Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 65

The moment the duel began, a flash of blue light shot toward my head.

I barely dodged the unhesitating attack trajectory.

The initial expression was nowhere to be found.

What stood in its place was a sharply honed sword.

Eyes shining like daggers scanned my body.

In that instant, the sword that had just grazed by my body began to move in a bizarre trajectory.

Familiar movements. It shot forth quickly, flailing like a white snake.

Yeo’s attack was identical to the swordsmanship displayed by the players of the W.S team.

I immediately swung my sword to parry the incoming strikes.

Clang!

Both of us were startled.

I took a breath and stepped back.

“You were with the W.S team, Yeo?”

“… Is Yeo also with that team?”

I shook my head.

“So you’re from another team…?”

“No. I’m not associated with VRS at all.”

Despite my explanation, Yeo still wore a skeptical expression.

I thought of Wild, who was part of the W.S team, and looked at Yeo.

It seemed this Yeo was indeed the person that the concept-maniac had been searching for.

“Are you going to continue?”

I nodded at Yeo’s question.

In that moment, a sharp light flickered in her gaze as she drew her sword.

Immediately, a kick slammed into the ground, and once again, a sharp attack came flying.

That attack, stretching like blue light, swayed slowly, resembling a snake.

A white snake. I thought as I observed the elongated attack.

Clang!

I extended my sword to deflect Yeo’s strike. But right after, the sword began to wobble, and the white snake slithered up the blade.

I wasn’t flustered, as I had already experienced this kind of attack.

I immediately flicked my sword to the side.

With a sharp sound, the sword that had been climbing my blade came tumbling down.

This person was far sharper than the players of VRS who had participated in the arena tournament.

I felt like a keen blade was hovering just beneath my neck.

Due to the duel settings, the conditions between Yeo and I were even.

The stats and item options that determined the character’s performance were all reverted to default settings.

Clang!

This was a different opponent altogether.

I pondered as our blades clashed.

My opponent’s expression was changing in real-time.

Surprise turned into shock, and shock morphed into enjoyment.

A smile, one she could no longer hide, crept onto her lips.

Clang! Clang!

The moment our swords clashed, I twisted my wrist to break the trajectory.

Seizing that opportunity, my sword, which had dropped into the air, swayed like a snake and dove towards Yeo’s neck.

In that instant, Yeo’s body swooped backward, and the sword in her hand shot forward rapidly.

It came fast. Considering the distance of her arm, it was an attack that shouldn’t have hit.

Immediately, a white-hot pain surged through my head.

A familiar sensation spread. My senses expanded, tracking all her movements.

She had let go of her sword. The sword she had held was now flying toward me.

She was diving toward me, hunched over, looking for an opening.

Instinctively, my body moved.

The heightened perception allowed me to read her sword’s trajectory fully, and as I did, my forward-extended ankle turned slightly, twisting my whole body.

Swoosh—

The rapidly flying sword grazed my cheek.

My body didn’t stop rotating. Keeping the momentum of evasion, I swung my sword downward.

Crash!

The blade struck the ground, kicking up a storm of coarse sand.

Yeo, who had stopped right in front of my blade, looked startled, sinking to the ground.

Had she charged in without hesitation, Yeo would have lost her head.

I had a good intuition.

“Not bad.”

It was good. It was the only way to express it.

Yeo had a talent superior to anyone I had ever met.

“Did you know that?”

“No.”

Yeo, who got up from the ground, reached out towards the empty air.

Then the sword that had flown far away began to glow faintly and returned to her hand.

“Really, you’ve never been a player for VRS?”

“Not at all.”

I shook my head at Yeo’s question.

Her expression indicated she found it hard to believe, but she sighed and sheathed her sword.

The duel concluded with her forfeiting, resulting in my victory.

“So, what do you think? Am I qualified?”

None of the three would likely cause any trouble with the guild members.

I nodded and invited the three into the guild.

[‘Yeo’ has joined the ‘Soft & Chewy Cow’ guild.]

[‘Lavin’ has joined the ‘Soft & Chewy Cow’ guild.]

[‘Aldehab’ has joined the ‘Soft & Chewy Cow’ guild.]

Yeo – [The people who just joined, I personally invited them. Please be friendly with them.]

The guild chat began to buzz actively.

It wasn’t uncommon for people from enemy alliances to defect.

Everyone was kind, so I believed the three who just joined would be treated kindly as well.

At least, that’s what I hoped.

“How do you feel?”

“Huh…?”

“About joining a guild that’s in opposition to one you created.”

“Um… It’s a little surreal…”

I chuckled lightly at Yeo’s words and sheathed my sword into the ground.

