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Chapter 171
Baek Yeon-woo and Park Gwang-seop, one a rookie, the other a ranker.
Except for their main weapon being a sword, they had nothing in common, yet they faced each other just a step apart.
-gulp.
White Sword guild members tensed. Shouldn’t they intervene?
Even the hunters were watching with interest. This is entertaining.
Wе_b̊ n oṽѐl̂ Eńû_m а̂
At the moment when tension and anticipation mixed,
Lee Shin placed his hand on the back of Baek Yeon-woo’s head. Then, gently nudging his head forward, he bowed to Park Gwang-seop.
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“I apologize. My kid made a big mistake.”
“I’m sorry.”
Apologizing at this timing?
Was it due to the unexpected situation, or the sudden flood of attention?
W̊ ё b ň о_vёĺ Е nu̇.m̄ а
Park Gwang-seop was caught off guard and missed the moment to respond.
Meanwhile, Lee Shin continued politely.
“As mentioned in the broadcast, he’s been very sick. So he has no concept of rankers at all. The only people he knows are ‘Shingung’ and ‘Hwanhoo.’”
“I really didn’t know.”
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“!!”
The moment Shingung and Hwanhoo were mentioned, Park Gwang-seop’s eyebrows twitched.
Ĕ_ńúma
Shingung, ranked 1st, and Hwanhoo, ranked 2nd.
Both had deeply frustrated the Sword Master before.
"The reason I didn't recommend your videos is not because I'm disrespectful, it's just that his situation doesn't allow him to devote that many resources."
“I’m sorry.”
“…….”
Over-consuming resources…a label that, along with trends, tormented the Sword Master.
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Park Gwang-seop’s expression worsened.
“And regarding the ‘What did that person do?’ remark, I scolded him sharply. How could he say ‘What did that person do’ when the Sword Master has won so many awards? Again, I bow my head. I apologize.”
“I’m sorry…….”
“…….”
It was a very polite apology, making anyone watching feel apologetic, yet Park Gwang-seop’s face was red.
‘Is this… baiting me?’
Eṅ u m̃ ã_.i̇ d
Apologies were like his forbidden spot. At least, being cursed at would have been easier.
But the CEO personally came and bowed, and Baek Yeon-woo repeatedly lowered his head—both attitude and posture were sincere.
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The surrounding reaction was very favorable.
Thought he was a fighter, but he’s surprisingly gentle? People admired this new side of Lee Shin.
‘Damn it… damn it…’
Am I the strange one? Is it just me?!
W е bn̆о̆ v е̇ l_ Е ń ūm ӓ
If I had confronted them, I could have responded stylishly. At least, if only Baek Yeon-woo came, the situation would have been much different.
The gap between a rookie and the 3rd ranker is like heaven and earth.
But now the CEO is here too, coming low—it leaves nothing to say.
Now he even doubts himself.
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Is it my complex? Or are those bastards really provoking me? Or is it paranoia? Or are they doing it on purpose?
‘Damn! Damn!!’
Ѐ n̆u m̄ӓ
Boiling with anger.
From Park Gwang-seop’s point of view, the worst part is that even if they were openly baiting, he couldn’t do anything.
Strictly speaking, he was the cause, and by not fact-checking, he escalated it himself.
All situations already favored Baek Yeon-woo.
The justification went to them, and since they bowed first, Park Gwang-seop had virtually no choice.
He could have become the shameless ranker persecuting a sick minor hunter, but if he lost his temper now then one of them would have to leave the country.
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‘I must endure, must endure.’
With superhuman patience, Park Gwang-seop barely lifted the corners of his mouth.
“It’s, it’s okay. I should have been more careful too.”
“As expected of the Sword Master. Big ranker!”
“Thank you, senior.”
Thus, the three parted on a warm note, and when CEO Jang Yohan ran over, Lee Shin and Baek Yeon-woo had disappeared, leaving only Park Gwang-seop trembling in a corner.
Ӗ n̄ u m̄а.i_ď
“……Damn, what just happened?”
As expected, shortly after, the match began.
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“Clack, run straight ahead, laggers prepare yourself.”
Dozens of swords flew toward the Sword Master’s back.
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The match began.
Е̇ n̊ ù m а̀
After sending the raid team into the gate and returning to the guild, Lee Shin enjoyed the massage chair on the raid team bus with a blissful expression.
“Kekekekekk, ohhh this feels so good~”
“Do you really have to stir up trouble?”
“Hehe, it’s okay, it’s okay, hehe.”
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“Daring to go there, hah……”
“The justification is on our side, ohhh, refreshing.”
Е n_umӓ . ìd
“Hah…… I should have realized from when you said you’d apologize……”
To make the other side angry with a sincere apology was amazing.
Chae Dong-ha shook his head.
“So what tactic did you use to scratch this time? Let me know as well.”
“Tactic? There isn’t one.”
“…?!”
