A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 18

There’s a common misconception among many New Dimension users.

They believe that since New Dimension is ultimately a game, using skills at the right time is what matters most.

However, that’s actually a misunderstanding born from not fully grasping the game system of New Dimension.

In New Dimension, if skills aren’t used in clear situations, they become predictable.

In other words, the times when you don’t use skills—when your movements are unreadable—are far more crucial.

And this importance intensifies during PVP or AOS modes.

You need to comprehend how your opponent moves, what they’re watching, and what situations they’re preparing for.

What’s the timing for them to use their skills, and what are their hands holding?

Gathering all that information, reshaping it to fit the framework of combat, and reading your opponent’s thoughts are essential to avoid defeat.

Just like… right now.

“Haah!”

With a battle cry, a golden aura erupted from the heretic.

One of the skills they could learn was Self-Proclaimed Blessing.

The effect? A significant boost to all stats.

Maybe realizing he couldn’t escape from me, he seemed intent on continuing the fight up close.

And in that moment, he was already defeated.

As a Warhammer user, I naturally needed to close the distance, but knowing that, he should have fled without looking back from the start.

If he had continued using long-range bombardment skills while running away, he might have had a chance of winning.

Of course, I had no intention of being careless until the very end.

I knew better than anyone that being careless leads directly to death.

As I closed in, I raised the heavy weight in my right hand towards the heavens.

It was judgement time.

Guuuuuuuuuu!

My long-time friend, the Warhammer, moved forward, tearing through the air with a mighty force to crush every enemy before me.

A heavy sound reverberated, and sand dust rose.

“Gulp!”

And then, an attack flew toward my neck from behind.

It was undoubtedly sharp for a heretic, but regrettably, it was an easily readable attack.

I tilted my neck to dodge it and swung the Warhammer once more.

Kwaaang!

Along with the sharp sound, I felt a heavy sensation.

What kind of situation is this?

There wasn’t time to question it.

I had to step back slightly to avoid another attack coming through the sand dust.

As the sand dust gradually settled,

The heretic re-emerged, unexpectedly wielding a Round Shield in his left hand and an Arming Sword in his right.

…So that’s what he was after.

In PVP, you typically can’t change weapons in the midst of combat.

However, with user settings, that limitation can be lifted, and it seemed like this heretic aimed for that.

At first, he enforced close combat by wielding a staff, utilizing the Warhammer’s tendency to stir up sand dust to obscure visibility.

When sight was blocked, he used the “Back Attack” skill to move behind me and swapped his weapons to the Arming Sword and Round Shield.

Then, right when I was flustered, he sprung forth, minimizing the sound.

It was a cunning plan and strike.

I couldn’t help but feel regret that such an intelligent person fell onto the path of heresy.

“How cowardly~!”

Yet, somehow, the spectators were chastising the heretic.

Why?

Originally, combat should be won using every available means.

On the contrary, I wanted to applaud him.

Well, that aside, I had no intention of losing to the heretic.

While the Warhammer could attack from much further away, its movements were notably slower.

This meant fighting while keeping distance was nearly impossible.

Thus, the way to win was simple.

《Acceleration》

I used the acceleration skill to dive into the heretic’s space.

The blessing skill provides a significant boost to all stats, but it can’t match the figures of other buff skills that concentrate on just one stat.

“What?!”

His movements momentarily slowed, probably expecting me to fight at a distance.

However, the heretic still thrust the Round Shield forward.

As expected, he had some understanding of PVP.

If I swung the Warhammer as is, the attack would rebound off the Round Shield, sending me back in recoil.

So, what needed to be done was clear.

I simply wouldn’t swing the Warhammer.

I twisted my body to trick the heretic into thinking I was going to swing it.

And at the moment he lowered his stance, I crashed right into his Round Shield.

“Ugh?”

The heretic’s body was pushed back.

Attempting to regain balance, he had no chance as I wouldn’t allow that.

Even though he held the Arming Sword and Round Shield, he was fundamentally in light attire.

He couldn’t possibly overcome the weight of the Warhammer and full body armor.

Kuwung! Kuwung! Kuwung!

