Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 330

Currently, it’s 7:30 PM.

There are still 30 minutes left until the scheduled time.

The location prepared for the raid is a high school playground.

I arrived without being late.

I got out of the car with Sohee and looked around the playground.

“Isn’t it cold?”

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

The cold night wind was quite chilly, but I figured I would warm up while moving.

Nodding at Sohee’s question, I operated D.R.

Beep— beep.

Several small sounds echoed as I began inviting other users to this location.

While it was true that everyone needed to come to this spot for the raid, not everyone had to be there.

As long as one user arrived at this location, the others could use the invite function to fly over.

Of course, they would do so as holograms.

[Detected area: Sacred Ground]

[Scanning the area to use the invite function.]

[If you choose the scanning area directly, the maximum size is limited.]

The moment I activated the invite function, a bright light spread from D.R.

How much time passed? Just as the bright light from D.R. faded, a translucent message appeared.

[Scan complete.]

[Level restriction: 85]

[Sacred Ground]

[This area is prepared for raids.]

[Recommended party size: 40 members]

Everything was ready.

I activated the function of D.R to load Princess Yeo’s data while I started inviting party members.

Pahh-!

As I sent the invite messages to the party members, they began to arrive one by one.

The first to appear amidst the translucent light was the Snow Mage.

[Whoa! Blood Demon King!!!]

The Snow Mage rushed toward me the moment she saw me.

I awkwardly smiled, glancing at Sohee standing beside me.

“Nice to see you. Can you see me well?”

[Yes!]

The Snow Mage fluttered around me with a delighted expression.

At that moment, Sohee stepped up before the Snow Mage and activated her D.R function.

In an instant, light burst forth and Sohee transformed into Helena, the red-robed wizard.

The fact that she summoned a virtual appearance meant that her image would also be visible to the Snow Mage.

[Whoa…! Helena!!!]

The Snow Mage’s face displayed shock at Sohee’s sudden appearance.

“Nice to see you.”

[Yes. Yes…!]

I shifted my gaze, leaving the two of them to their reunion.

New party members were still arriving.

The next to arrive with a white light was Jupiter, the white-haired Paladin.

[Hehe… Is this the place?]

“Hello, Jupiter.”

[Blood Demon King…!]

I looked at Jupiter with concern.

We were short on numbers and I had to include her in the raid, but I wondered if she could really perform the tanking role properly.

“Do you think you’ll do fine today?”

[Of course! Trust in me!]

Her confidence was reassuring.

I nodded and shifted my gaze yet again.

More party members started appearing.

Iyap, Hwarang, Chloe, and others.

The guild’s managing members and key figures of the raid were now showing up.

“Everyone, come on in.”

[Hello!]

[Ah, it was a pain to find a suitable spot!]

Iyap, who always played the Thief, seemed to think that he couldn’t possibly participate in the raid with his real body, so he came as his secondary character, an Archer.

It wasn’t just him. Most of the players who usually focused on melee characters were switching to ranged characters.

I, too, had come as Princess Yeo, so they weren’t any different.

I understood the party members’ choices.

Seven Archers, twenty-five Wizards, six Healers, and two Warriors…

Could we really clear this?

I gazed at the massive monster that stood in the middle of the playground.

[Earth’s Divine Beast – Kamok]

A boss in the form of a lion made entirely of rock.

Kamok wasn’t a monster found in dungeon-style raids; it was a field boss that respawned in the field at regular intervals.

The party members, finding it fascinating to see each other as holograms, started chatting freely.

Just as I saw the party members as translucent holograms, they probably viewed me the same way.

As time passed, it turned 7:50 PM.

I opened my mouth to capture everyone’s attention.

“Everyone, please focus!”

[Wow… You look just like in the game.]

[I’m focused!]

Clearing my throat, I continued speaking.

“The Earth’s Divine Beast Kamok, it’s a field boss from an old expansion. I trust everyone knows the strategy.”

[I don’t know!]

“That’s fine. I’ll explain, so just follow my orders.”

[Yes!]

Not knowing the strategy was no problem. After all, the one who just raised his hand was a Wizard.

The difficulty of the field boss wasn’t particularly high, so there might not even be a need for specific orders.

I nodded and continued.

“It won’t be very hard. Well, if it were a game. Everyone has used the D.R function for hunting, right?”

Three days had passed since the test server started.

Surely everyone had experienced combat at least once.

At least those invited here would have.

“It’s very different from Deron. That’s why the melee players have switched jobs. Wizards like me have had position-changing skills like Blink sealed. So please keep that in mind as you focus on the raid.”

