Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 202

“How did you get here, Snow?”

“Of course, I participated as an Arena ranker!”

I recalled the forgotten fact at Snow Mage’s words.

She was actually a PVP user.

Before meeting me, she had been active as a pure PVP player.

“You logged in just in time. Everyone was worried.”

“Oh… I had some personal matters.”

Snow Mage, with a bright smile, put on her helmet.

I could see her VRS username hovering above her head.

[Blood Demon King Lover]

What a disastrous sense of a nickname.

I looked at Snow Mage with a slightly sour expression.

“Your nickname…?”

“Isn’t it cool?”

Not cool at all. If it was Deron, he would be shouting to change that nickname right now.

I sighed, rubbing my furrowed brows.

“Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you… you were the champion of the last tournament.”

At that moment, a Viking user, who had been chatting with each other, approached me with an awkward smile.

Two Knight Users following the Viking nodded toward me.

I couldn’t understand what was exchanged, but it seemed they had a good impression of me.

I shook my head and replied.

“Well, it wasn’t VRS…”

“Mm… Still, you must have your own thoughts to set it like that, right?”

I nodded in agreement.

Then the Viking user clapped his hands and started to speak.

“Let me explain the basic strategy. You don’t mind, do you?”

“I have no complaints. I’m practically a newbie in this game, so I’m here to learn a lot.”

“Alright, so the two Knights and the Butcher will engage in a power struggle in the center. Samurai, or rather, Yeo will flank around and enter the enemy territory.”

“Me?”

“Having high Agility means you can move well. Just lurking around the enemy’s Occupied Territory will help the team a lot.”

“What about you, Viking?”

“I’ll be picking off anyone who tries to slip away from the central struggle.”

I nodded at his words.

After all, he’s someone who competes as a VRS pro player, so it couldn’t be a bad strategy.

The Butcher, aka Snow Mage, looked at me with pitying eyes from behind her helmet.

“Blood Demon King…”

Hearing her call me while donned in heavy armor was quite daunting.

I took a step back from Snow Mage.

At that moment, the countdown began.

The Viking user looked at the numbers appearing before him and spoke.

“Let’s all have fun playing!”

As the countdown hit zero, the transparent wall vanished, and NPC soldiers started charging from all directions.

WhoaAAA-!

HaaaAAH-!

The sound of countless NPC soldiers’ footsteps shook the ground.

Their battle cries were almost deafening.

“We should get moving as well. We have to fight while protecting the soldiers as much as we can.”

The Viking user said, running ahead.

The rest of the team members followed suit.

Left alone, I began to run slowly, scanning the surroundings.

I was looking for a side path instead of heading directly to the center.

After checking the large mini-map, I found a road stretching through a dense forest.

Since it was solo action, it worked out well.

I caressed the Nodachi strapped to my back and sprinted forward.

Thanks to raising my Agility stat to 18, my speed was noticeably faster than before.

I was surprised by my own speed.

Using my light body, I leaped onto a tree.

It was a rather experimental action, but my body responded naturally.

My first jump was powerful.

However, I couldn’t clear the tree I aimed for.

I utilized the brief hang time to kick off the trunk and leap to the opposite side.

Thud-

With a slight impact, the tree shook, and small shards of sunlight poured down over me.

After two jumps, I successfully reached the tree’s top.

Yet, standing on a thin branch, it didn’t break beneath me.

“H…”

This overly realistic virtual reality game occasionally reminded me I was indeed in a game.

In reality, it would be absolutely impossible.

I started to leap through the forest, stepping on the sturdy branches.

Rather than following the established paths, I created my own.

Instead of taking the long way around, I zoomed straight ahead and reached the enemy’s Occupied Territory surprisingly quickly.

Thud-!

Diving from the tree, I placed a hand on the grip of my Nodachi and scanned the area.

I was looking for any hidden enemies here.

“Whoo…”

Heavy breaths escaped my lips. Since I kept my Stamina to a minimum, my body took longer to recover after such intense movement.

I leaned against a tree, catching my breath.

After standing still for about 10 seconds, my drained Stamina quickly replenished.

Squinting, I glanced at the upper right corner.

The kill log hadn’t shown up yet.

That meant both teams were fighting cautiously and carefully.

With a light heart, I entered the enemy’s Occupied Territory.

*

“HuRAH!”

Snow Mage swung her massive Halberd menacingly, splattering the bodies of surrounding enemy soldiers.

Whenever the sharply swung Halberd flashed, blood spurted out.

“Don’t get too excited!”

