Black Online

Chapter 221: Go F*ck Yourself

"I like your confused face. Go ahead and try to beat me. I promise you, it won’t be that easy."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

Then, he chose his three soldiers, and they were all Warriors with the exact same skill—Hard Slash.

This strategy was called "Newbie Setup", and it was never used in any kind of tournament because it was really easy to counter.

It also limited a lot of his strategy options.

It was called "Newbie Setup" exactly because the new players always started learning with only one soldier and class.

Using different types of soldiers and skills was difficult for the first-timers, so it was much easier to just choose the simplest class.

Which was Warrior.

’Three Warriors?’

Anna looked genuinely surprised.

She knew that her brother wasn’t stupid, and he never did something so foolish without a good reason.

’He is using the complete Newbie Setup. I thought that maybe he chose the Clone Rush skill for each Warrior to make it very confusing for me, but no, I think he chose Hard Slash for all of them.’

Anna thought.

She was using Read on him, and thus, she was able to find out everything about his strategy with ease.

’This strategy is only good for frontal assault. I don’t mind defeating you with skill, since with Read, I can also predict your soldiers’ moves.’

Anna thought with a smile.

She then chose three Assassins, and for them, she gave the highly offensive skill—the Speed Daggers.

This was another type of Newbie Setup, but newcomers rarely played Assassin because it was quite difficult to learn.

’In a fight, Assassins have an advantage over Warriors, and I also chose very speedy skills, so his slow Warriors won’t have a chance.’

Anna thought.

She then pressed Ready, and so did her brother, and the short countdown of one minute started immediately.

The spectators were getting comfortable in their chairs. It was finally time. In one minute, the finals would start.

"Also, don’t be mad if you lose, my dearest brother. Since I will be your guild master, I’ll let you use these Learning Balls anyway. I want you stronger, after all~"

Anna said with a smile.

"..."

Fang Raon ignored her.

[00:00]

The countdown soon reached zero, and the battlefield hologram appeared over the table, and their soldiers spawned right in front of their towers.

"The match has begun!"

Lady Diana’s booming voice echoed throughout the hall.

’Go!’

Fang Raon ordered his soldiers.

They started running away from their tower and entered the village, and Anna just smiled and gave an order for her Assassins.

Her Assassins were going straight towards his Warriors.

’He is really planning to just attack my Assassins. I am trying to read what her true intentions are, but it is quite difficult.’

Anna thought.

She knew that her brother planned to attack immediately. But she didn’t think that was everything her brother planned.

Because she really believed that her brother was an extremely intelligent individual, and he wouldn’t use such a simple plan.

There must be something else going on, but he was not trying to reveal it too easily.

’You are trying to hide your real intention, but my dearest brother, I can still find it. I’ll pry deeper into your mind!’

Anna’s eyes opened wider, and she tried to break into his mind—to the deepest corner of his conscience.

’I... Can’t.’

Fang Raon’s eyes twitched.

He was trying to keep his true intentions a secret, but Anna was really deep inside his mind, and he unwillingly thought about his plan.

He was trying not to think about it at all, but she was forcing his mind to think about it—a terrifying power!

’Her Read is much stronger than Remu. She can even force me to reveal my deepest secrets and fears!’

He thought with a dark look.

"Ah..."

Anna still looked confused.

’I couldn’t find everything, but he is planning to reveal something to me, which he believes will make me lose control of myself, and therefore, I wouldn’t be able to use Read anymore.

’Hah, what could it possibly be?’

Anna frowned.

In that moment, their soldiers met in a clash of swords and daggers, and Anna focused her attention on the fight.

She again did a "Read" on Fang Raon’s soldiers and, with the help of that, dodged all the attacks thrown by the Warriors.

Her Assassins used their speed to their advantage and immediately drew the first blood.

"It looks like they have decided on a battle of skill, and it immediately looks like Anna has a clear advantage over Raon.

"She had clearly chosen better soldiers for this fight!"

Lady Diana commented.

On the second floor.

"Clash of Newbie Setups, but Anna has a clear advantage. She must have a stronger Read than her opponent."

A player of the Professional League said.