Again and again, without rest, I continuously rammed into the Round Shield.

Ultimately, the heretic lost his balance and fell backward.

I immediately swung the Warhammer horizontally, launching the heretic’s Round Shield far away.

No matter how firmly he clung to the Round Shield, maintaining his posture while off-balance was impossible.

“Gah?!”

But until the very end, the heretic didn’t give up and swung the Arming Sword towards my neck.

Of course, it didn’t work.

“Repent.”

Kkang!

With all my might, I swung the Warhammer down onto the heretic’s head, and with a clear, ringing sound, the battle came to a close.

〔You Win!〕

A perfect victory.

★

[Mararico: Seriously, this game is such a pain in the ass lol]

[Inquisition Officer: Thank you]

[Inquisition Officer: https://open.talk.com/x/1234xxx]

[Inquisition Officer: Please send me 10 burgers quickly]

[Mararico: Ah, okay]

‘This guy is really good….’

Mararico logged out of the Reverse Capsule with a sigh.

Of course, I knew it would be hard to win even before it started.

But never being able to land a proper attack was quite a shock for someone who took pride in their PVP rank.

Even more so, considering the opponent didn’t use any skills other than “Acceleration” until the very end.

Mararico felt as though they had encountered an insurmountable wall.

And now they had to buy a set of 20 hamburgers.

Of course, I had that kind of money, but it was certainly not an insignificant amount.

However, if I ran away now, it was only natural that my image would be damaged.

Mararico didn’t want to further decline the already poor perception of PVP users.

‘…Yeah. Losing is part of the game.’

Being able to acknowledge defeat is what makes a true manly gamer.

With that thought, Mararico comforted themselves and logged into the gallery to post about distributing burgers.

【New Dimension Gallery】

【Title: I’m distributing 10 burgers, damn it】

【Written by: Mararico】

Until 30 minutes

【Recommendation: 0 / Disapproval: 0】

NewDimUser1: I want some

Head-Broken Priest: I want some lol

ㅇㅇ: I want some

Less than 10 seconds after posting, over ten comments popped up.

It was clear how much the regulars in the gallery had been waiting for this situation.

“By the way…”

As Mararico awaited for those 30 minutes, they suddenly recalled that PVP match.

“Repent.”

The voice of that woman echoed just before the Warhammer crashed down on me.

It was a high, clear, youthful voice.

Even upon recalling it lazily, that voice was definitely not a man.

“That concept guy, a woman?”

There wasn’t any evidence since I hadn’t recorded the match separately.

Since the replay had no voice, it would be pointless to watch.

In other words, saying it in the gallery would surely draw laughter and mockery.

But no matter how much I thought about it, that was…

ㅇㅇ: I want some

“…?”

Then, Mararico’s eyes caught some familiar dynamic IP.

ㅇㅇ: I want some

└Mararico: No way, you asked for it earlier

└Mararico: You’re trying to get more after already receiving 10

└ㅇㅇ: You never said I couldn’t win the lottery

└Mararico: Are you for real?

└Mararico: What do you mean when you say you don’t understand rights?

└ㅇㅇ: Did you write that a winner couldn’t receive it twice?

└ㅇㅇ: And what’s wrong with the lottery 1st place getting drawn twice?

└LostStory: Lol, that’s a logical argument

“Ha, damn.”

Indeed.

Someone as crazy as that couldn’t possibly be a woman.

‘Clearly, I misheard when I got wrecked.’

Mararico let out a hollow laugh, erasing that IP from the exclude list for the burger raffle.

It wasn’t fear of the backlash.

Absolutely not.

★

【New Dimension Gallery】

【Title: Come get your burgers】

【Written by: Mararico】

(10 burger raffle winners.jpg)

Leave the link on the gallery log by 50 minutes

【Recommendation: 0 / Disapproval: 0】

ㅇㅇ: This is fake as hell, damn

This is definitely bullshit: I saw it

NewDimUser1: Get lost!

“Hoho…”

Today’s harvest: 11 hamburger sets.

Thanks to that, I saved on meal expenses for 11 days.

For some reason, the voice chat feature had been turned on, but it didn’t seem to be an issue.

What a sweet deal.