Now... I am moving alone and the other have taken a different route... Using [Stealth] I walked across the dimly lit corridor that's connecting this room and the other room... They made another passage that Shiva's [Unearth Ground] had made.

"Well this is intriguing..."

They were just sitting there... I wonder what they're waiting... I walked up to one of them and turned off my [Stealth] skill...

"What are you waiting for?"

"When did you!?"

The thin man swung his sword at my direction and grazed my left arm... I connected with Grazel with telepathy and said.

"They're PK's don't come out... I'll handle it! Head to the surface... Continue in working that passage!"

[I understand]

After I warned them not to come out the thin man once again swing his sword vertically near my neck as to if to cut it cleanly.

"Who are you talking to you shit!"

"Woah! Watch your language bro! Don't go attacking without saying something!

"Everyone! Over here! Huh? Where is he?"

"This is too easy! I'll get out of here unscathed!"

I used [Stealth] once again and passed through them effortlessly...

I could hear the boss saying "Where is it?" "You dumb shit, you let it go!" "What're we gonna do now... If we could only kill them and take the artifact then we'll be as good as accepted!"

So they were after the artifact that we got huh...

"Where are you going?"

"Huh?"

Slice!

Close! What the! How did he?

"I'm quite perceptive, see... I can see you though not wholely."

"Well damn, my covers blown... Someone could see through my skill... Head to the surface don't stop!"

[Ryo! We'll go there just keep him company for a while...]

"No... Head to the surface... I'll get there..."

I never had a player as an enemy before... It will be hard to counter it's attacks since its not like monsters with movement and attack patterns...

"Who were you talking to? Is that a skill?"

"Hmm? I wonder..."

So they still don't know about [Telepathy], huh...

"Arrogant fool... Die by my spear!"

Thrusting his spear forward with his arm he aimed near my heart...

"Shit!"

I moved to my left side as I took out the sword from it's scabbard and moved forward to hit the man with its hilt... But was immediately avoided... He's skilled! I can't even move properly, he must've been training IRL... I only knew moves from the games and shows I've watched so far so I didn't really know how to move with the sword first hand.

I then fully swung the sword to his body only to be blocked by the spear's body. Tsk! His movements are like those in Chinese movies! I have to be more creative to surpass this guy...

"Done? Then let me!"

His spear's head glowed blood-red... This... A skill?

"Haah! Blood Drake!"

Triple simultaneous thrust from the spear flew towards my directions. I moved my sword to block the thrusts but... It's movements were fast that I couldn't follow it any longer...

Arms, legs, and the lower part of my torso had been struck. My HP was lowered to 120... I don't have much armor like his and I'm pretty weak in fighting enemies I haven't fought before...

[Analysis]

I didn't use it until the enemy is dead before so I don't know how the skill will work against living ones...

[Three Unsecured Points have been detected...]

I almost lost balance as I saw the unguarded parts of his body... It's impossible in the back of his arms as he moves skillfully with the spear... The only two. Choices were his tendons and the side of his torso... Afterwards few more attacks will do...

Then...

"Huuuuu..."

I took a deep breath and ran to him with a sword in hand and took a shell from my inventory...

"Having a shield won't help you! Die!"

Thrusting his spear forward, I lean to the side to push it with the shell and extended my sword as towards his direction and swung vertically aiming at his tendons, to which he moves back to dodge. With his balance disrupted I kicked the ground taking advantage of the situation and threw the shell to make him lose his balance entirely!

"You won't!"

Thrusting his spear towards the shell that was thrown towards him he kept his balance but was too late to notice that I'm already within the radius the spear couldn't reach... Slashing his tendons and making him kneel in agony...

[Double Slash]

I sliced his arms loosening his grip on the spear as I teared his muscles apart making it powerless and lose control...

"Gaaah! S, stop! P, please!"

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My eyes looked at him with pity, after you attacked me earlier as I was moving to get away from this situation, you stop me. Now you want to stop?

I held my sword up high and slash downward as to cut of the player's neck... Blood splattered all over and his head rolled towards the corridor where I was earlier...

"Jean! Where a--"

"Oh shit!"

"Bleurgh!"

I stood there motionless with a bloodied clock and a sword... I turned towards a them... Having noticed my movements they took a step back and held their swords unsteadily...

"D, don't come near!!! I'm warning you..."

This guys didn't see me when I used [Stealth] right?

[Stealth]

I activated [Stealth]... The people then started to be cautious!

"Where are you!?"

"B, boss! Maybe it's g--"

I slashed his head off and kicked his rolling head towards the one they called "Boss"

"Huh? Julian? Where are you? Oh shit!"

"S, shit! Run! Waaa--"

I nabbed the guy who was about to run and slashed his neck off the moment, he was about to shout.

"Jorge? What the fuck! Jorge stop playing games!"

Tap... Tap... Tap...

Sounds of footsteps could be heard from the direction from where the man named Jorge came from...

"W, who are you!!!? Aren't you a player? Why are you PK'ing other players."

"Says the one who wanted to take the quest item from us..."

[Shell Break]

I moved onward and slashed through him, he managed to block with a sword but that little glimpse of hope was shattered as my blade collided with it... Now then for the finish...

"I'll torture you for a moment..."

[Double Slash]

"Noooooo!"

I'm not sadistic by any, means but as I slashed through his body and heard him scream... My mouth made an arc... similar to that of a child who played with his toy happily through out the day...

×××

"What happened to you?"

"Nothing much..."

My clock and sword was covered in blood and as I reached the surface. Ford came and talked to me while I was busy trying to take the blood off my cloak in the fountain's water.

"You killed em, huh?"

"No matter... They were trying to kill me I only returned the favor..."

"You're pretty mean..."

"I'm a guy after all!"

"That doesn't explain anything at all!"

Is what he said afterwards as the last bit of blood was already gone... Killing, huh... It felt so real back then... This must be how it felt when you try to kill someone... Still this one a game... So no matter how many I killed they will respawn but this time since it was still the beta tester advancement they won't be coming back until the release of the game...

"Ahh! I feel refreshed! Huh? What's wrong?"

Everyone took their distance off me... What is it the blood? Do I still have some? Do I smell? Oh man...

"Y, you felt r, refreshed? A, after killing people?" Leona said in a scared manner.

"Hii!" Tara followed

"N, no way!" Shiva took a step back as she said so.

"Stay away from us!" Grazel held his weapon up and pointed it towards me.

"Ryo, I won't hesitate to use force on you!" Aira said so as she gripped her fist and held it up.

Well now?

"What are you guys talking about!"

"You just said you felt refreshed!"

"That was because it didn't feel icky anymore... I took off the blood and so I felt refreshed!"

The fountain was now covered in red because of the washed off blood from my cloak... Now, I'm soaking wet though the feeling was unlike earlier... It wasn't unpleasant.

As I have explained it they relaxed themselves and some breathed a sigh of relief...

"I thought you're gonna turn crazy and start killing people!"

"Yeah whatever!"

"""Pfft! Ahahahahahahah!"""

Everyone laughed it off... I smiled gently afterwards hearing their melodic laughter...

"Well, I might turn crazy!"

I grinned as i scratch my head then they all had their guards up once again... This time I laughed loudly but then was followed by Aira's head pummeling and said

"Don't scare us like that!" and gently smiled...

Now we only need to find this [Aurum] and deliver him the freaking artifact...