Axel's blade fell, slamming into the golden helmet of his opponent.
-63!
[Stunned for 2 seconds!]
Even with golden-tier armor, the helmet’s defense was lower than the body armor’s, making headshots more effective.
Without hesitation—
[Poison Strike!]
Axel immediately followed up with another attack, inflicting venom on his stunned target.
-55!
-37!
-37!
With a successful strike, Axel spun around and dashed into the forest.
By the time the gold-armored warrior recovered, Axel had already vanished—
Invisible once again.
The warrior stood still, his expression grim.
"What the hell just happened?!"
He had checked his surroundings.
He had scouted the area carefully.
And yet—he still got ambushed?!
To make it worse—
His attacker didn’t even fight properly!
A single strike, then vanished.
Within 2 seconds, he had been—Poisoned, Stunned, and been attacked by the Titan Bear
His HP had dropped below half.
Luckily, he had supplies.
[Cheese!]
He quickly bit into the cheese, his body glowing with white light as his HP slowly recovered.
At the same time—
He knew.
"I can’t fight the Titan Bear like this."
With no choice, he lowered his sword and fled the battlefield.
Unlucky for him—
Axel was already in pursuit.
His agility was far superior.
Even worse—
He had Sprint, allowing him to effortlessly close the gap.
Just as the gold-armored warrior reached the forest’s edge—
[HEAVY STRIKE!]
A blade flashed.
The warrior froze again, stunned for 2 more seconds.
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-55!
-37!
-37!
Another successful hit.
Even with gold-tier armor, he couldn’t withstand Axel’s relentless attacks.
Two back-to-back surprise assaults—
His HP was dangerously low.
The moment his stun ended—
Axel had already vanished into the shadows.
Hidden again.
Waiting.
Watching.
The warrior panicked.
Desperately—he activated his talent.
[F-Rank Talent: Greased Lightning – Increases movement speed by 20% for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.]
With his speed buff, he finally broke out of the forest.
His mind raced.
"That assassin… he shouldn’t be able to keep up now."
"There’s no way he’s faster than me."
"I’m safe now."
Or so he thought.
Unbeknownst to him—
Axel was already tailing him.
With ease.
The moment the warrior relaxed—
Axel struck again.
[HEAVY STRIKE!]
A final ambush.
A final stun.
-55!
-37!
-37!
[You have killed Player #00448!]
[+5 to all attributes (valid for this game only).]
After three consecutive ambushes—
The gold-armored warrior finally fell.
Three consecutive stun attacks.
One unfortunate victim.
Axel’s latest prey left behind nothing but a wooden loot crate.
That poor guy—he probably never even understood what happened.
From start to finish, he never saw Axel.
Even when he tried to flee, his speed was inferior.
Axel remained invisible and looted the fallen warrior’s treasures.
[Golden Armor (D-Rank)]: Full-body Defense +50!
[Golden Helmet (D-Rank)]: Head Defense +25!
With these equipped, Axel's defense reached the highest level possible!
Unless there were Airdrop Crates containing Platinum-tier (C-Rank) gear, this was the best armor available.
Next, Axel turned his attention to the Titan Bear.
Now that no one was left to contest him, he eliminated it with ease—
Earning himself another D-Rank Treasure Chest!
Opening the chest, he was given three choices:
[Golden Repeating Crossbow (D-Rank)]: A rapid-fire crossbow with +96 attack, firing up to 35 meters. Comes with 60 bolts (reusable).
[Golden Armor (D-Rank)]: Full-body Defense +50, Durability 640/640.
[Counter-Strike (D-Rank Skill)]: Blocks all melee damage and reflects double damage back to the attacker. Cooldown: 8 seconds.
Axel barely glanced at the options before selecting the Golden Repeating Crossbow.It's a rare ranged weapon. Paired with his Permanent Invisibility, he can attack stealthy without any notice.
It deals high damage and Poison Strike can also be applied to bolts.
"With this, I’m literally unstoppable."
Axel held the golden crossbow, knowing—
He had just broken the game.
With long-range attacks, an insane movement speed, and the ability to disappear after every shot, he was now a phantom death machine.
And next?
It was time for mass slaughter.
Before moving forward, Axel experimented with his new weapon—Fired a few bolts at trees to checked the aim accuracy and also to confirmed the reloading speed.
Everything functioned perfectly.
Satisfied, he activated invisibility and moved on.
The Restricted Zone continued to contract, forcing players closer together.
[Remaining Players: 39]
The death count climbed rapidly.
With the safe zone shrinking, the surviving players were now trapped together.
Fights were inevitable.
As Axel approached a ruined building, he noticed something unusual.
A beam of light shone down from the sky, illuminating the center of the ruins.
Slowly descending—
A Platinum Crate.
[Platinum Supply Drop – Contains C-Rank Equipment!]
"An Airdrop!"
Axel smirked.
He positioned himself in the shadows, watching.
And sure enough—
He wasn’t the only one interested in the crate.
Two other players were hiding nearby.
A muscular man and a petite girl.
"Cover me," the man ordered. "I'll grab the chest."
"Got it," the girl nodded, gripping a shortbow.
Too bad for them.
They had no idea—Axel was standing right beside them.
If he wasn’t invisible, it would almost look like they were a team of three.
Axel slowly raised the Golden Crossbow, aiming directly at the man’s head.
"The biggest weakness of ranged weapons is accuracy and ammo limitations."
"But thanks to invisibility, I can fire at point-blank range."
There was no way he could miss.
The muscular man wore only a Silver Helmet—15 defense at best.
Point-blank execution.
Axel pulled the trigger.
Golden Crossbow + Poison Strike!
-169!
-138!
-138!
Instant kill.
The man’s HP plummeted to zero.
Before he could even react, he collapsed into a loot crate.
The girl gasped.
"Who—?!"
She whirled around, searching frantically—
But there was no one there.
Axel had already Sprint-dodged behind another wall.
A ghost.
An unseen executioner.
The perfect assassin.