Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 11

Singsing’s Knight bit his lip.

The outcome of the first duel was decisive. Ever since, winning didn’t even get him back to square one.

The little girl took control of every situation. Her actions and gaze were nothing short of arrogant.

Her demeanor clearly expressed her condescending nature toward others.

“I’ll do it.”

The girl took the next bite. There was no backing down.

– The situation was critical.

It was like riding a tiger. Ultimately, it was right to fight until the girl was satisfied or until he brought the little girl down.

If there had been no spectators, he would have fled immediately. But everything they discussed was already laid bare.

There was absolutely no retreat.

He drew his weapons.

A large tower shield and a short sword held in one hand.

His equipment was no different from that of the Paladin he had lost to earlier.

“Oppa… can you win?”

Jimin’s uncertain gaze turned toward the Knight.

The Knight nodded at her look.

Love clouds the eyes. Not just the eyes, but a hazy mist filled his mind.

He could win. He had to win. Hadn’t he always shown off his skills ahead of everyone else?

The only thing that changed was the situation. The Knight’s gaze shifted to the Paladin’s dazed face.

He had lost all his equipment. The heartbreak must have been immense, yet there were no Guild Members to comfort him.

“Let’s start.”

A flag dropped from the sky. The conditions for the duel were the same as before.

Yeo frowned. The inside of her head felt like it was burning white-hot.

The more she used her talent, the stronger that feeling became.

Her vision was blurring before her eyes. But it was thanks to this talent that the previous situation had unfolded.

It was purely instinct. She relied entirely on her senses. It seemed possible to soar into the sky using [Charge].

– It seemed possible.

That was how everything felt. Even when she played PVP, she always got that sensation.

Not just Yeo. Any gamer had that feeling.

She could do it. It felt possible. But the certainty was massive, flooding through her entire body.

“Are you distracted?”

At that moment, a white sword strike came flying in.

Her body reacted to the attack aimed at her head. It was a delayed reaction, but it was as if she had anticipated the attack, narrowly dodging it. Her talent-fueled body immediately initiated the next move.

With a slight drop, her body lunged forward, raising the sword in her hand.

Clang!

She deflected the opponent’s sword. But the shield still remained.

The shield was a bothersome object. But this time, the situation was different.

[Holy Blessing]

Divine Power began to flow into her sword, scattering a dazzling light.

Combined with the moonlight effect typical of the Moonflower series, it created a truly bizarre sight.

A buff skill that enhanced damage. However, it could not be used against a Paladin.

The opposing Paladin had a similar issue. The Paladin had a unique passive skill.

It was called [Steadfast Belief].

– Damage received from holy attributes is reduced by 50%.

But the opponent was a Knight. Both rank one and rank two were Knights.

Even if she used the buff skill, her damage wouldn’t be reduced.

Golden sword strikes shot out from Yeo’s hands.

The long sword swung rapidly.

Yeo’s talent was genius-level. It was overwhelming to say the least.

She measured the distance to her opponent without giving up any ground.

The Knight’s expression scrunched up. It felt like battling a ranked gladiator from earlier.

He was relentlessly pressured without a moment to breathe.

Eventually, he had to close the distance first. At this rate, his health would dwindle away.

It was better to swing his sword one more time than to die without doing anything.

Boom! Boom!

The Knight’s sword struck the shield.

The shockwave from that shield inflicted a debuff on Yeo.

Damage received increased, while damage dealt decreased.

However, the golden sword strikes did not stop.

[Impenetrable Stance]

[Iron Skin]

The Knight’s buff skills activated.

The dazzling effects wrapped around his body, reducing the damage taken, and dulled the blows from Yeo’s strikes.

He lowered his shield. Since the damage received was reduced, it was now his turn to attack.

The Knight’s sword swung out as his crouched body began to move forward.

Yeo started to be pushed back.

[Shield Train]

The Knight’s skill activated again.

He raised the tower shield and slammed it on the ground.

In that moment, Yeo instead charged forward.

The Knight’s eyes began to shine. It seemed like the opponent wanted to use the same method as before.

He wasn’t an idiot. Immediately, he swatted the shield, which would have served as a stepping stone, aside.

It was an action that fully opened up his body, but he didn’t care. Anyway, the opponent would fall into a [Stun].

But Yeo did not stop. Her aim was not to use the shield as a stepping stone.

The [Charge] skill had an uninterruptible state during activation.

She immediately activated the skill. Blue mana erupted explosively from her body as she lunged forward.

The shockwave hit. Her health dipped, but she did not get stunned.

To maximize the effect of the [Charge] skill, a suitable distance from her opponent was required.

But she was far too close now.

Boom!

Yeo’s shoulder slammed into the Knight’s abdomen. The incredibly close range made the Knight feel fear from the little girl.

Golden flashes flickered in her upturned eyes.

Crack!

From beneath, it shot upward, as if a golden pillar of light was erupting.

The golden sword that shot up from the little girl’s body pierced through the Knight’s head.

As the crack, which began at his jaw, widened, the outcome of the duel was decided.

Second victory.

The duel’s outcome shifted, and the system began to confiscate the wagered items.

Items peeled away from the Knight’s body, and he sat down on the floor.

The spectators were busy recording that moment.

It was a ruckus. Everything was turning unfavorably for the Singsing Guild.

“Th… that’s not possible…”

Jimin’s lips twisted. Two people she trusted had been taken down at once. She couldn’t believe how strong that girl was.