This was all I had to say as the party leader.

I scanned the quiet party members with my arms crossed.

“Isn’t anyone going to clap?”

[Whoa…!]

[The party leader wants applause!]

[You’re cool, Blood Demon King!]

The announcement from the party leader came to an end.

It was only right for the party members to applaud.

Seeing the party members whose applause came late, I smiled with satisfaction.

Time was passing steadily.

I turned to Jupiter, who stood at the forefront.

“Main tank, please enter.”

[Going!]

“Healers, focus on the main tank, and sub-tank, please be ready to take aggro whenever needed.”

[Understood!]

Phew…

I looked up at Sohee standing beside me, taking a deep breath.

[Hah-!]

With Jupiter charging in, the battle began.

Her movement, running with a Holy Sword shimmering with light and a large shield, looked a bit heavy.

[Crack!]

The massive beast immediately swung its front paw.

A routine attack pattern.

This was an attack that could be blocked easily with a shield.

[Iyap!]

Jupiter immediately raised her shield to protect herself.

Boom!

A loud sound rang out across the entire playground, but Jupiter didn’t take a single step back.

She didn’t even sway a bit.

Naturally. A collision of a hologram and a real body wouldn’t cause any physical impact.

It seemed Jupiter found the situation a bit awkward, as she tightened her expression and moved further forward.

“Start dealing damage!”

The moment I gave the attack order, colorful lights shot out from all directions.

The sight that adorned the night sky resembled a fireworks display.

Boom!

Kaboom!

[Kiieek!]

“Dealers, manage aggro! Main tank, focus on the boss!”

The boss’s health began to drop rapidly.

At this rate, the battle would last only around three minutes.

The main tank, Jupiter’s health was stable, and the aggro was firmly held.

Just when I thought we might breeze through the first raid, the massive beast tilted its head towards the sky and began to roar.

[Kuwooor!]

“Everyone, get ready to run!”

Precursor signs of a wide-area attack pattern.

We had to dodge the rocks falling from the sky.

[Crack!]

As the skyward roar ended, the rock pattern commenced.

I didn’t look up; instead, I scanned the ground.

Immediately, an orange circle expanded.

In one second, a huge rock would land right in the center of that circle.

I began to run with Sohee.

“Iyap!”

Tatadak-!

Boom-!

As I stepped aside, the massive rock came crashing down right after.

But the rock attack didn’t end there.

Once this pattern began, the dealers had to keep moving.

Tatadadak-!

Tatadadak-!

Tatadadak-!

[Hah… Hah…]

[Oh, I’m dying…!]

[How long do we have to keep running…!]

“Hah…!”

The sound of panting filled the area.

People who were usually out of shape naturally sounded like they were suffering.

I felt the same.

I hadn’t run much yet, but I was already out of breath and my legs felt heavy.

“Hayun… Can you keep running?”

“It’s… fine, heh…”

I could still run a bit more, but at this rate, I would collapse from exhaustion in reality.

[Oh no… I can’t run anymore…!]

[My knees…!]

Two party members who were wheezing suddenly stopped.

They were quite a bit older, so I understood.

The two looked at the rocks falling from the sky and chuckled helplessly.

Boom!

Due to an instant death skill, both were immediately eliminated.

[Hah… Hah… Blood Demon King… I’ve met my limit…]

Even Jupiter, who had been running diligently, retired.

She too was unable to dodge the rock falling from the sky and was out.

This was a big problem. With the main tank dead, the sub-tank had to take the aggro instantly.

“Sub… tank, Hah… Hah… Hah…”

My voice came out far too quiet for my panicked mind.

Only Sohee nearby could barely understand me.

“I can’t… go on…”

I was out of health.

It felt like my chest would burst from wheezing.

I collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

“Hayun…”

Sohee, who had been running alongside me, looked down at me with pity.

In that instant, a wide circular pattern formed where Sohee and I stood, and a gigantic rock came plummeting down from above.

“Ah…”

I couldn’t even use Blink anymore.

Nor could I run further.

Boom!

As the massive rock fell, Sohee and I peacefully got eliminated.

I gasped for air, watching the party members run around.

Iyap, the middle-aged man, had long since vanished.

He must have quietly been eliminated.

[Get out of the way!!! To the corners!!!]

The one running around the hardest was the Snow Mage.

It seemed her energy was overflowing in reality as she quacked and ran, prompting amazement.

With that, the wide-area pattern ended, and only 15 out of the 40 members remained.

This was such a disaster from a single wide-area pattern.

I sighed and closed my eyes.

The first try was a failure.

“Again!”