“Yeeeah!”

Snow Mage nodded at her teammate’s words.

She wouldn’t get too worked up; after all, her idol would be watching.

At first, it was mere curiosity.

However, as I worked alongside her, I found myself admiring her.

Free-spirited, strong, and charming.

Blood Demon King Yeo had a way of naturally drawing others to her.

If it weren’t for the fact that I was here with my Guild Leader, I might not have cared.

I absolutely can’t lose.

Cautiously and skillfully.

Through the visor, I scanned the enemy’s formation with keen, sharp eyes.

The enemy was maintaining a defensive line with two Knights and a Butcher user out front.

The Viking teammate had maneuvered to the side to engage in a one-on-one duel with an enemy Samurai.

That was the moment.

[Our team is attacking the enemy’s Occupied Territory!]

A message appeared in front of me.

Both our allies and the enemy would have received similar messages.

In that moment, Snow Mage sprung into action.

She noticed the enemy’s focus had shifted.

With the surprise, their wariness faded.

They began to worry about the enemy attacking their Occupied Territory instead of the opponent right in front of them.

“HuRrRAH!”

She charged forward like a tank, her large body leading the way.

This was an opportunity created by her Guild Leader, Blood Demon King.

She wouldn’t let it slip away.

Snow Mage pushed forward and swung her Halberd.

The massive blade of the Halberd began to carve a path as it swept sideways.

*

I was getting bored without any enemies.

At that moment, an enemy user rushed out from the entrance of the side path with a panicked expression.

[N.R-Abox]

“You, you… how…?”

The moment I spotted the enemy, my gaze quickly shifted to assess his weapon.

Two sheathed swords at his waist and dark cloth draped over him.

With his face and head fully covered by a mask, he was clearly an Assassin character.

The masked face made it impossible to read his expression.

N.R.

Night Raven.

A professional team famously known as the Night Crows.

I knew they were a notably sinister team as most of their members preferred Assassins.

“No, actually, this works out. The moment I spotted your nickname…”

I tilted my head at the enemy’s words.

He seemed to recognize me, yet I had no memory of him.

Had we met somewhere before?

I frowned, retracing hazy memories.

At that moment, the opponent, who had been muttering to himself, drew his weapon.

Shing-!

“It’ll be different here…!”

His voice dripped with confidence. But I couldn’t recall him.

It seemed we brushed past each other somewhere…

“Die!”

With a short battle cry, the enemy charged at me.

The swords in his hands extended, spreading out like wings.

In line with the name of the professional team Night Raven, his form looked reminiscent of a crow’s flapping wings.

I exhaled at the sight.

As my breath hitched, a sharp white pain surged through my head.

In that fleeting instant—

That expression doesn’t even begin to cover it.

I stretched out that moment of 0.1 seconds into an eternity.

Incredibly brief. Yet it was more than enough time for me.

I anticipated where the opponent would move while starting to shift myself.

As I stepped forward, my upper body bent low, and the long blade of my Nodachi slipped out from behind me.

As it grazed over my body, the enemy’s sword narrowly missed me.

Like watercolor dye melting, the surrounding scenery began to stretch and blur.

In that moment, the white pain I had felt until now began to dissipate like a dream.

As if I had never felt such pain from the beginning.

It was just an illusion of the brain. The quickly rising pain was effectively submerged and disguised as if nothing had happened.

Swoosh-!

I felt a lucid sensation brush against my fingertips as the enemy’s body collapsed behind me, blood bursting forth.

Red droplets splattered across the expansively drawn blade of the Nodachi.

Enemy eliminated yeon1111 → N.R-Abox

I looked at the fallen opponent and lightly moved my body.

Since I had used minimal Stamina, I was still in a comfortable condition.

Come at me whenever.

I smirked, resting the massive sword on my shoulder.

At that moment, the kill log popped up.

Enemy eliminated Blood Demon King Lover → W.S-Mamon

Ally eliminated H.S-vite → Blood Demon King Lover

Upon reading the kill log’s names, my smile faded.

Although it wasn’t the nickname I set, it was still incredibly embarrassing.

I rubbed my burning ears and closed my mouth.

I just confirmed the kill log. It was a kill exchange of 1:1.

That meant six users were still fighting in the center.

I managed to successfully capture the enemy’s Occupied Territory without any disturbances.

[New Occupied Territory acquired!]

[New Respawn point unlocked]

[Teammate is attempting to respawn.]

[Blood Demon King Lover]

In front of me, the large figure of Snow Mage, clad in heavy armor, popped up.