would be tiring.’
It wasn’t that there hadn’t been players who had used awakening skills against her before.
Just the last match, the archer using a hand crossbow had employed an awakening skill with siege weapons like ballistae, and Sua had used a follow-up skill that shot light like a holy sword at the end.
She had faced an awakening skill before, but sparingly.
Thud!
Rather than merely swinging the Crescent Moon Blade, she tightly grasped it in her hand and leapt into the dense darkness.
—Point Piercing.
A technique that could be used at a completely close distance, ranking among the most powerful in terms of destructive power.
Swoosh!
With the blade covered in deep bl**d-red, she plunged it deeply into the darkness.
Crack Crack Crack!
The darkness that enveloped the entire Colosseum shattered like glass, breaking apart.
As the darkness disappeared, an unexpectedly bright light momentarily made her squint.
Swish!
Now hearing distinguishable sounds of projectiles, she noticed an overwhelming rain of daggers aimed to pierce her from all directions, and a smile crept onto her face.
The opponent showed no intention of hiding their form any longer and was recklessly throwing daggers, swinging their arms without restraint.
A thorough approach taken by the opponent to win.
She couldn’t understand why such an opponent was still at this tier.
The opponent’s skill was certainly decent.
Darkness, long-range, silent projectiles.
All troublesome types, things she did not want to face.
—Point Break.
Having her body hover in mid-air, Serin suddenly swung her bl**d-red leg swiftly through the air.
Boom!
Accompanied by the sound of an explosion, Serin’s body, surrounded by the rain of daggers, shot forward quickly.
When surrounded by long-range attacks that left no place to escape, she felt immense pressure, but if she could momentarily break free from the attack range, it was not as threatening as it seemed.
Of course, it required the ability to break through, but that was a prerequisite.
Clang Clang Clang!
With the Crescent Moon Blade in her hand, Serin deflected all the daggers that were in front of her and immediately used a technique.
—Hook.
Swoosh!
As the blade flew through the air while tracing a crescent arc, it embedded itself into the assassin’s shoulder with a strange noise.
Typically, a technique used for short-range evasion had almost zero killing potential, but against an opponent as light as that assassin, it was a usable technique.
Pulling the Crescent Moon Blade back with force, the moment the opponent’s stance collapsed, they were helplessly drawn towards Serin.
With this technique, Serin rapidly closed the distance with the rapidly advancing assassin whose posture was broken.
“Huh?”
The assassin let out a sound of confusion as they flailed their body.
Swish!
At that moment, Serin, having retrieved the Crescent Moon Blade, stretched out her hand, making their bodies almost collide.
With a slight smile as she came face to face, she thrust the sharp edge of the Crescent Moon Blade into the assassin’s chest with a thrust.
—Victory!
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[Platinum Tier 2]
—302 LP → 333 LP
—Bonus LP awarded for consecutive victories.
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*
As the familiar congratulatory tone and rising score hologram adorned her vision, Serin finally landed on the ground.
Thud.
“I need to finish this before reaching the Diamond tier…”
A sigh-like statement escaped her lips.
She had wanted to concede the initiative out of consideration, but meeting an opponent who suddenly unleashed their awakening skill felt wrong.
If every match proceeded like this, the fatigue from a single match would make it hard to play for a long time.
As the duel concluded, she relaxed her expression for a moment to check the active chat window.
[???? Is that really G1??]
[For real?]
[Is this real?]
[Is this a guise??]
[Lin, you’re amazing!!!]
[Real sponsorship?]
[No way, right??]
The content in the chat felt strange.
She had expected the viewers to react to her gameplay, but all of them seemed to be discussing other topics.
‘…What’s going on?’
It was oddly disappointing.
And when she checked the broadcast screen, she saw a sponsorship notification filling the screen.
『Kang Hyuk has sponsored 1,000,000 won!!』
《I heard a scrim schedule has been arranged. I’ll show my sincerity with this sponsorship. Good luck with the broadcast, Lin!》
“Thank you, Kang Hyuk, for the one million won sponsorship… So if it’s a scrim, I guess you must be related to G1?”
Habitually mumbling to herself, she felt something. Though she appreciated the sponsorship itself, it felt wrong that it took away the attention viewers were meant to shower upon her.
[G1 team related?]
[What’s a scrim???]
[Please explain!!!]
[Kang Hyuk is real? I checked the username, and it’s really G1 Kang Hyuk]
[LOL, wow, getting a million won sponsorship just as the ban was lifted]
[No way, it’s real LOL]