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“I just scratched out of boredom. Hehehe~”
“Out of boredom? You’re joking, right?”
“No, really.”
The Sword Master didn’t matter at all.
What does a dice even matter?
Lee Shin’s own boredom was more important.
Ẅ ӗbǹ о̌v̇е̄l Е̌ n um.а̄
“I’ve felt too relaxed lately. Normally, if there’s a special match or event, it’s nonstop all day. But this time, the kids handled everything smoothly.”
“Isn’t that good?”
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“It’s good… but… somehow disappointing. In a novel, the chapter was shorter, I guess.”
“Web novel, didn’t you quit?”
“Got bored, so I rewatched. Anyway, I realized that you’ve grown!”
The guild Lee Shin used to control individually was gone.
E ń um̈ а̂
Even just observing the handling of the Baek Yeon-woo ‘What did that person do?’ incident shows it. The guild leveled up and became smarter.
Lee Shin felt proud, but also slightly disappointed.
“Back then, the kids would follow ‘CEO!’ ‘CEO!!’”
“They were never babies.”
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“Not a word wrong. My kids in my arms. When I fed and changed diapers, I prayed ‘grow up soon.’ Now they slam the door saying ‘Dad knows nothing!’ Puberty?”
“I know from younger siblings; kids prioritize friends in puberty.”
W ē b̌ n oṽ е̌ l Еn um̀a
“Seeing the closed door, feeling the passage of time, reminiscing over kimchi and soju… Ha, indeed, the head of the family is cold.”
“Hah…enough. What point are you making? Go back to babyhood?”
“Just that it’s disappointing. Gaaah~”
Chae Dong-ha stared at Lee Shin moaning thickly in the massage chair.
Missing the past? The loneliness of the head of the family? Slumped shoulders?
Who gathered all the top-tier talent in the league?
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“Quiet, and yet it starts again, damn it.”
“Gaaah, give it back! My baby Mirrr. My milk~”
“Stop pointless chatter, just tell me about the match.”
Click, OFF. Lee Shin instantly returned to calm.
The two focused on the competitive raid displayed on the large TV.
“Honestly, I still don’t fully get it. Is a competitive raid really that special? I mean, they just enter the gate, right?”
Eňŭm а̀.ī d̆
“Our SS-class genius pubescent captain has been inspecting supplies meticulously for days. I was careless, my bad?”
“…How long will you joke?”
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“Hehe, got it, got it.”
Even in 20 years, two lifetimes’ time, especially in modern times with smartphones and YouTube, the structure changes rapidly.
A competitive raid is a match that existed far back in history.
“You’re right. The basic point is four guilds enter one gate and compete via raid. Almost identical to previous raids.”
Еň ů m а
There are time scores, hunting scores, exploration, objectives, mid-bosses, etc.—the framework is no different.
“In short, the scores obtained from the raids determine the ranks of the four teams, and each rank gets points.”
1st place: 3 points.
2nd place: 1 point.
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3rd place: -1 point.
4th place: -3 points.
Ėnûm.а̇
“I just don’t understand this. Negative points? That -3 points for 4th place is almost like a penalty, isn’t it? It’s way too harsh.”
“Kuh… as expected, our SS-grade genius teenage commander may not understand his dad’s feelings, but he grasps the core…Agh! Ouch. Okay, okay.”
Just as Chae Dong-ha said while hitting his back.
Even if you lose in the Confrontation Match, you get 0 points—but here, from 3rd place onward, it’s negative. Especially the last place’s ─3 points is such a severe penalty it could end a guild’s league race in a few rounds.
And Lee Shin says:
“The harshness I mentioned is the very essence of the ‘Competitive Raid’.”
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“The essence is harshness…?”
“Remember that point. You’ll understand as you listen.”
Next, the rules.
As mentioned before, the Competitive Raid is almost no different from a normal Raid. The rules are simple enough not to need explanation.
But there is one absolute rule:
“You cannot attack your opponent.”
Е̂nu m̄а. îd̂
It’s a competition through raiding.
Victory comes solely from completing the raid. If you attack opponents, referees issue penalties.
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“The main penalties include ‘point deduction’ with a light warning, ‘expulsion’ if you maliciously harm the opposing team or players, and in extreme cases, ‘disqualification.’”
“Disqualification?!”
“It’s rare in history, but it has happened. By the way, disqualification always counts as last place. That’s -3 points.”
“Crazy.”
Eṅ ũ m ā.
That’s all you need to know about Competitive Raids—for now.
Simple, right? There’s nothing extraordinary here, barely any need to panic.
And inversely, that simplicity leaves plenty of room for strategy.
“You can do anything else as long as you don’t break that simple rule.”
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“Guilds trying to avoid harsh negative points and rules with so much leeway…”
“It’ll be brutal. Make a few mistakes and finish last, and you’re out of the league. So everyone will be desperate.”