"...Does that Raon guy even have Read? It doesn’t look like that to me. I think the outcome of the fight is pretty clear."

"Yeah, I don’t think I’ve seen Raon use Read even once. Meanwhile, his opponent is constantly using it. I am surprised he made it this far without Read."

"...This fight is already over. There is no way that those Warriors have a chance at victory, especially against Read user."

In the fight, the Assassins had already cut all of the Warriors’ health by half, and they hadn’t been able to make a scratch on the Assassins.

The spectators were surprised that it was so one-sided. It was the finals. They thought it would be a battle of ultimate strategy and as close as it could get.

It was very disappointing!

’I can’t defeat her when she is using Read. I could’ve used again the randomized technique, but she showed that she could’ve still found out what soldiers I had chosen.’

Fang Raon thought.

However.

It was exactly going just as he predicted from the moment they entered the tournament hall—even before the match started.

When Anna came to him outside, he knew that something was up.

She said that she wasn’t going to use Read and was going to fight him fairly. He knew immediately that it was a lie!

When she came forward with the bet proposal, he knew that she was going to use Read to ensure her victory.

It was exactly going just like he predicted.

This wasn’t the first time that he had been playing these games with her.

’...Sorry, sister, but I don’t want to join your guild. I don’t want to lose to you. I want to win.’

He thought coldly.

And then, he opened his mouth.

"Sister..."

"No!"

Anna immediately plugged her ears with a smile on her face as she refused to listen to anything that he was trying to tell her.

"I know you have something up your sleeve, and I won’t let you use that against me. I know you’re brilliant, and whatever plan you have in mind... I won’t fall for it!"

She shouted.

"..."

Fang Raon just crossed his arms and lifted his eyebrow.

He just looked straight at her, and she looked frustrated, but eventually, she removed her fingers from her ears.

She was just far too curious about what he was going to say, and he knew that she couldn’t resist finding out.

"W-What is it?"

Anna asked.

"I am dating Chaewon now."

Fang Raon said.

The words pierced through Anna’s heart, and she looked at him with a trembling gaze, but she then started laughing.

"Haha, you’re lying, brother!"

"...Read me."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

Her laugh froze, and she looked at him and used Read on him, and slowly, her face paled into a ghostly shade.

"T-t-t-that can’t... be..."

Anna slumped over, and her eyes seemed unfocused, and she looked like she was completely out of it!

’Attack!’

Fang Raon gave the order.

His Warriors leaped into action and started attacking the Assassins, who weren’t moving in the slightest.

Assassins had less health than Warrior, and under the onslaught, they quickly fell one by one, and soon all of them perished!

[Assassin has been killed!]

[Assassin has been killed!]

[Assassin has been killed!]

[Winner—Fang Raon!]

"...Unbelievable, somehow Raon has emerged as victorious!"

Lady Diana shouted in complete surprise, and the spectators were equally shocked, as just a few seconds away, it looked like Anna would crush him.

The crowd started cheering. The fireworks went off. It became really loud.

However.

Anna was just staring at the floor, not paying any attention to it all, and she then finally lifted her head to look at her brother.

"...I hate you!"

She shouted.

"Doesn’t feel good, does it? You have made me feel like shit for years, so now you are going to feel it too!"

Fang Raon said coldly, and then he put his hand forward.

"Learning Balls, please."

"...No."

Anna stood up and turned around to walk away.

"But the deal!"

Fang Raon stood up with a shocked look on his face, and she stopped walking, and she then looked over her shoulder.

"I am not going to give you anything, shitty brother! Go fuck yourself!"

RUMBLE~ The skies turned angry, and at that moment, a brilliant bolt of lightning stabbed through the ceiling, illuminating the room in a blinding white light.

’...Rumbling God is angry... She went against the deal!’

Lady Diana exclaimed in shock, and she hid behind the chairs, and the crowd also screamed and tried to escape.

"..."

Anna looked up towards the bolt of lightning, and she just flipped it off with a middle finger raised in defiance.

BOOM~ The lightning bolt slammed down, engulfing her in a sea of electricity and power.

When the lightning finally dissipated, there was nothing left of Anna. She had just turned into ash and dust.