Black Online-Chapter 48: Fang Raon vs. Machary

Machary hacked his sword down, and Fang Raon met it with his shield, stopping the blade in its track.

"..."

Machary tried pushing him back with his strength.

He believed that with that one level difference between the two of them, he could overpower him.

However, for some reason, he couldn’t push him back!

’...This strength is?’

Machary’s eyes narrowed.

"Sword Stab!"

Fang Raon lunged with his sword and screeched against Machary’s sword. The steel screeched like nails on a chalkboard.

’...Fine, I’ll just use my speed!’

Machary pushed his sword aside and lunged with quick sword strikes. It was like he was holding a wooden stick and not something as heavy as his sword.

His speed was great. Greater than Fang Raon’s, for sure. However, it still didn’t mean anything.

With his sword and shield, Fang Raon stopped his barrage of sword strikes with perfect timing and precision.

When the first of Machary’s strikes came, he stopped it with his shield. Machary immediately followed with a horizontal slash, which Fang Raon deflected effortlessly with his sword.

Clang! Clang!

Machary tried breaking through his defense of sword and shield, but Fang Raon’s movements were too fluid and skillful.

In their first match, Fang Raon didn’t lose because he was lacking skill.

He lost because he couldn’t match the strength and speed of his opponent.

"Driving Sword!"

Machary shifted the grip on his sword and drove it towards Fang Raon’s face, but he lifted the shield and deflected the blow just in time.

"...What’s going on?"

"...How come he is keeping up with Machary as if they were equal?"

Blue Team didn’t understand what was going on, as in the first match, Fang Raon lost in like ten seconds.

And now, he was making Machary sweat!

"...Basic Slash!"

Fang Raon aggressively swung his sword, and it forced Machary to retreat a step.

It was a mistake on Machary’s part.

[Sword Stab cooldown ended!]

"Sword Stab!"

Fang Raon thrust his sword forward, catching Machary off guard, and he replied with an unprepared wave of a sword.

The blade of his sword managed to push Fang Raon’s Refined Sword away, but it didn’t matter to him.

"Hard Slash!"

Fang Raon smashed his sword down like an axe flying towards a block of wood, and Machary desperately lifted his sword as a block.

Refined Sword smashed into Machary’s sword.

[Durability: 33/100]

’That single strike took 15 points off the durability? What the hell!’

Machary grimaced.

He realized that this wasn’t the strength of a level 1 newbie but someone who was on the same level as him.

’He leveled up!’

Fang Raon pressed his shield against his chest and pushed Machary backwards.

"...Ah... Ugh..."

With shaky balance, Machary staggered like a drunken sailor, and it took him a moment to regain his footing.

For the first time since he started playing, he was not the one doing the attacking.

"Heh."

Fang Raon, at that moment, smiled.

’...Why the hell are you smiling? You haven’t won yet!’

Machary thought angrily.

However, he wasn’t smiling because of that, but because they had completely fallen into his trap and it was time to make a comeback.

’Sorry, but the one winning the match will be Red Team!’

"Dodge Roll!"

At that moment, he rolled down the ground, but instead of going towards Machary, he rolled towards the rest of Blue Team.

"????"

"?!?!?!"

"Basic Slash!"

Fang Raon swung his sword and cut through the unprepared members of the Blue Team, and they were absolutely gobsmacked.

The mere Basic Slash wasn’t enough to kill them, but that wasn’t his intention.

The Blue Team’s members, which he cut, fell off the mountain, and the rest that didn’t get cut, he kicked them off.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

"I am falling!"

"Fuuuuuuuuuuck!"

SPLAT!

[Tauro has died!]

[Adrian has died!]

[Kira has died!]

[Debra has died!]

[Billie has died!]

[Abdul has died!]

"This was your plan all along? Do you have no pride? It was supposed to be one-versus-one till death."

Machary said angrily.

"...I am prideful, and that’s why I am not planning to lose, even if I have to do little trickery to achieve that."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

In that moment, Red Team arrived at the top of the mountain, and they were shocked to see their "Team Leader" there.

"What’s going on?"

"He pushed them off the mountain? How did he do it by himself? And how come he isn’t killed by Machary yet?"

Red Team theorized as they were wondering what the hell was going on!

"Do you want to fight seven of us, or will you jump off voluntarily and regroup with your team? It is your choice."

Fang Raon asked.

In that moment, Red Team took Fang Raon’s side, growling like angry animals, and even Machary wouldn’t be able to defeat all of them.

"...I’ll see you soon."

Machary spread his arms wide and fell backwards down the mountain. The gravity brought him straight down.

[Machary has died!]

"How did you get here?"

Nathan asked.

"It doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is what we will be doing now. They will think of another plan and attack with full force."

Fang Raon said.

"We are fighting a losing battle. Have you guys seen their flag situation? It really isn’t looking good."

Trevor said.

They turned to look at the blue flag and realized the severity of the situation.

[Blue Team: 98%]

"If we lose the King of the Hill even once, we will lose the match. In that case, we must never let them back to the summit.

"We cannot let them contest!"

Fang Raon shouted.

"What will we do?"

Nathan asked.

"...Do everything in your power to make the mountain into a fortress that nobody can penetrate. I, on the other hand, will go keep Machary busy."

Fang Raon said.

"...Machary? Can you do that? And even if you do, what if we cannot hold the mountain?"

Lucy asked.

"Without Machary, Blue Team is actually not all that great. Miranda tried to make the teams somewhat balanced, so beside Machary, Red Team is actually stronger than Blue Team.

"Have faith in yourself. You are strong.

"And... You have to trust me in this one. I won’t let Machary get past me. I promise."

Fang Raon said with a serious look.

Red Team looked at him silently and then nodded, and he had already managed to make one miracle by getting the mountain back.

They had to place their trust in him. They had no other choice!