Е̂ ń_u m а̀
“Desperate people are extremely dangerous.”
“Moreover, it’s not an artificial gate in an arena. Get injured? Boom! Things get really serious. Imagine if a main Confrontation Match member gets hurt??”
“…I don’t even want to imagine.”
Chae Dong-ha clearly understood why the guilds and association had unanimously wanted to abolish Competitive Raids.
It could easily ruin everything.
The astronomical costs in the off-season, the tireless work of the front office, and the hunters’ blood, sweat, and tears—one misstep in a Competitive Raid could wipe it all out.
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Lee Shin smiled faintly.
“Welcome, to the arena opening after 20 years.”
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A forest densely packed with trees, vines everywhere and the ground completely swampy.
The heavy, humid air drained stamina, and the spongy ground sapped strength.
This oppressive tropical rainforest was the gate for the group that included Mir Guild.
Е ň umа
Kawwwww―!!
At that moment, a sand worm burst from the ground.
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It was already a massive monster, but this was more than double its usual size.
The earth became a devastated mess as it thrashed.
From the hole pierced by the sand worm, flashes of light appeared one by one.
Soon, giant insects emerged.
Ẇ е̃ b̌ no v̆е̇l Ên̆ ŭm̀а̌
Larger than humans, insects of all kinds: ants, beetles, mantises, ladybugs—pouring out like water from a faucet, waves of monstrous bugs.
Endless waves of giant insects.
Hence, it was called ‘LV7 Giant Insect Hell.’ Truly, a hell of insects.
And there, dozens of swords danced in the hell.
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Dozens of swords sliced through the foliage cutting vines and felling trees as they carved a path.
Through this cleared path, the Sword Master and White Sword Guild charged.
Ên̊ ů m а
“I’ll carve the path first, follow me closely!”
At the shout, as the sword was drawn, the new shape vanished.
Blurring at its incredible speed, the form condensed.
When it twisted, shrank, and became a single line, the Sword Master became a blade that split the world.
Shwaeak―!!
An ant the size of a bull was cut in one stroke, a ladybug shattered. Unknown insects were cleaved, and a river of repulsive fluids formed along the gleaming line.
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When wielding a longsword, it was a pure blade.
When wielding a greatsword, a powerful blade.
Dual swords, a swift blade.
Beyond displaying the essence of the sword in hand, he became one with it.
Possessing the SSS-tier sword trait [Divine Sword Unity], that was Park Gwang-seop—the #3 ranked Sword Master.
“Sand Worm! We have to take that one down!!”
Wё b́_ṅ ӧvẽl E n u̇ m̀ ǎ
Park Gwang-seop split the battlefield and shouted boldly.
But
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“Huh?”
The main party was still far away.
“What are you doing, you guys!”
― “Something’s off, Gwang-seop. Wait a moment. This feels… different.”
Е̊.ǹ um̀ă
What are they saying?
Annoyance surged, but the match was what mattered. Park Gwang-seop looked up.
Even now, the sand worm vomited acidic fluid, dealing AoE damage.
They had to take down the one worth the highest points.
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A sword, reading the Sword Master’s will, floated beside him. As he mounted it,
Shweeak─!
Е̂n ù m а̇. і ḋ
The sword shot into the sky.
Using “Sword Flight Technique,” a technique from “Gear Swordsmanship,” he freely controlled the blade in flight.
His hand found the scabbard at his waist.
A glowing green-purple scabbard, his new legendary sword, ‘Nenekirimaru.’
As Nenekirimaru danced, the surrounding swords scattered blade light as shining storms of swordlight struck the sand worm.
The worm’s body was shredded; thrashing in pain, the ground was torn apart.
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Even as the sand worm was ravaged, Park Gwang-seop’s expression twisted with confusion.
“What… why isn’t this working…?”
Why? This thing should be dead.
Giant flying insects swarmed toward him.
Even for him, more delay was dangerous.
‘Kill it in one strike.’
W̆ еb nо̂ ve̊ l̈ Е̄ num̌а̇
The Sword Master’s will and Nenekirimaru’s predatory instinct radiated a green-purple glow in resonance.
― “Gwang-seop! Return! This line’s collapsing. It’s worse than expected.”
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“Ah, damn… really.”
Looking down, the battle situation was bad.
More delay and he’d be isolated.
“Damn!! Damn!!”
W е b̊n̈ о̊ v ē ľ Е n̆_ǔma
Nothing had gone right since the start.
Park Gwang-seop had no choice but to ride the sword back to the main party.
Once everyone had withdrawn, the field fell eerily silent.
Kwaaaang────!
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!!!
With an ear-splitting roar, the massive sand worm collapsed to the ground.
Е̃n umа̃ .і̄ d
“Yah-ho! Hit!! Did you see that, senior?!”
“Nice shot.”
Yu Ri-ra and Hwarang high-fived from the other side.
Remember, this is a ‘Competitive’ Raid.
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