Chapter 24

[Leore Gallery]

[Abyss Valley Middle School Arang Analysis] [1684]

(Video)

As you can see in the video, Middle School Arang gets hit by the Abyss Boss’s mechanic attack, survives without getting stunned, and dodges.

First of all, in Leore, if you take more than 50% HP damage, you get stunned by the system.

So, except for the tank, you must dodge all attacks except for unavoidable ones. But Middle School Arang takes nearly 95% HP damage and still moves.

The key here is that she protected all her vital points with her left arm and leg while parrying everything on the right side. Naturally, the stun should have come from the left limbs, and she should have died without dodging the final attack.

But as you can see, Middle School Arang dodges without getting stunned. I tried experimenting with this.

(Video)

Even with much better gear and overwhelmingly higher health and defense stats than Middle School Arang, I still got stunned. Losing 55% HP resulted in a stun, and I couldn’t move.

So, how did Middle School Arang avoid getting stunned?

There are a few ways to avoid stuns.

First, the toughness stat that everyone knows about. It’s a passive that tanks have to nullify stuns. But Middle School Arang is a Soma, so that’s not it.

Second, the toughness option on gear. But to nullify stun with toughness when 95% HP is lost, you’d need at least 1000 toughness stats. That’s impossible. Middle School Arang’s gear is from the underground cave.

Third, hacks or illegal modifications.

But Leore officially announced that Middle School Arang is not using hacks or illegal modifications.

[Wait, but is this really not illegal modding? There’s no other explanation.]

[If dealers don’t get stunned, who the hell would play tank?]

[If that’s the case, melee dealers would never dodge attacks lololol]

[Seriously, why isn’t she getting stunned?]

[Has anyone experienced this? I always get hit while dealing damage, fail to dodge the next attack, and die while getting flamed lololol]

[Isn’t this just a bug?]

[Does Leore even have bugs? I’ve never seen one.]

[There were text bugs though.]

[There were dialogue and text bugs, but never system-related ones. AI tech is so advanced these days.]

[What is this? Is Arang not even human? Lololol, she must be an NPC lolololol]

[This makes more sense lolololol]

[For real lololololol]

[Is Middle School Arang really not using hacks or illegal mods?] [2041]

How else can this be explained if it’s not hacks or illegal mods?

If this were possible, top players or rankers would already be using it, and everyone would know about it.

Is Leore just not catching it? Honestly, even field boss fights with continuous parrying or perfect parrying don’t make sense.

This is definitely hacks or illegal mods. Parrying is insane talent, but ignoring stun? No way.

Leore, get your act together. I can’t stand that girl flexing her skills like that.

I bet my balls Middle School Arang is using hacks or illegal mods. Ignoring stun is crossing the line. Use it moderately.

[Lololololol, you’re right. If it’s not hacks or illegal mods, there’s no explanation.]

[Gallery bro, don’t regret it. Stay neutral until the official statement.]

[This is definitely hacks or illegal mods.]

[Don’t suspect our gallery owner of hacks or illegal mods;;]

[Are you crazy? Just get out and die.]

==

Leore’s General Director Kim Ji-hoon frowned at the report in front of him.

Despite personally bowing his head and repeatedly asking for careful handling, an incident still occurred.

[MDB] User Arang is using one of only five access devices in the world, the pinnacle of current technology.

Just using this device gives an idea of how difficult her life must be. Moreover, seeing the inquiry email she sent to customer service made his heart ache even more.

A situation where fingerprint authentication is impossible, and even authentication through the access device is impossible, so she asked for other authentication methods.

And the employee who ignored this inquiry and sent the same macro response twice made him furious.

On top of that, there were issues with other inquiries, especially regarding hacks and illegal modifications.

Despite officially stating that it’s not hacks or illegal modifications, the inquiries keep coming, giving him a headache.

But he somewhat understands the users’ inquiries. It’s about the stun mechanic.

He has an idea why User Arang can ignore stuns. The answer lies in the second inquiry.

The content about not having fingerprints because she has no arms. No matter how the access device induces stun in specific body parts, it’s useless if the user can’t perceive it.

‘What should I do about this?’

Even if he announces that User Arang has no issues, this situation can’t be resolved with just words.

While deep in thought, someone knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

“Director, the representative of Marsble Korea is here to see you.”

“…What? The representative of Marsble Korea is here to see me?”

==

Marsble.

The company that created the access devices used worldwide to enter the virtual world.

Marsble, which is practically sweeping up money worldwide with just one device. The founders of Marsble include a Korean couple.

That’s why the largest Marsble branch is in Korea. And the representative managing the Korean branch is said to be their daughter.

But why is the Marsble Korea representative suddenly here to see him?

Why? Since the representative of Marsble, which dominates the virtual world, is here, Kim Ji-hoon quickly told his secretary to bring the representative in.

==

After finishing the dungeon, we went for a second round.

It was to discuss the feedback from clearing the dungeon and the second guild meeting.

Since the Mom’s Touch collaboration still has over a week left, there’s no problem coordinating time.

“Then let’s all decide on the day the collaboration starts, Wednesday?”

“Yes. Sounds good.”

“Okay!”

“Of course, we should gather before the opening time at 9, so let’s meet at 8 to line up together.”

I’m really looking forward to the collaboration.

The problem is how I can verify that I’m a Leore game user. The two macro responses to my inquiries made me sigh.

“Arang, is something wrong?”

Pinkubelly sat next to me and asked. Was it that obvious?

“It’s just an authentication issue.”

“Authentication issue? Isn’t that just a simple fingerprint scan?”

“Kang Hangeul!”

“Pinkubelly?”

“Pinkubelly?”

Pinkubelly’s shout startled Kang Hangeul and Sunchoo.

“Ah… Sorry. Arang, are you really okay with the guild meeting? It’s not just any meeting, but going outside.”

“It’s fine. I already talked to my sister, and the doctor agreed to go with me, so I got permission.”

“Really…? Okay. Then let’s call it a day and rest for now.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I need to talk to Kang Hangeul and Sunchoo. We need an adult conversation.”

“Okay? Alright. See you all tomorrow, bye~”

Without much thought, I waved and logged out of Leore.

==

Pinkubelly’s sudden action left Kang Hangeul and Sunchoo bewildered.

“Did I say something wrong?”

Kang Hangeul cautiously asked Pinkubelly.

“Wrong… I’m not sure if it’s wrong. I might be overstepping, so my head is a mess.”

“It’s about Arang, right?”

At Sunchoo’s words, Pinkubelly nodded.

“Actually, I’ve been a bit suspicious too. Arang said she’s not attending middle school.”

“Ah, now that you mention it. Arang is 15 but has been consistently playing Leore. Even today, on a weekday, she’s here…”

“Kang Hangeul, do you remember when we first cleared the dungeon and came here like today?”

“I remember. That’s when I found out Arang is a 15-year-old girl.”

“Do you remember what Arang said back then?”

“Ah. The boundary line concept on her limbs?”

“That… it’s not a concept.”

“…What?”

“Wait, wait, I can’t follow. The boundary line on her limbs isn’t a concept? So, Arang really has no limbs in real life…?”

“Yes…”

“…”

It’s hard to believe. Until now, I thought Arang was just playing around with a concept.

But I have to believe it. Pinkubelly, who saw Arang in person, said it.