Chapter 186
Chapter 186
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 186
>Chapter Title: One Against Thirty
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‘This is what’s going on?’
Do-hyun was utterly bewildered right now.
More precisely, it was closer to sheer embarrassment.
The moment he emerged after a bloody battle that had him spilling guts, way too much attention was suddenly focused on him.
And it felt like twice as much as before, which was impossible to ignore.
Among them, the Hero Guild members stood out the most.
Especially the pot-bellied swordsman uncle leading the pack—he was drawing the most stares.
‘…Judging by their faces, they’re not gonna let this slide easily.’
If it were just not letting it slide, that’d be fortunate.
That pot-bellied uncle’s eyes alone screamed murder. It was like killing intent was literally pouring from them.
‘Hey, their movements look kinda weird, Master?’
‘My liege… We should prepare.’
‘Lizariza.’
‘Yeah, I know.’
And it took only a few seconds to put words into action.
Step. Step. Step. Step.
They closed in, surrounding Do-hyun, their menacing aura on full display.
One by one, they drew their weapons. Normally, when forming a encirclement, you’d do it subtly.
But these guys weren’t even trying to hide their hostility.
“Hey, they’re surrounding Kaiser.”
“…No way, are they seriously trying to take him out right now?”
“Crazy… This is huge. Gotta spread it on the forums right away.”
It wasn’t that Kaiser was used to these situations and sharp for it.
Even the spectating raid squad members picked up on it immediately.
-Whoa, the vibe’s off.
-Look at Jerpak’s face. He’s ready to raid in real life.
-Big shit’s coming, 100%. Get your clip ready, guys.
-Today’s insane for real.
-Wonder how Kaiser’ll react? Got me tense just watching.
Even the viewers watching the broadcast sensed the unusual tension and started murmuring.
‘No way they’re going this far?’
For Do-hyun, it was a bit disconcerting.
He didn’t know it was being broadcast, but there were over a hundred players watching right here.
In a situation like this, thirty of them encircling one to kill?
They were a top 100 guild with a heroic image—this was crossing a line.
No matter how pissed they were, wasn’t this overkill…?
‘…Or maybe not?’
Thinking about it, it made total sense.
To sum up the situation:
They’d assembled a full raid squad to tackle a hidden raid boss. Just as they finally engaged it, he barged in, wrecked everything, and stole the boss.
That alone was enough to piss them off, but he’d gone and killed it too.
A named boss wouldn’t respawn, so it was basically deleted.
‘The Savior of the Forgotten Specter, was it? Doesn’t that wipe out their quest too?’
…Even he had no excuse if he tried to bail now.
No matter that he hadn’t meant to, and it was all unintended—their eyes wouldn’t see it that way.
Hell, he’d have called out their address himself in their shoes.
[Using Teleport Scroll.]
[Effects of the special field ‘Nightmare Swamp’ linger. Cannot use yet.]
[Available in 240 seconds.]
And even his teleport scroll was on cooldown.
“Kaiser…!!”
“The Master commanded it himself. Ignore everything else and eliminate Kaiser thoroughly!”
“We have to kill him no matter what. It’s Kaiser—don’t get cocky, go all out from the start!”
No chance for explanations. It was fight or nothing.
Do-hyun sighed and gripped Cheonbyeon again.
[Cheonbyeon transforms into ‘Raven’s Black Spear.’]
When facing multiple foes alone like this, a spear with longer reach beat a sword.
He took stance with both hands, glancing sideways.
[HP below 10%. Caution advised.]
[Mana below 10%. Caution advised.]
Both HP and mana were in the gutter.
Most skills were on cooldown too.
Thunder Dragon Descent was nowhere near ready, Sword Aura still cooling. Even if it were up, no mana meant it was useless anyway.
Worst possible conditions all around.
‘It’s been a while since things were this bad.’
But Do-hyun’s lips curled up instead.
Unfavorable odds? Fighting a crowd?
He’d been through it countless times in Delrock.
Back then, anything less than dire was rare, yet he always stood last.
No different this time.
Ta-at!
“Now’s our chance—kill him!!”
“Rip him apart! Let’s end this today!”
As they closed the distance and charged from all sides, Do-hyun swung Cheonbyeon wide.
‘Yeah, let’s do this.’
The great Luyidra battle that would etch itself into Gotose history.
The myth of one against thirty began at that moment.
* * *
Luyidra’s Lair.
The hidden field where the hidden named raid boss had ‘once’ resided.
Now, it was a battlefield.
Slash—! Splurt! Spurt—!
The sound of flesh tearing on a spear, blood spraying.
Stab! Stab-stab! Stab!
Kraaack! Arrrgh!
The chilling noise of swords piercing guts, screams filling the air—what else could this be but a battlefield?
Unlike typical fields where numbers evened out, this was one against many.
No, this wasn’t a fight.
It was a hunt. A stage for slaughtering one man.
Hero Guild owned the stage, Kaiser was the villain, and the audience? A massive 150 million viewers.
