Black Online

[The Ranked]

It was a massive building. Looked like a city hall. It was packed with players, constantly coming in and out.

They were lining for twenty different receptionist. Whenever players finished their business, they just poofed and vanished.

Screens were empty at the moment. It was showing an empty top 100 rankings. Not a single name had appeared just yet.

The rankings would update every day. Since it hadn’t been a day since the update, nobody had arrived at the rankings yet.

That’s why.

Every player was grinding the rankings to be potentially in the top 100 tomorrow. It would be an insanely great achievement.

’It sure is packed.’

Fang Raon thought and joined one of the lines, and saw other cameras just flying high in the air, as there were lots of streamers around.

[LadyBelle: I recognize few of the streamers ahead of you! That person’s name is Marxius, and he has currently 30,000 people watching him!]

Fang Raon looked towards Marxius, who was brown-haired man with loud personality, constantly shouting at his stream.

It made nearby players quite awkward, as they had never seen someone so extrovert before, and they saw that he was streamer.

Therefore.

They didn’t dare to tell him to be quiet, as they would’be made fun of by his stream, and some of his viewers might go further and send him not-so-kind messages.

"Do people really like watching these loud streamers?"

Fang Raon asked curiously.

[LadyBelle: They like the passion, I guess]

"I don’t think I can go around and scream for hours and hours. I might lose my voice after a while."

Fang Raon said with a wry smile.

[LadyBelle: Just be yourself]

The line kept shortening, and soon, it was his turn at the receptionist, but the receptionist didn’t speak a word.

’It’s one of the mute NPCs. It is rare sight in Black Online as usually all the NPCs speak, and live their own lives.

’These do not feel real, and to imagine that all of Rain Online’s NPCs are like this. It does make one wonder.’

A holographic screen appeared in front of him.

[=THE RANKED=]

[Join a fight]

[Challenge Player]

[Check your fight history]

[Rankings]

’I can challenge whoever I want?’

Fang Raon thought with a frown, and checked it out, and he could even challenge Della, who was on his friend list, if he wanted to.

’I can challenge even if she isn’t in 6th floor? Or could it be that she is somewhere in here? I know she’ll fly out tomorrow, and head over to Smog Region.

’I guess she found some time to check out the update.’

He thought.

He then left the Challenge Player section, and pressed "Join a fight" instead, as that’s what everybody was using.

[You have joined a fight!]

[Finding an opponent...]

’How long do I have to wait...’

[An opponent has been found!]

[Sending you to the fight!]

’Not long, apparently.’

Fang Raon thought, and at that moment, he disappeared into thin air.

[LadyBelle: Good luck!]

...

Fang Raon appeared in the air. A bit by bit, he was being materialized into a physical form from thin air.

Then.

He opened his eyes, and he dropped to the ground, and he landed on his knees, and then he stood up.

The camera hovered right behind him.

’What’s this place?’

Fang Raon looked down at the emptiness. He was standing in a circle platform. It was suspended in mid-air, surrounded by darkness on all sides.

In that moment.

A player materialized in the air. He then also landed in the ground, but he didn’t expect the landing, and fell on his buttocks.

"Ouch!"

The player rubbed his butt, but then he noticed that he wasn’t alone here, and quickly stood up, and he pulled out a sword.

"You’re my opponent, huh!"

Razer said.

[Player Razer - HP: 1000]

’Thousand HP...’

Fang Raon looked above him at his health bar, and he had the same amount of health, even though he had more outside this place.

’The health is maxed at 1000 in this place. I can still use my weapon, and skills. That’s the only thing that is different here.’

Fang Raon thought, and then he pulled out his sword from the scabbard, and swung it through the air.

"...You’re streamer? How many is watching you?"

Razer asked curiously.

"Just one, don’t worry. I am a tiny, tiny streamer."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

"It means that you must not be very good. All good players have thousands and thousands of viewers.

"I guess I got lucky this time around."

Razer said with a smile.

"If you say so."

Fang Raon chuckled.

"Speed Slash!"

Player Razer suddenly sped up. The sword of his moved through the air. It came for his head straight away!

Fang Raon met his slash, and stopped his sword with the Silverfang. It was as if the sword was frozen in place.

It couldn’t move Silverfang even slightest!

"Super Sprint!"

Razer started running circles around Raon. An orange trail followed behind him, making it appear as if he was moving at the speed of light.

"Speed Slashes!"

The sword came for him. Raon waved the Silverfang around, and parried the slashes. It was as if his arm was moving faster than his mind could process.

Clang~! Clang~! Clang~!

Silverfang stopped all of the Speed Slashes, and eventually, Razer’s Super Sprint ended, and he was breathing heavily.

"That Super Sprint costs a lot of your stamina, huh. It looked like you planned for a quick end to the match."

Fang Raon said.

"I am not done yet!"

Razer screamed.

"Yes, you are. Sword Stab!"

Silverfang pierced through the air at speed that took Razer off guard, and drilled a hole through his chest.

"Ugh!"

Razer slid across the ground with a bleeding chest wound.

[HP: 440]

[...]

[HP: 410]

His health was dropping at rapid speed.

’Healing potion!’

Razer tried to open his inventory, but it refused to open any more, so he couldn’t take any of the healing potions!

In that moment, Fang Raon appeared in front of him, Silverfang raised high, and Razer desperately put his sword in the way.

Raon swung down. Hard slashes. Razer blocked, but almost fell. Raon continued slashing at him.

"Agh... Ugh... Argh...!"

Razer kept backing down while desperately trying to stop the hard slashes, but then another slash came down, and this time around, it knocked off his sword from his hand.

"Ah... No..."

Razer looked back at Raon, but then Silverfang cut through his head, and Razer fell off the platform and into the darkness.

[Winner - Fang Raon!]

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