I had a feeling I could get along with this person.

“Iyap, you knew about Yeo’s skills, right?”

Iyap wouldn’t have made the recommendation without reason.

He grinned at me and nodded.

At that moment, a blue flash caught my eye.

The blue light’s tail elongated. It was already too late to react to the swiftly shot light.

Boom!

The sound of a bullet cutting through the air pierced my ears.

In that instant, Yeo, standing before me, became shrouded in gray.

Level 20. It was hard to expect high defense from the gear she was wearing. Given a level 45 archer’s shot, dispatching a level 20 user would be easy. Just like now.

Her armor shattered. The bullet that pierced her chest and heart flew straight at me.

However, because a prior opponent had taken the hit, its speed slowed.

I immediately swung my sword.

The sword that had been embedded in the ground wrenched free, kicking up a storm of coarse sand.

The stats I had set for the duel returned to their original state, activating all my skills.

Boom!

The raid from the enemy alliance had begun.

It was merely a fit of rage, attacking without declaring war.

I could die if necessary. But dying just wasn’t an option.

Out of sheer pride.

Bang!

Clang!

I parried the continuing sniping attacks.

My hand that gripped the sword began to ache, but the mental state forged to the extreme during the duel with Yeo was reading the trajectories of all incoming attacks.

“Enemies.”

No lengthy words were needed.

Iyap used his skill to slip away into the shadows.

I promptly took a Divine Blessing potion in hand.

The effect of sunlight wrapped around me, mixing with red vitality.

Dark lightning surged from the demon sword.

I estimated the number of enemies coming.

There were about thirty. Depending on their class distribution, it seemed like I could handle about ten of them before my immortality ended.

Once more, I swung my sword, blocking the incoming snipes.

Clang!

“Hold your shield, and resurrect Yeo.”

“Okay, four!”

Aldehab was a tank user wielding a large shield, while Lavin was a healer user.

The two nodded at my command and began to revive the fallen Yeo.

Members of the enemy alliance, having confirmed the long cast for resurrection, began to move quickly.

It was a recruitment moment. Slipping away now would lessen my prestige as the guild leader.

Dying also wasn’t an option.

I opened my inventory and retrieved the [Summon Order for Guild Members].

Simultaneously, I embedded the demon sword into the ground.

In that moment, the Summon Order in my hand started to dissipate, and a black aura spread widely from the demon sword.

Boom!

[Fallen Sun God’s Domain Declaration]

The Black Sanctuary unfolded.

Right after, the effect of the [Summon Order for Guild Members] triggered.

Pop!

With a brief flash, Helena, donned in a red robe, soared down.

A string of light began to rain down from the sky.

The time it took for the initial light to multiply into dozens wasn’t long.

Guild members began to manifest from the beams of light.

Hwarang, Chloe, and even the Snow Mage. They weren’t the only ones. All the guild members who accepted my summon appeared here.

Dozens of players poured down over the darkened domain.

The enemy alliance showed signs of panic at the sudden influx of players.

I immediately retrieved the embedded demon sword.

Crackle—

The moment the black lightning clinging to the sword faded, my body lunged forward.

No special signal was needed. This was my daily routine, after all.

Vibrant effects erupted from all sides as guild members began to push back the enemy alliance.

We had the numerical advantage. There was no way it would turn into a power struggle.

As I dashed forward, I kicked off the ground and leaped up high. Clad in red vitality, I descended toward the ground below.

Boom!

I landed squarely in the enemy midst, unleashing the special skill attached to the demon sword.

[Black Lightning]

Crackle!

Black lightning rained down upon the heads of over twenty enemies.

As the curse-infused lightning engulfed the enemies, I activated my next skill.

[Execution]

Identifying the low-health foes, my body shot forth rapidly, scattering a crimson trail as I pierced an enemy’s heart.

At the moment the demon sword’s dark blade penetrated the enemy’s heart, their body turned gray.

The situation was coming to a close.

I turned to look back over my shoulder.

Yeo, revived through resurrection, was staring at me in dumbfounded silence.

Did you see that? Your guild leader.

I must have looked very impressive.

I flashed Yeo a smile just as Helena approached me.

Helena, fluttering her red robe, blocked Yeo from my view.

“Are you hurt?”

“It’s a game. Even if I get hurt, a single heal will fix it.”

“Good to hear.”

Helena smiled faintly, then raised her staff toward the fleeing enemies.

Suddenly, a colossal magical formation formed in the air, and a gigantic meteor came crashing down, obliterating the ground.

Nothing remained on the scorching ground.