Episode 100: A chance in a game turns into reality

26. Strange events (2)

In the meantime, he defeated Auror Master Vanguard on air and made many knights realize that even wizards can fight like this if they put their mind to it.

Thanks to this, I was able to make a name for myself as a battle mage, which I was proud of.

"Tsk!"

"oh! Did you avoid it? "On a low level topic!"

But that's just a story from reality.

Outside of the game, the most precious thing is the Aura Master and the Archmage of the 7th Circle, but this is inside the game.

Among users of Chronicle Online, which has been open for 10 years, there were more people who were at max level than those who were not, and there were an abundance of Lord Wizards (Circle 9) and Lord Masters.

And this crazy guy running at me must be at max level.

I managed to avoid the first attack, but if I decided to attack at full level, I had no choice but to be pushed back due to the overwhelming difference in power of the skills.

This means that there is a limit to being able to cover with practical skills or combat sense.

"what? Why are you so good at avoiding low level mage topics? "The control is useless!"

"When they say something nice, just go! "If you touch me, you'll be screwed!"

"haha! He said he had a lot of money! So drop some good stuff!"

Arcia rushed to support me, and Black Eagle disturbed his vision... … .

That was only for a moment.

"Oops!"

Along with the pain as if my entire body was being torn apart, my limbs became stiff as the world turned red.

'what? 'What happened?'

I stared blankly at the sky that came into view with a foolish expression.

[Killed by user Beltor.]And the moment that message came to mind, I laughed out loud at the absurdity.

'haha! haha. under… … .'

Of course, because of death, laughter did not come out of the mouth.

I just laugh inside.

This isn't the first time I've died in a game.

In the 7th stage of the last Giyeon quest, I experienced death close to 20 times when dealing with the boss monster, Death Knight.

Although he experienced death twice afterward due to excessive hunting, this was the first death due to PK.

I understand if it was my mistake or if the enemy monster I had to fight was too strong, but this was one-sided and I had no choice but to die.

Could this be the level of an almost unavoidable traffic accident?

"oh my god! what!? This human!? "How much does this cost!?"

Next, Arcia lay down next to me, and PK Beom's voice filled with joy rang out.

[You will be resurrected at the base.]* * *

[Some experience points are lost due to the resurrection penalty.]After a while, I was resurrected from death, gritted my teeth, and used the support scroll to revive Arcia, who had also died.

"I'm embarrassed."

And who would recognize it? Arcia, who was disguised with a different appearance from reality, said that to me as soon as she was resurrected.

I understand.

Because of this crazy guy, I lost time to recover my experience and lost my items.

"Did you drop any items?"

I asked Arcia, opened the inventory, and checked my own items.

Then, I noticed that the ring I was wearing and several order books were gone.

But the problem is that none of the equipment I spent money on for easy leveling up is expensive.

"Oops, I dropped my bracelet."

Arsia's bracelet was just as expensive as my ring.

The loss in one go amounted to nearly 5,000.

Considering the item's ability, it was natural that even a max level ranker could use it as their main weapon.

Seeing that the loss was so large, it was clear that this guy was a rogue from the rogue world.

Among thief professions, there are skills and related equipment that increase the acquisition rate of key items from hunted targets.

I think he's probably a guy who specializes in PK and makes money.

It seems that he heard a rumor that there is a guy who rents a hunting ground from the Black Dragon Guild and gives them a large amount of money.

"Oh, that's annoying."

Should we consider ourselves lucky that we won't drop our weapons or armor?

I clicked my tongue and immediately opened the auction house to find the same item as the one I had lost.

[Seller: Beltor]Then, I was able to see that the name of the PK criminal who killed me was floating on the auction house.

I suppressed my stomach churning and paid a little more for the item from another seller.

Anyway, 50 million roots wasn't that much money to me as a great lord, so I should just think of it as helping a poor unfortunate neighbor.

It was more productive to recover experience points and level up as quickly as possible rather than wasting time lost to a crazy person.

"Arsia here."

I even purchased the equipment that Arcia had lost and immediately opened the message window.

And I sent a protest message to Penny, the guild leader of the Black Dragon Guild, who was making a lot of money by providing me with an exclusive hunting ground.

The Black Dragon Guild, which had ample funds thanks to holding the pole, was on a roll by quickly raising the guild rankings in Chronicle Online.

[Oops, sorry. I will come see you right away and apologize. And may I know the user's nickname? We will issue an extermination order within our guild.]Guild leader Penny's response was very quick and full of regret.

It had to be that way, because to them, I was a VIP among VIPs that must be protected.

There was no need for him to come and apologize to me, but I did not refuse his favor to issue an order to kill the PK criminal.

[What is Beltor? All right. And we will further strengthen our security to prevent outsiders from entering the hunting grounds.]"Yes, please."

[We apologize for any inconvenience caused.]Looking at the anger in his almost servile voice, you could tell that he was really angry at the PK criminal.

At this level, I don't think there's any need to worry about being attacked by a PK criminal again.

* * *

"It feels like the death penalty is increasing as the level increases."

When I kept dying while dealing with the 7th level quest boss Death Knight, I was able to make up for the lost experience by hunting for 1-2 hours.

However, now you have to hunt for at least 3 hours to compensate for the experience lost upon death.

This is despite continuing to hunt with high efficiency in exclusive hunting grounds.

I lost three precious hours because of one crazy person.

If I were to convert my 3 hours into money, it would be much more expensive than the lost items.

"Okay, let's think positively. "How did you not drop your weapons or armor?"

Weapons and armor are items that take time to recover if lost due to the various order forms being messed up.

I tried to forget my discomfort and turned my attention to hunting.

however… … .

"Oh, fuck."

I had to swear.

-Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tak!

"hi! "I'm back again!"

