(Guild) ^Card^: Fucking wrecked.
The guild chat, which had been so quiet it felt like a void, suddenly exploded with messages.
(Guild) NyamNyami: Woww fuck
(Guild) LeaveTheHealingToMe: yyy!!na yyshy!y!!
(Guild) BaekKimchi: Gasp;;; Gasp;;;;;; GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Guild) TrustingTheCactus: Dragon Knight's that good?
(Guild) LifeIsSolo: yyyyJusticePrevailsyyyy
Ye Uwon was a little surprised to see the chat flooding in like they'd been waiting for it.
(Guild) WhereTheDPSAt: lol wow lol
(Guild) Jinhee: Oh, Gise-sama lost lol
(Guild) NaapaPleaseHeal: lol isn't this the first time he lost?
When did this many people even show up?
'Just how focused was I...'
He hadn't even noticed the guild filling up this much.
(Guild) QuengKang: Hey what the heck was that Dragon Knight skill just now?
The first to rush over to Ye Uwon was the dwarf player QuengKang.
(Guild) TrustingTheCactus: Holy shit dude lololol;
(Guild) HouseParty: Based on my analysis, was that just now a Dragon Knight's stun1) skill? Most Dragon Knights don't use it because it's useless against Apostles. I've heard it's not very effective even in PVP... This is the first time I've seen a high-level Dragon Knight build like that. It's an honor.
(Guild) NyamNyami: Ugh who turned on HouseParty.
Even while Ye Uwon was reading HouseParty’s massive block of text, people were jumping around, spamming cute emotes and congratulating his victory.
(Guild) no.10: d...
After a long silence, the Guild Master no.10 finally typed in chat.
Amidst the bustling crowd, Ye Uwon looked at no.10’s character, and even though he didn't have any expression, somehow it felt like no.10 was drying up and crumbling into dust.
'First, I should revive him.'
Ye Uwon walked over to Gisekki, still lying next to him, and pressed the resurrect button.
(Guild) QuengKang: Whoa he's actually reviving him?ㅇㅁㅇ
(Guild) LeaveTheHealingToMe: Yeah yeah if it was me I'd leave him!ㅋㅎ
(Guild) ^Card^: That's the grudge of a forever alone ㄷㄷ
(Guild) TrustingTheCactus: Card lol?
(Guild) ^Card^: the grudge of a forever alone²
While everyone was chattering, Gisekki’s character was resurrected thanks to Ye Uwon’s help.
He got up without saying a word. He just stood there vacantly for a long time, and even the noisy crowd gradually picked up on it and started falling silent.
'Is he gonna attack?'
Ye Uwon focused intently on Gisekki’s movements, ready to throw up defensive skills at any moment. After all, he and Gisekki were still standing inside a PVP zone.
Gisekki still didn’t say anything, but his weapon didn’t lie.
'He’s moving.'
Gisekki’s Death Scythe lifted into a curve, ready to lunge at Ye Uwon at any second.
'This time, I’ll focus on defense...'
At that moment.
Bang!
(Guild) no.10: ㅜㅡㅜstopㅠ
But someone declared Gisekki a target before Ye Uwon could react.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠfuckingㅠbeforeIkillyouallㅠstopㅠ
[SYSTEM]
no.10 has targeted Gisekki!
Before anyone realized it, no.10 had floated up into the air, clutching a giant sniper rifle and crying his eyes out. The red laser pointer at the tip of the barrel was locked dead-on at Gisekki’s head.
Gisekki broke his gaze away from Ye Ubeomjeol and stared directly at no.10.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅠㅠpleaseㅠbehaveㅠㅠ
It was just a character in a game, but somehow it felt like Gisekki was about to rip no.10’s throat out of the sky.
Picking up on that chilling vibe immediately, no.10 flinched and spoke like he was having a seizure.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠShutup!ㅠㅠShutupbeforeyoutalk!!ㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) Jinhee: The Guild Master says everything he wants through tears..ㅠ
(Guild) NyamNyami: ???: Are you done crying? ㅠ Now let's get back to work ㅠ
(Guild) NaapaPleaseHeal: Guild Master... did you always swear like this?
(Guild) BaekKimchi: lolololololol only at Gise-nim..ㅠ;
Ye Uwon loosened his grip on the mouse. Since Gisekki was already no.10’s target, he couldn’t fight Ye Uwon now anyway.
(Guild) QuengKang: ㄷㄷ(crunch crunch)ㄷㄷroundthreeㄷㄷ
(Guild) ^Card^: Chef, I’ll have a Zero Cola.
(Guild) Jinhee: Somebody stop these guys...
