Chapter 117

“Can you stay out of this for a second?”

“W-Wait, what are you doing?!”

“I’m just going to play with them for a bit.”

Apparently, Kwon Mieon had left the party so he could fight BirthDateTime.

Play? What do you mean, play?!

Mo Yeonhoo shot to his feet. If Kwon’s character had been a damage-dealing Sniper, that would have been one thing. But right now—

You’re not a Sniper right now. You’re in a support’s body, you idiot!

What good was having the soul of a damage dealer when there were hard limits to what a class could do?

(Global) BirthDateTime: ?

(Global) BirthDateTime: what?????

(Global) BirthDateTime: lol???

See? You’re not even scratching them!

Sure enough, Yeonhoo’s fears seemed to be coming true. Several bullets landed dead-on, yet BirthDateTime’s HP gauge barely moved. Meanwhile, oTyudakTyudako, whose HP was almost completely gone, collapsed facedown on the ground, incapacitated.

(Global) oTyudakTyudako: ♥♥

(Global) oTyudakTyudako: ah♥ this sucks T_T

(Global) oTyudakTyudako: u guys hurry n run;

The instant oTyudakTyudako went down and sent those messages, BirthDateTime immediately launched their Chain at Kwon.

Whoosh—

The sharp metallic sound sliced through the air, and Yeonhoo grimaced.

Ah, fuck. How many people are going to get hurt because of me? I can’t do this. I need to jump in, even now...!

He had to at least try something. Unable to keep watching, he dropped back into his chair, but the chain was faster.

Shit, too late!

Yeonhoo clenched his fist. He was certain the chain would catch Kwon. The skill’s range was enormous.

But what happened next left him staring blankly.

You can do that?

Kwon dodged it.

Yeonhoo froze in bewilderment before hurriedly looking at Kwon’s screen. A moment later, he realized it hadn’t been luck.

Did he boost his movement speed for just an instant...?

Kwon had a self-buff active.

Meaning the instant he saw the Chain skill’s casting animation, he had applied a brief acceleration buff to himself and dodged.

And that wasn’t all.

And while he’s doing that... he’s still landing every shot.

His damage was low, but Kwon wasn’t wasting a single one of those pitifully weak attacks.

(Global) BirthDateTime: lmao???? lol???

(Global) BirthDateTime: ??????????so fucking annoying lmao

Apparently unable to stand Kwon, BirthDateTime even stopped to type in the middle of PVP.

That was an opening.

The instant BirthDateTime left the tiniest gap—

—Bang!

Kwon fired.

—Bang! Bang! Bang!

The bullets struck BirthDateTime squarely in the head, both shoulders, and the solar plexus.

A massive cross-shaped brand appeared across their body, and Kwon’s skill window began pulsing red.

The Judicator’s Retribution skill had activated.

—By the will of the tipped scales, I pass judgment!

With the character’s cold voice, the cross embedded in BirthDateTime’s forehead flashed brilliantly.

Yes! That looks huge!

Watching the grandiose effect, Yeonhoo unconsciously clenched his fist.

He held his breath, expecting something incredible to happen, but...

(Global) BirthDateTime: ?

(Global) BirthDateTime: thats it?

...That’s it?

Yeonhoo and BirthDateTime had exactly the same reaction.

And understandably so.

(Global) BirthDateTime: lmaoooooooooooooooooooo

(Global) BirthDateTime: lmaoooooo did that even hit me???? lol???? lmaoooooooooooooooo

(Global) BirthDateTime: lol LEGENDARY lmaoooooooooooooooo

For all the spectacular effects, BirthDateTime’s HP had fallen by so little it was almost embarrassing to watch.

(Global) BirthDateTime: i could heal this with a beginner potion

(Global) BirthDateTime: huh?

(Global) BirthDateTime: ?

But then BirthDateTime’s reaction suddenly changed.

What’s that over their head?

Yeonhoo looked more closely and saw a round black debuff icon floating over BirthDateTime’s head that hadn’t been there before.

He moved the cursor over it and immediately discovered what it was.

(Global) BirthDateTime: wtf debuff???

An item-healing lockout?

It was a debuff that completely prevented the use of recovery items for a set period of time.