‘This is what…?’
But what the hell was this?
“Gahk!”
“Damn it, we can’t even get close.”
“M-my body’s too slow, it won’t keep up.”
Kaiser, who should’ve been getting schooled, was dancing circles around them.
[Exposed to Frost Aura. Movement slowed.]
[Prolonged exposure to Frost Aura. Frostbite status applied.]
Right as combat kicked off, he unleashed Frost Aura to slow the guild members—then dove in, picking them off one by one.
Whoosh—slash!
Kraaack!
Kaiser charged, swinging his massive spear.
Four eyes wouldn’t catch him—attacks from every angle dodged with ghostly steps or blocked effortlessly.
And counters always followed.
Spurt—spurt!
Whish—!
Ranged attacks? He ducked or twisted away. Godly control.
But Hero Guild were no slouches—top PvP experts.
“Now!”
Even the best player had openings during attacks.
They weren’t rookies to miss that timing.
Yet this monster erased even that.
[Cheonbyeon transforms into ‘Specially Crafted Silver Buckler from the Special Forge.’]
Mid-clash with his spear, it became a shield, deflecting the ambush and shoving back.
Crash—
Losing balance, they toppled like dominoes.
Then his now-blue sword pierced a throat.
[Player ‘IWillBeJoseonTopSword’ has died.]
[First strike ruled. Higher chance to drop equipment items.]
As another swung at the fallen comrade’s back, Kaiser kicked him down.
Then hurled his sword at a distant archer drawing bow.
Swoosh—thunk!
Mid-flight, it became a dagger, piercing the archer’s heart dead-on.
“N-now’s our chance!”
“What’re you all doing? Get in there!”
“Watch your own asses first. What the hell’s with these shitty webs? My feet won’t move!”
A chance appeared? Interference hit instantly.
-To dare point a blade at my liege, you must get past Charlie first!
-Lizariza! Lizar!
Any Gotose player knew Charlie well, and that little spider boldly spouting nonsense.
While Kaiser dove in with AoE slows for isolates.
Those two tied up anyone targeting his rear.
Numbers worked against them here.
Tangled without formation, they couldn’t angle properly.
-You, with that empty skillset, dare point your sword at whom? Not for another century.
Kaiser alone was tough, but those two exceeded expectations.
Charlie, X-fodder in tutorials.
His swordplay deflected all like an unstoppable wave—showing what a Knight Commander truly was.
-Hm?
And even better, his aggro.
-You know, looking now, it’s not just your skills that are empty. With that hollow head, are you empty-headed?
“Pfft!”
“That bastard…!”
“Hey, asshole! Not the time to space out! Watch your back!”
He’d pin a few with elegant swordplay, the spider shot weird webs to bind feet.
If any broke free, it taunted to hold them.
-Charlie’s trash talk tho, damage meter’s gonna explode.
-That f***ing Charlie prick. Never liked him from the start. Total dick.
-From today, studying Charlie tutorial death clips 30x a day.
-Bald uncles getting rekt lololol
-A fr, touching baldness is too much. World’s balding folks weeping.
The chat was a sea of laughter at the spectacle.
But Jerpak couldn’t laugh.
‘This… This can’t be real.’
No human could do this.
‘We’ve got overwhelming advantage. He can’t even use proper skills!’
Numbers? His mana depleted?
None of it mattered.
Just one skill.
Thirty elite guild members couldn’t overcome even a non-damaging Frost Aura.
Whirl—stab!
Slash! Crack! Crunch—
-Oof, hear those bones twist. Properly snapped.
-You not fighting?
-No mana? I’m good at running, don’t worry!
-Liza…
Better an undead legion like in those famous clips—at least numbers’d be even for comfort.
But no.
Undead what? That robed dwarf was baggage.
Real fight: 3 vs. 30.
-Wow, dominating 1v30 for real?
-Nah, what’s Hero Guild doing? How 30 can’t catch one lololol
-You see it. You catch that? Hero’s decent at PvP too. Kaiser’s just nuts.
-And no skills from Kaiser? Real? Why not?
-Using Frost Aura I think… But yeah, nothing else. Mana issue?
-Oh right, fresh off raid.
-Wait, so HP bottomed too? 30 getting wrecked by beat-up, mana-less Kaiser?
-Fr real wrecked lololol
And in this 30 vs. 3, they were getting crushed.
Totally owned.
Insane stats? Damage and defense beyond level?
Charlie’s fluid swordplay?
No. That wasn’t it.
‘…Does this make sense? How can a human move like that?’
Overwhelming skill.
That alone explained it.
As chat said, Kaiser wasn’t using skills.
Just Frost Aura and adept weapon handling created this impossible scene.
‘Ah…’
Jerpak prided on his own control, but this off-the-charts movement? First time.
This wasn’t a fight anymore.
Art. Or chills.
Gulp.
Skin crawling, Jerpak thought grimly as he swallowed dryly.
‘…Maybe we shouldn’t have poked this.’