(Guild) HouseParty: It’s rare for a Necromancer and a Sniper to meet in PVP, so this is going to be a very rare sight to see.
However, even after a long time passed, Gisekki only glared at no.10 without making a move.
How long had they been locked in that standoff?
Gisekki’s gaze slowly shifted toward Ye Ubeomjeol.
'Huh?'
If you’re targeted by someone, you're not allowed to fight anyone else.
While Ye Uwon was thinking that, Gisekki, who had been standing around idly, suddenly strode toward Ye Ubeomjeol’s character.
"...?"
A Necromancer so small he barely came up to Ye Ubeomjeol’s chest.
Gisekki silently stared up at Ye Ubeomjeol’s character, then finally typed something into chat.
(Guild) Gisekki: you motherfucker
(Guild) no.10: Gise-ya you;;
Even though the character’s face hadn’t changed, somehow...
(Guild) Gisekki: Ifuckinghateyou
Ye Uwon couldn’t help but feel like Gisekki’s expression had crumpled into a vicious scowl.
(Guild Announcement) Gisekki has logged out.
With a logout message, Gisekki’s character disappeared in a blink.
(Guild) ^Card^: Shit, my cola didn’t even get warm...
(Guild) QuengKang: (depressed)
(Guild) LeaveTheHealingToMe: ugh..I really wanted to see his head pop from a sniper shot
(Guild) BaekKimchi: gasp; what a shame..
People were really disappointed that the PVP didn’t happen.
(Guild) Jinhee: Phew;
(Guild) NyamNyami: Geez, today was wild again;;
(Guild) NyamNyami: Guild Master, are you okay?;;
Come to think of it, was no.10 really okay?
When Ye Uwon looked up absentmindedly, no.10’s character, still floating midair, slowly began descending.
The sniper character, whose customization clearly had a lot of effort put into it, looked incredibly cold — maybe intentionally so.
The clothes were all pitch black too, making the character seem even colder.
Maybe that’s why, even though no.10 looked completely composed outwardly...
(Guild) no.10: ...ㅠ
It was an illusion.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅜㅠㅜㅠㅜㅠㅠㅠHowcouldnooneㅠㅠstopthatㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) no.10: I almost got a scythe stuck in my headㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) TrustingTheCactus: S-sorry;;
(Guild) WhereTheDPSAt: But...Kingchi...
(Guild) NyamNyami: It was scary...
(Guild) Jinhee: Too scaryㅠㅠ...
(Guild) LifeIsSolo: Me too... Gise-nim is just...
no.10 kept typing ㅠㅠ over and over again, unable to sit still.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅠㅠDidyouseehimglareatmeㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Was everyone this terrified just because they weren’t used to PVP?
Ye Uwon checked the Guild Master's PVP rank.
'First rank?'
If he was first rank in PVP, that must mean he’d won a ridiculous number of matches in the PVP arena.
And it wasn’t just no.10.
Most of the guild members sobbing ㅠㅠ and saying they were scared were also first-rank in PVP.
Well, it made sense for a guild ranked #2 server-wide.
'So they’re actually scared of him?'
What kind of image did this Gisekki guy have in this guild?
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: Um, no.10-nim...
Ye Uwon cautiously approached no.10, who was now sitting down and bawling his eyes out.
It felt awkward to ask in this situation, but if he didn’t ask now, he might miss his chance.
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: What’s going to happen to me now?
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅇ y...yes...?ㅠ
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: Does this mean I can't join the guild?
(Guild) no.10: ..huh?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) Jinhee: Gasp;?..Is he leaving..?
(Guild) WhereTheDPSAt: Smart kid...
While everyone whispered among themselves, no.10 suddenly shot up.
(Guild) no.10: Why??ㅠㅠㅠafter everythingㅠㅠㅠwe went throughㅠㅠㅠyou're not joining??ㅠㅠㅠReally??ㅠㅠㅠ
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: Huh? That’s not it.
Ye Uwon blinked.
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: Didn’t I fail the interview?
(Guild) no.10: ..ㅠㅠ? Interview...what interview...
(Guild) NyamNyami: ㄷㄷNo way
(Guild) YeUbeomjeol: Wasn’t beating Gisekki supposed to be my guild entrance exam?
At that moment, Ye Uwon realized it.
Not just the chat — the entire territory — turned ice cold.
Only then did Ye Uwon start to realize something was very wrong.
(Guild) no.10: ㅠㅠㅠJusttosettheRecordstraight..ㅠㅠ
(Guild) no.10: Wedon'thaveanykindofentryexam..ㅠ
(Guild) no.10: What kind of lunaticㅠㅠbeats up a new recruit ㅠㅠand calls it a guild interviewㅠㅠㅠ!!
It was already too late.