The reason is because I could see logs running towards me from afar.

The guy running at the front with a look of madness on his face was the guy who killed me earlier, and he seemed to be obsessed with making money after experiencing it once.

"S-sorry. Mingi!"

"Avoid Mingi!"

The members of the Black Dragon Guild chased after them in cold sweat, but it was difficult to catch up with the Rogues in speed.

I quickly used the teleport scroll.

[User Beltor used the teleport obstruction scroll.]But the teleport was blocked by these guys.

Teleport obstruction scrolling is not something that the average user can use.

Because it was an item worth hundreds of thousands of won per piece.

It was clear that the PK criminal named Beltor was very determined.

"Give me the item!"

He was shouting and swinging his sword as if he had entrusted me with an item.

This time too, I took my time avoiding the attack.

Fortunately, things are better this time than last time.

At least the Black Dragon guild members were together.

But the problem was that Beltor was not the only one who attacked this time.

"madam! "Why are you so good at avoiding low-level characters?"

I shouted as I struggled to avoid the dagger thrown at my back.

"Do you think you can get away with touching me?"

"what?"

I didn't want to use this method, but I had no choice.

"I am a noble! You think you can get away with touching me like that!?"

"Then I am Emperor Brigham."

Unfortunately, this threat had no effect on them.

This seems to be because Chronicle Online Game Company is famous for not releasing personal information despite requests for cooperation from investigative agencies.

"It looks like you really want to die."

"huh. "This game does not involve the game company in user disputes."

A few of the guys flinched at my reaction, but they got angry at Beltor's taunts and pressed me like crazy.

If I take my time, I win.

There will definitely be reinforcements from the Black Dragon Guild.

but… … .

At the level of the 7th circle, it was nearly impossible to continue dealing with enemies two levels higher.

[Killed by user Beltor.]In the end, I lay down again, and the moment I got PK'd twice by the same guy, I lost all sense of reason.

* * *

Chronicle Online user Beltor.

He was a max-level rogue user everywhere and was confident in his control, but he wasn't famous enough to be ranked because of his skill level.

It was truly by chance that he came across information from one person.

"really? "You're paying that money to enjoy solo play?"

"Is that so? It seemed like hundreds of millions of dollars were spent just on that person's equipment. "For potions, only cash items are used."

"How rich are you?"

"Well, there are people who live in that kind of world."

"Are you a noble by any chance?"

"I say so, but I don't know the details."

It was a conversation between a guild member from the Black Dragon guild and a guild member from another guild in a pub.

The moment he heard that story, the thought 'this is it' passed through Beltor's mind.

'What about the equipment of users who spend hundreds of millions of dollars just on hunting ground rental fees?'

Although the level seems to be in the low to mid 200s, there were quite a few items in the 200 level range of equipment that had options that were difficult to see even at full level.

Considering that the basic trading price of such items was in the tens of millions, I couldn't help but be intrigued.

'Even if you pick up just one item like that, it's amazing.'

So, half out of interest and half amusement, Beltor toured the Blade Dragon Guild's exclusive hunting ground to check if the person in question was there.

"found!"

And I was able to find the person without difficulty.

The moment Beltor saw the person's equipment, he knew that the rumors were not in vain.

"Wow, fuck. "How much is it all?"

The saying that the other person might be a nobleman seemed to be true.

For commoners like themselves, 100 million is a large and precious amount of money, but for nobles, it was not that much money.

However, I wasn't too worried just because the other person was a nobleman.

Nobles who have everything in real life tend to ignore virtual reality games.

There was no need to be afraid as most of the nobles who were passionate about virtual reality were behind in the family competition.

Because of this, Beltor has no hesitation.

[User Mingi was killed. As your karma level increases, you will be arrested by guards when entering the village.]The user was killed.

And he… … .

"Wow, how much is this crazy?"

In just one hunt, I got my hands on items worth close to 50 million roots.

This was enough to turn the eyes of Beltor, a commoner, from a commoner family.

"What if I repeat this?"

If you repeat the same method, how much will you earn?

It feels like I became rich just by imagining it.

Excited, he looked for the user again.

But this time it wasn't easy.

This is because the Black Dragon Guild has increased security at the hunting grounds.

"Then I just need to increase the number of pages!"

So he recruited a party, and after Beltor's certification, many Rogues and Assassins joined in.

The second round started like that.

For a level in the early to mid 200s, he was an opponent who showed great control ability and fought hard, but it was difficult to deal with agile characters at max level as a wizard.

[User Mingi was killed. As your karma level increases, you will be arrested by guards when entering the village.]And this time… … .

I was able to obtain items worth a whopping 100 million won.

Even if you share it with your colleagues, you will be able to get 1,000 per person.

'No, is there a need to share?'

He gradually lost his senses at the large sum of money before his eyes.

but… … .

"W-what is this!?"

His happiness was soon shattered.

Because of a post posted on the community.

[Seeking real-life information about the user. I will reward you generously.]-Users: Beltor (highest priority), Eintro, Pint, Rokuro, Eisen… … .

-bounty

If you just give the real names: 30 million routes (Beltor), 10 million routes (the rest)

If you tell us your real name and the kingdom you live in: 100 million roots (Beltor), 30 million roots (the rest)

If you provide details including your real-life name and place of residence: 1 billion roots (Beltor), 300 million roots (the rest)

-This is by no means aggro, and the deposit will be made without any error, and the details will also be disclosed. Of course, the information must be correct, and we will not tolerate false information.

-Account verification (attach photo)

Balance: KRW 10,522.1 billion.

-It's a first-come, first-served basis, so hurry up and give us your information.

As he watched the post rapidly increasing in views, Beltor rubbed his eyes again and again, wondering if he had made a mistake.