BirthDateTime seemed briefly flustered when they saw it, but then—

(Global) BirthDateTime: still just a support tho? lmao

(Global) BirthDateTime: my natural regen prob heals faster than ur dmg lmao?

(Global) BirthDateTime: and Miyoung???

(Global) BirthDateTime: class + nick tells me all i need to know

(Global) BirthDateTime: you a girl?

(Global) BirthDateTime: lmaooo figures

Apparently confident in their natural regeneration, BirthDateTime started running their mouth again. As if that wasn’t enough, they seemed to have decided there were no lines left to cross and started throwing out degrading remarks too.

Their crude attitude made Yeonhoo frown automatically.

Kwon, however, remained expressionless.

Doesn’t that even piss him off?

Yeonhoo glanced over at him.

Kwon simply continued repeating the same sequence in silence.

Four shots.

Then the debuff skill.

Four shots.

Debuff.

Four shots.

Skill.

Shots.

Skill.

Shots.

Skill...

Kwon never stopped moving long enough for Yeonhoo to find an opening to interfere.

He applied the skill over and over again.

Of course, for all the frantic movement, he wasn’t dealing much damage. BirthDateTime’s HP was falling little by little, but the difference between them still made it look like David fighting Goliath.

And yet, as time passed, the balance gradually began to shift.

Wait. It really is going down.

Little strokes fell great oaks, as they said.

BirthDateTime’s HP, which had looked practically untouchable before, had now fallen far enough that it could no longer be ignored.

Probably because they couldn’t use potions.

(Global) BirthDateTime: ?wtf

(Global) BirthDateTime: ?

(Global) BirthDateTime: ah; wtf wait

BirthDateTime finally noticed what was happening and started freaking out.

But what could they do now?

It was already too late.

(Global) BirthDateTime: time

(Global) BirthDateTime: TIME OUT

(Global) BirthDateTime: stop for a sec;;\

By the time only a sliver of HP remained, BirthDateTime finally panicked and began retreating.

They were probably trying to open up enough distance to stall until the debuff expired, then immediately chug a potion.

“......”

Kwon didn’t chase them.

His gaze stayed fixed solely on the debuff timer ticking down over BirthDateTime’s head.

Without realizing it, Yeonhoo held his breath.

In the silence, both his eyes and Kwon’s remained locked on the timer.

Three seconds.

Two...

And just as it raced toward one—

—Clank, THOOM!

A gigantic golden scale suddenly appeared at the top of Kwon’s screen.

The scales—the symbol of the Judicator—rocked violently from side to side before one end dropped heavily downward.

(Notification) Casting ultimate skill ‘Judgment’.

The Judicator’s voice rang through the speakers with the system message.

—I render judgment. Kneel and worship!

At that instant, as though it had been waiting for this exact moment, dazzling light erupted from the muzzle of Kwon’s gun.

The bullet, wrapped in brilliant effects, struck the fleeing BirthDateTime squarely in the back.

White fragments burst outward...

(Notification) BirthDateTime has been incapacitated by NotMiyoung’s final blow!

Goosebumps swept over Yeonhoo’s entire body.

“Holy shit...”

With 0.7 seconds left before the debuff expired, BirthDateTime went down.

(Global) BirthDateTime: fucking ♥♥

(Global) BirthDateTime: ♥♥♥♥

(Global) BirthDateTime: what the ♥♥ are you doing fr ♥♥♥ whats ur main

(Global) BirthDateTime: who the ♥♥ are u????

BirthDateTime immediately started cursing viciously from the ground.

Kwon didn’t care.

He simply walked over—

—Bang!

—and killed them on the spot.

D-Don’t people usually say something before killing someone?

Thrown off by how strangely the whole thing had sidestepped the usual cliché, Yeonhoo stared at the screen for a moment before turning toward Kwon.

Still, it had been cool.

He was about to tell him so.

“Kwon Mieon, hey. That just now was seriously... awe—”

The words died in his throat.

Kwon had been completely expressionless only moments ago.

Not anymore.

“Got a fucking death wish?”

He was glaring murderously at the screen.

“The fuck are you doing messing with Yeonhoo, you piece of shit.”

The words came out viciously, like all the anger he had been holding back had finally burst free.