Chapter 43
Chapter 43
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 43
Chapter Title: Hers Guild's Desperate Ambush
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Chapter 43
“Uh, uh?”
“Kyaaak!”
Naltorri and Bom Bom panicked at the sudden outbreak of battle. The other players nearby were just as flustered.
But Hers Guild didn’t care and kept going after Yuseong without stopping. They swung their weapons openly, as if they didn’t mind who got caught in the crossfire.
If Naltorri and Bom Bom, who had only just arrived in Berhil, took a direct hit from those lethal attacks, the outcome was obvious. It wouldn’t be strange if they dropped dead in one hit.
Yuseong kicked Naltorri aside. At the same time, he grabbed the back of Bom Bom’s robe collar and yanked.
“Eek!”
“Ow!”
The two stumbled forward and backward, off-balance. They tumbled comically to the ground, but thanks to that, they escaped the radius of the indiscriminate attacks.
Bang! Bang!
Yuseong fired his gun at the Hers Guild members while dodging their assaults.
Normally, that would have been tough. But right now, Hers Guild had disguised themselves as regular players to ambush Yuseong. As a result, they couldn’t form their usual coordinated formation.
Plus, even though more Hers Guild members were rushing in from the rear, only four were currently fighting Yuseong.
Huge openings appeared everywhere in Yuseong’s vision. He could slip away easily.
“Damn!”
“Grab him!”
The Hers Guild members gnashed their teeth at their futile attacks. But Yuseong had already casually slipped out of their attack range.
And he’d done it while tucking the fallen Naltorri and Bom Bom under his arms.
“W-what the heck is this?!”
Naltorri shouted. Yuseong’s response was calm enough that no one would guess he was in the middle of a fight.
“It’s Hers Guild.”
“H-Hers?”
Bom Bom frantically whipped her head around. When she saw the Hers Guild members swarming in, she freaked out.
“You two should fall back.”
Yuseong then charged forward. He was putting distance between them to keep the pair out of the fight.
“Let’s pull back as far as we can for now, Bom Bom!”
“Y-yeah!”
The two scrambled to their feet and retreated. Once they’d opened up some distance, they stopped and turned around. They could see Yuseong in the thick of it with Hers Guild.
“Man, that scared the crap out of me!”
“R-right?!”
Only then could they finally catch their breath. Once they’d calmed down a bit, their streamer instincts kicked in, and they checked the chat window. Naturally, it was going nuts.
[What the hell’s going on?]
[Hers Guild ambushed him, right?]
[Ambush? A whole guild ambushing one guy?]
[That’s what it looks like, no matter how you slice it.]
“I’m thinking the same thing.”
Naltorri said, eyes fixed on where Yuseong was fighting.
“Hers Guild ambushed Yuseong. They were disguised among the other players.”
“And there’s their guild leader, Hers.”
Bom Bom pointed, and sure enough, Hers was visible.
[This is hilarious. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?]
[First time seeing a guild ambush a solo player.]
[It happens sometimes when they hunt high-level players.]
[So Yuseong’s a high-level player?]
“As crazy as it is that a guild ambushed a solo player, something else surprises me more.”
Bom Bom said.
“Hers Guild attacked without caring if other people got caught in it. Think about it. Even if they’re the top guild around here, swinging at random players like that does them no favors. Up until now, they’ve clearly been avoiding dragging others in.”
Like starting the fight some distance from the gates, or half-threateningly warning people away from the combat zone.
“You’ve got a point. So why the sudden change in behavior?”
“The only reason that comes to mind is that Hers Guild is that desperate.”
Naltorri’s mouth fell open a bit.
It was absurd enough that a guild was ambushing a solo player, and now she was saying the guild was desperate against one?
But Bom Bom was dead certain.
“They wouldn’t pull something this costly otherwise.”
[For real?]
[Hers Guild desperate?]
[But haven’t they been killing Yuseong every fight? Why desperate?]
[Every time, one of their main guys dies too. Two last fight?]
[Yeah, exchange rate-wise, Hers Guild’s taking a huge L.]
“Still, is it that desperate?”
Naltorri still didn’t get it. Bom Bom seemed convinced, but she clammed up, not knowing the full reason herself.
[Hey, there’s this theory going around online. It’s kinda long, but should I share?]
“No problem. We’re all dying to know, us and the viewers.”