She too was a player in the game. No matter how dirty her eyes looked, she couldn’t’ve failed to recognize that talent.

However, jealousy, envy, and anger clouded her gaze.

“Oppa…?”

As Jimin turned her head, a Wizard clad in a blue robe stepped forward as if waiting for this moment.

“Next is me.”

Proudly, he uttered the challenge.

The game was already in the realm of senses. A game that overexerted one area of the brain. The exhaustion brought on by prolonged play was a feeling any gamer would know.

So the little girl must be tired too. Her once sharp sword strikes must have been dulled.

Everyone thought so. It was already a winning situation. The girl didn’t need to participate in the duel anymore.

She had taken down both opponents alone. It was a winning streak.

Even those who enjoyed the arena didn’t play this way.

Yet the girl remained arrogantly undeterred.

That expression did not change. A flag dropped from the sky.

Clang!

The roughly dropped flag plunged into the ground.

The duel’s conditions were the same as before. The girl’s gaze had already cooled.

She sensed her own talent. The overwhelming situation created by that talent always swung in her favor.

So she believed. She was saying she could win this match too.

That instinct, that talent, urged Yeo forward.

The blue robe. It was definitely a robe that enhanced cold damage.

Her opponent was a Wizard specializing in PVP builds.

Right after the duel began, a blue curtain enveloped the Wizard’s body. It was the basic skill of Wizards: [Mana Barrier].

Then, a small light flashed, and the Wizard quickly distanced himself.

[Blink] A skill that allows for short-distance teleportation. In an instant, the distance between the Wizard and Yeo widened.

It was only natural for the Wizard to create distance to fight against a melee character.

Immediately, a blue arrow was fired.

[Ice Arrow]

A highly annoying debuff that slows movement speed if hit.

Yeo recalled her past memories and dashed to the side like she was gliding.

In this game’s world, many things had changed.

One of those changes was that all skills became non-targeting.

When facing a Wizard with a mouse and keyboard, she would have definitely been caught by a guaranteed crowd control.

But now it was different. The trajectory of the attacks flying from the sky was clear.

Her body reacted to her rapidly tracking gaze, dodging all attacks expertly.

Continuously, arrows wrapped in coldness came flying. A barrage of five arrows.

They covered the area, predicting Yeo’s movements.

Her mind sizzled with white heat.

At that moment, Yeo shot into the air. As she kicked off the ground, her body twisted, displaying an unusual motion.

Her arms and legs bent. The cold arrows aimed at her body glided past her.

Everyone thought she would get hit. However, not a single one landed.

Yeo’s speed did not diminish. As soon as she landed, her body was enveloped in blue.

[Charge]

The unstoppable little girl dashed forward at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the Wizard’s gaze shifted to a far-off point.

That was the instant. Yeo felt an unusual sensation and plunged the sword she held into the ground.

Clang!

Light burst from the Wizard’s body.

Once again [Blink] activated.

The Charge skill couldn’t stop midway. It meant Yeo had left her back exposed to the Wizard.

However, as the Wizard raised his staff to cast a spell, he opened his eyes wide in horror at the attack soaring toward him.

He had clearly moved in the opposite direction of the Charge.

But how?

Boom!

The little girl’s shoulder shattered the Wizard’s blue barrier. The Wizard immediately fell into a [Stun].

In an utterly defenseless state.

The Wizard’s gaze swiftly swept across the battlefield around him. Only then did he comprehend.

The ground was deeply gouged. Damaged objects repaired themselves after a short time.

She had driven her sword into the ground. That was how she had altered her trajectory.

If she had been an ordinary user instead of Yeo, this would have been the Wizard’s victory.

The Wizard had the knack for turning the battle in his favor.

However, Yeo’s talent simply exceeded his.

The golden trajectory swept through the Wizard’s body.

That was the end of it.

A crack began from her shoulder and split her body apart.

Defeat felt familiar. She had been endlessly slaughtered in the arena.

But a feeling like this was new.

A sense of powerlessness that left her unable to do anything. She had no confidence she could win even if she fought again.

After the Wizard fell, the duel system confiscated wagered items once more.

Yeo’s inventory swelled as if it was about to burst.

The golden sword swirled in the air, scattering its light.

With the sword perched on her shoulder, Yeo spoke again as she did before.

“Next.”

But contrary to her words, there was nothing next.

The water buffaloes that stood by Jimin’s side slowly disappeared.

Jimin was left all alone.

She couldn’t believe the current situation.

“Are you all alone?”

Only then did Jimin realize she was left by herself.

The light faded from her eyes as she looked around.

“Let me go?”

Was it an act of mercy?

Jimin, completely overwhelmed by the momentum of the littler girl, could only nod her head.

Yet a flag dropped from the sky.

Clang!

“I refuse.”

The gazes were intense. It would’ve been okay to retreat now. She could have gone back to her Guild Members… but there were no longer any Guild Members left to protect her.

Everyone had abandoned her and fled. They’d left her. She had been discarded.

The woman, used to abandoning others, was not accustomed to being abandoned herself.

Realizing she had been forsaken, Jimin felt as though she was falling into the abyss.

“You’re gonna run away, aren’t you?”

“Look at your face…”

“If it were me, I’d feel so embarrassed I’d quit the game.”

Gazing eyes pressed upon her.

She had no choice but to accept it. In the end, unable to withstand the pressure, Jimin accepted the duel.

To return to the guild, she had to face the results without fleeing disgracefully.

The duel’s conditions were identical to before.

In the next moment, a sword swung, and a healer’s head was severed.