“…Arang!”
Reina exclaimed in awe.
The Arang before her now was completely different from before. A sinister red aura emanated from her body, sending chills down anyone’s spine. The cute Arang was gone, replaced by a commanding presence with piercing eyes.
The black dress of the 5th World Apostle. Glowing red pupils. And the sword of the Corrupted Judge, who had slaughtered countless bosses and users.
The crimson sky, the distant planet glowing red—it all felt like the world was about to end. This didn’t feel like just a field boss.
“It’s starting now. Everyone, focus and watch out for the stun from parrying. Let’s go!”
As soon as Reina gave the order, the Mea’d raid party members immediately activated their skills.
The tanks charged forward first to protect the party members. Since Arang didn’t have the concept of aggro like the 5th World Knight, they needed to block her vision and distract her.
“Full of openings.”
Whoosh—!
With a sound like a sudden gust of wind, Arang disappeared from the tank’s sight.
“!?”
The Mea’d raid party members weren’t just any players. They were all famous users in Leore, ranking high on the Leore logs. Their physical skills and combat sense were top-notch. Yet, even they lost sight of Arang.
“Where the f—!?”
Arang appeared in front of the assassin user, who had been stealthily guarding the healers. The assassin quickly unleashed their strongest combo skill, but Arang effortlessly parried every strike.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
‘Perfect parries!?’
The assassin’s body stiffened as their stun gauge maxed out.
‘Why isn’t Arang killing me—!?’
Realizing something was off, the assassin noticed Arang’s gaze wasn’t on them but behind them.
“Protect the healers!”
They shouted to warn their comrades rushing toward Arang. But before the words even finished, Arang vanished again.
Everyone realized Arang was targeting the healers. They unleashed magic, arrows, and debuffs, but Arang parried everything and charged forward.
“We have to stop Arang!”
Despite agreeing with Reina, no one could do anything.
They knew Arang had great physical skills. She was excellent at parrying, blocking, and dodging. But even with her enhanced stats, the Arang before them now seemed invincible.
The healers felt terror as Arang parried every attack and obstacle from their party members, closing in on them. With every blink, their comrades fell, and Arang drew closer.
Gulp.
With a swallow, Arang was close enough to touch.
“Eek—!”
With unprecedented speed, Arang swung her Tashim Sword at the healer she had once played with in dungeons. The healer, with no defensive skills, died in a single strike.
==
“Arang is truly something. We’ve lost.”
“Vision Uncle, wait a bit.”
“Alright.”
Whoosh—!
Thud!
With the last tank, Vision Uncle, dead, no one remained in the area.
The raid party that had gathered to defeat me was completely wiped out.
[10:00]
[9:59]
[9:58]
A 10-minute timer began.
Usually, after one party fails, the next can challenge the field boss immediately. But since this was player-controlled, there was a 10-minute cooldown.
I looked up to see countless users surrounding my area. I waved at them.
The cheers around me lifted my spirits, and my heart raced.
Most users were just here to watch, but the ones in front of me had come to defeat me. They were discussing strategies with serious faces, wearing top-tier gear, and analyzing how to take me down after the Mea’d raid party’s wipe.
Sorry, but…
I have no intention of losing. No, I can’t lose.
I thought that as my stats increased, it would just mean higher damage numbers. But it wasn’t just numbers. Even if I intended to move at a 10, my boss-level stats made me move at a 15.
At first, it was hard to adapt, and I couldn’t activate my heightened senses. But as I got used to it, I activated them in sync with the field boss’s second phase.
From then on, the energy flowing through my body gave me goosebumps and excitement. It felt like I had transcended human limits, like a hero from a movie.
‘Ah, this is bad.’
I realized that once this was over, a sense of emptiness would follow.
‘Well, what can I do? I should just enjoy this moment. I’ll do everything I can.’
I moved my body to match my heightened stats, synchronizing my mind and body.
“Wow… is that the famous stretching routine?”
“Arang is so cute. Her outfit makes her look like a princess.”
“This is my first time seeing Arang like this in Leore.”
“Quick, record it. We need to save this adorable moment.”
Though the surrounding users were misunderstanding, I was only warming up for the next battle.
==
[Leore Gallery]
[Mea’d and Ensidara completely defeated.]
(Arang casually leaving)
After 4 hours, no one could defeat Arang. Not even Mea’d and Ensidara, two of the top three raid parties in Leore.
It was truly shocking. Even with her enhanced stats, it didn’t make sense.
At this point, it feels like Leore messed up the numbers. No matter how strong a user is, this is ridiculous.
[Comments]
-But her health dropped 4% with just one assassin attack.
ㄴHer health pool seems really small. In theory, 25 assassin users attacking at once could kill her.
ㄴReally? That small? And yet Mea’d failed?
-Arang’s physical skills are insane, and with boss stats, she’s unstoppable.
ㄴThe Makkora mechanic came up lol.
ㄴThe Makkora mechanic is legendary lol.
ㄴWhat’s the Makkora mechanic?
ㄴYou don’t know?
ㄴIf you found out about Arang late, it’s understandable lol.
[Arang’s Makkora Mechanic]
(Arang in a 1v1 with Artamin)
Anyone who’s done the final Makkora mechanic with Artamin as a DPS knows it’s impossible to beat.
Only five people have ever cleared it as DPS, and all of them were ranged DPS. The fact that Arang cleared it as a melee DPS is insane.
Ranged attacks have the same casting time and travel time, so if two players of the same class cast together, they finish at the same time.
But melee attacks are different.
Without combat adjustments, you have to manually control speed, strength, and direction.
But if you break down Arang’s fight with the boss:
(Arang and the boss’s Pentagon)
(Arang and the boss’s Square Quadruple)
Even though the Leore boss has high-performance AI, Arang matched its speed, strength, and direction perfectly.
Anyone who’s done the Arena AI Challenger mode knows how insane the AI can be.
In short, Arang’s basic combat skills are what the AI considers the optimal moves.
[Comments]
-That was truly shocking.
-What kind of reflexes are those? Unbelievable.
-Even Diamond AI struggles with that. How is that possible?
-She’s not human lol.
[5th World Apostle Arang]
(Arang in Apostle outfit)
(Arang holding her sword)
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(Arang with piercing eyes)
(Arang smiling)
(Arang waving as she returns to the rift)
If Arang becomes an adult, wouldn’t she be the ultimate gamer’s dream partner?
Gaming? She’s insanely good. Not just in Leore, but in Monster Hunter too. Her understanding and sense for games are off the charts.
Plus, she’s a hardcore gamer, playing 16 hours a day.
Looks? Just look at Anna. Arang’s future is guaranteed.
She’s already ridiculously cute now. Imagine her as an adult. Wow.
Wealth? That goes without saying.
She’s the youngest daughter of the Mars CEO. Enough said.
[Comments]
-But she can’t do housewife stuff.
ㄴWith that much money, she can just hire a maid.
ㄴOh, right.
ㄴAre you guys crazy?
-You guys are just lolicon freaks.
ㄴNo, we’re just looking forward to her as an adult.
ㄴI’m excited to see how Arang grows up.
ㄴLol, true.
[But who’s going to defeat Arang?]
Mea’d and Ensidara failed, and so did all the other raid parties.
[Comments]
-I saw on Reddit that 80 overseas users are gathering to try.
ㄴ80? Damn.
ㄴHow do 80 people even win? Lol.
ㄴField bosses are usually for 20-man raid parties, with other users just joining in.
ㄴTrue, but 80 people surrounding a 15-year-old girl?
ㄴThat sounds messed up lol.