The chat filled with ‘ㅇㅇ’ responses.
[It was a post about a scenario where Yuseong ultimately wins this war. Since Yuseong’s level is way below Hers Guild’s mains, if he keeps taking down at least one of their mains per fight, he’ll level up nonstop and get stronger. He’ll gain way more EXP than he loses to deaths. As Yuseong gets stronger, more Hers mains will die each time, making him even stronger. Meanwhile, Hers members lose EXP on death and drop levels. If fights keep going like that, Yuseong keeps powering up while they weaken, and eventually the power balance flips.]
“Oho.”
It was a pretty convincing analysis.
Of course, it hinged on Yuseong consistently pulling off the impossible: killing at least one Hers main higher level than him every single fight.
But hadn’t he been doing exactly that so far?
“If Hers Guild realized the same thing, they’d conclude they have to kill Yuseong now, while the gap still exists. And without any more losses.”
Bom Bom analyzed.
“But their usual methods aren’t cutting it anymore. Their mains keep dying.”
“So they switched tactics? No holds barred?”
“That’s what I think.”
Naltorri pinned the so-called “Yuseong Victory Scenario” to the top of the screen for viewers.
“Now it makes sense. Yuseong’s just that good, turning the tables like this.”
[lol if Yuseong Yuseong’d them, what can you do]
[Sounds easy, but it’s straight-up impossible]
[Lowbie solo boss runs were impossible too]
“We get the reason, but it’s still annoying. They didn’t care if we died.”
“Not just us—probably didn’t care about anyone else getting hit either.”
The pair didn’t hide their displeasure. Their fans felt the same. [That attack was dead on us for sure.]
[At their levels, we probably would’ve died.]
[Fr, if Yuseong hadn’t saved us, we’d be respawning in Tar?]
[Yuseong’s moves were insane tho]
[Can you dodge like that while saving Naltorri and Bom Bom?]
<Movie-level>
The Hers Guild bashing soon turned back to Yuseong praise.
His moves were that impressive. They’d watched his fights before, but never this close up.
It was so sudden, and he moved too fast to really catch it all, but that just amplified the awe.
“Totally agree. Even from afar, I knew Yuseong was nuts, but up close? Next level. I’ll never pull that off.”
Naltorri shrugged.
“Why say stuff like that?”
“Huh? So Bom Bom thinks she could?”
“I’m a mage. Can’t compare directly to warriors.”
“…Playing the card, huh?”
“I’m just stating facts.”
“But if Yuseong were a mage?”
“……”
“He’d dodge attacks and blast them with close-range spells, right?”
“……”
[Lmao So Convincing]
[Yuseong could do it]
[Don’t get it twisted. Guns are ranged weapons. Default is distance fighting.]
[True when you think about it?]
[Only seen Yuseong with guns, so close combat feels normal now.]
[He’d still go melee even with magic skills.]
“That’s what they’re saying.”
Bom Bom silently turned back to the battlefield.
Bang!
Yuseong’s gunshot rang out. Another Hers Guild member crumpled.
“How many down?”
“Four already.”
“Double the last fight.”
“Does that mean the gap’s closing?”
“More like the cost of a failed ambush. They usually surround Yuseong and pressure him in formation, but this time, to disguise, most kept their distance. So they had to fight before forming up.”
And Hers Guild had to bust a gut just to encircle him.
“Plus, the disguises hurt. They probably wore weaker gear instead of their main items. The three who died before this guy? They got caught before switching back to their real gear once the fight started.”
“So, does Yuseong win this one?”
Naltorri cautiously voiced the impossible-yet-now-plausible outcome.
But Bom Bom shook her head.
“Doubt it. He’s encircled again, and they’ve geared up properly.”
As she said, despite four kills, Yuseong looked seriously disadvantaged.
Sure enough, he met his end again soon after.
But no one watching called it Yuseong’s defeat. Even the victorious Hers Guild didn’t look happy.
They irritably scooped up the drops and trudged toward Berhil. Not a shred of joy in their victory.
Watching them go, Naltorri spoke up.
“But one thing’s clear: this situation’s getting really interesting.”
“Totally agree.”
Bom Bom’s eyes locked on the dejected backs of the Hers Guild members.
They hadn’t shown it much, but the anger from nearly getting caught lingered, so both felt a touch of schadenfreude.