Chapter 160

“I’ll go!”

Arang raised her sword towards the charging user in front of her.

After the duel with pro player Kim Gi-hyung, it became a tradition for users to fight among themselves at the end of the territory war to decide who would face Arang in a one-on-one battle.

Arang was quite pleased with this. She enjoyed the attention and the sight of users challenging her, making her feel like the final boss.

*Clang!*

“Ugh…! This is insane!”

The user, who had only seen Arang’s insane physical skills in videos, clenched his teeth as he watched her effortlessly parry his attacks.

He charged in like crazy to land a hit, but it didn’t even touch Arang.

‘I can go faster, even faster…!’

The user, desperate to land even a single effective hit on Arang, pushed beyond his limits.

‘I can do it. It’s possible…! Here!’

The moment he thought he found an opening and aimed for Arang’s arm, he realized he had made a huge mistake.

‘Oh no…!’

The user, who had been a challenger in the arena every season, noticed the cute Arang smiling at him and realized he had been played.

Just as he thought, Arang’s arm disappeared as if it had never been there, and his attack sliced through empty air.

Though not a pro, the user, who prided himself on being able to compete with pros online, was instantly defeated by Arang’s limb-cutting skill.

‘Damn it, I clearly checked and rechecked the videos before coming here…!’

In Leore PVP, if you ask where the most important body part is, nine out of ten users would say the arms.

Of course, weak points like the head, neck, and heart are important, but to target those, you need to attack the arms first.

Swords, bows, staffs—all weapons are wielded through the hands. Attacking the arms to cause a stun and prevent further actions is a key point in Leore PVP.

This user had been doing just that for a long time in the arena, a major PVP content in Leore.

But his ingrained habit led him to attack Arang’s defenseless arm, which turned out to be a direct path to defeat.

In top-tier PVP, where even 0.1 seconds can’t be wasted, he had already lost his turn in the fight against Arang and had no way to block her attack. Once pushed back, there was no recovering.

“Good job!”

“It was an honor…!”

Arang shook hands with the user after her flawless victory.

‘When are they going to fix this?’

It had been three days since she used the limb-cutting skill, and there was still no notice from Leore.

She didn’t think they’d leave it like this for so long, no matter how tricky it was to fix.

The next day, a notice finally appeared on Leore.

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[November 25th (Mon) Legacy of Raid Emergency Maintenance Notice]

Hello, this is Legacy of Raid.

From November 25th (Mon) 07:30 to 10:00, a 150-minute emergency maintenance will be conducted.

Please check the details below.

[Maintenance Time]

2024-11-25 (Mon) 07:30 ~ 2024-11-25 (Mon) 10:00 (150 minutes)

[Maintenance Details]

– Emergency stabilization of virtual world instability caused by traffic.

Three days after the limb-cutting skill became widely known, a notice was posted about blocking it.

Finally, the notice was up. They probably spent those three days contacting our parents’ company to discuss the issue.

I wonder how they handled it.

As soon as the emergency maintenance ended, I logged into Leore.

I headed straight to Ardea, the country where most players gather.

As expected, after the maintenance, countless users were gathered there.

I moved to the fountain square, where the most users were gathered.

Since I’m quite famous in Leore, a few users glanced at me.

But they just looked and didn’t acknowledge me. Maybe they thought I’d feel burdened.

Ignoring their glances, I used the now-familiar limb-cutting skill in the crowded square.

All my senses focused on my right arm, and I started feeling a slight lag in its movement due to the traffic.

‘Huh? It’s fine? Well, not exactly fine… it feels a bit heavy.’

Normally, my arm should have disappeared by now, but it didn’t.

‘Oh… they really fixed it?’

I moved my right arm around, and it felt like I was carrying a sandbag.

‘They succeeded in blocking it. The lag is gone, but it feels heavier…’

It seems Leore increased the traffic limit for users’ bodies to prevent lag.

The problem is, usually, when lag occurs, the body resets, and the accumulated traffic is released, returning to normal. But now, with the increased traffic limit, my arm feels a bit heavier.

‘But it’s funny that I’m the only one who can feel this.’

Probably no one else would notice.

After all, no one can control the sensations inside their body.

*Fizz…*

‘Huh?’

A faint particle effect, like dust falling off clothes, appeared on my slightly heavy arm.

‘This is a new situation. If the limit has been increased… I should check how far it goes.’

I activated my heightened senses to gather all the increased sensations.

‘This is just for checking. Just in case. I’m just checking!’

I kept increasing the traffic on my arm.

Now it felt like I was carrying a 2kg sandbag.

As the traffic increased, my arm started cracking like porcelain. And then…

*Bang!*

“Huh?”

My right arm exploded into particles, just like when a user dies.

Before the emergency maintenance patch, it would just disappear like magic, but now it exploded from within.

Of course, since it’s not a 19+ game, it wasn’t depicted cruelly—just my arm turning into particles and exploding.

In Leore, cities are safe.

No matter what happens, you can’t die, and PVP is impossible.

Compared to other games, the monsters are grotesque and brutal, but the scenery is beautiful, and each city has its charm, making some users play Leore like a travel game.

In such a city, the bright, sparkling particles that appeared in an instant drew everyone’s attention.

“Huh? It’s Arang!”

“Princess!?”

“Wow, it’s really the princess!”

“Arang, I love you!”

“Wow… she’s so cute.”

“Let’s take a screenshot!”

If it were just particles, people would have ignored it, but since it scattered like fireworks, everyone around noticed me.

With so many users here, almost all of them recognized me, which made me feel a bit good. I waved my arm at the users looking at me.

“Eek!?”

“Huh? What’s with Arang’s arm?”

“Gasp! Arang!”

“Wait, didn’t they block this in the emergency maintenance!? What is Leore even doing!?”

“This is insane!?”

“What happened to the princess’s arm just now!?”

“Didn’t they do the emergency maintenance for this? Wow, Leore really can’t do their job.”

I wondered why everyone was so shocked, then realized I was waving with my missing arm.

“Oh my.”

I immediately released the traffic on my arm, and it returned. I waved it again.

With so much attention, I quickly teleported to the guild house to avoid getting stuck greeting everyone.

As soon as I arrived at the guild house, I lay down on my personal bed in the living room.

“What’s this? They said they blocked it, but aside from making it a bit harder, nothing’s changed. Oh, right, there are particles now.”

Leore conducted a 150-minute maintenance to block it, but they failed.

It seems the issue is more with the access device’s system, making it hard to completely block.

*Ding~*

A familiar notification and a notice appeared.

[November 25th (Mon) Legacy of Raid Emergency Maintenance Notice]

“Gasp.”

I read the notice carefully, and it mentioned additional maintenance making gameplay impossible, with the content naturally being further measures against physical instability.

“I feel a bit sorry. But hey, if they tell me not to do something, I just want to try it even more!”

I feel bad for causing inconvenience to many users and making Leore staff do extra work, but if they say they blocked it, shouldn’t I test if it’s really blocked? Isn’t that normal?

I plead not guilty.