Dusk (BL Light Novel)

chapter 138


While flying, getting hit by a status effect only applied the debuff—but during gliding, getting hit by a stun-type status effect could cancel the glide altogether. And this floating island was so high that you had to use Dash and then Glide just to barely reach it. If you were stunned mid-air and fell for even a few seconds, you wouldn't regain enough altitude to reach the ground safely even if you resumed gliding—you'd just drop straight down and die.And now—what if I used a dash skill that had a stun effect?The dash skill Vanguard Rush would, if I held Shift during the charge, consume all my vitality and inflict both knockback and stun on contact. Unless I cast another skill, the dash would continue straight through the target.Also, whereas using dash on flat ground would only keep you glued to the surface even if you aimed upward, I was currently airborne—so I could dash upward as well.In short… I could slash straight through the incoming Jeojajok while they were gliding in.No time to think it over. The lead Jeojajok was already right up in my face—any more hesitation and they’d start landing on the floating island.I quickly scanned the minimap and screen, checking the number of incoming Jeojajok and their distance.And then, aligning with their incoming angle, I activated the dash.The dull thuds of impact overlapped and roared through the speakers. Because I’d used the dash mid-air, I hit the end in a flash and didn’t yet know the full result—whether the enemies had been knocked out of glide and dropped or not.But before I could turn around to check, I noticed another problem.The dash had been a little too short. There were still a few Jeojajok gliding normally up ahead. If I left them alone, they’d make it to the island.You think you’ll make it out alive after getting this far? Hell no.As soon as the dash ended and I was face-to-face with them, I hit the shortcut key for Low Slash and input the extended command. My character swung his blade in a wide arc, slashing through a broad area.The extended command expanded the range so much that the stunned Jeojajok all folded their wings and plummeted. I too entered a no-flight zone and had my wings forcibly folded.But unlike the Jeojajok, I wasn’t hit by a status effect—I glided smoothly and entered a small cave hollowed out into the cliff. Landing inside the cave, I looked out and saw the spectacle: the coalition of Jeojajok party members belatedly opening their wings and gliding—only to helplessly fall to their deaths.Just in case, I checked the floating island too… but not a single one had landed safely.A thrill ran through my whole body. Even I couldn’t believe what I had just pulled off. But I’d done it.To immortalize the scene, I took a screenshot of the Jeojajok gliding to their deaths with their wings spread. If only I’d recorded a video. I could’ve had it played at my funeral…As I was regretting it internally, a red triangle popped up on the minimap and started approaching from the direction of the floating island.Huh? I’d just confirmed no one was left there. I raised my aim in surprise—and a familiar character came floating toward me.“…You got revived?”The one flying over from the floating island was Gang Jaegyung. As he stepped into the cave and stood before me, he selected my character as a target in-game—while locking eyes with me in real life.“One of the party members from earlier revived me.”So you got revived… and then just stood there spectating while your whole faction got massacred? Cold as hell.“I was waiting for you to die, Ko-young, but then this happened. I really wanted us to be buried in the same grave…”He murmured it like he was genuinely disappointed, and I turned my head to joke back—then I noticed his fingers. His index finger was resting on the T key—odd, because to reach me, his hand should’ve been on the WASD movement keys. Why was his finger on T?And then it hit me. I remembered what skill was bound to T. Earlier, when Gang Jaegyung had asked me to take a screenshot, I’d pressed his skills for him—and I’d seen that T was bound to Edge Smash. It had both stun and bleed.Stun.Just as the memory clicked and I saw the muscles in the back of his hand twitch, I right-clicked to throw up Shield Block. At the same moment, Gang Jaegyung’s character struck me with Edge Smash—but the attack was blocked just in time.This bastard… was about to knock me off right here.“…How did you know?” he asked, in disbelief.Before I even answered, I hit him with my now-off-cooldown knockback skill. In the narrow cave, he couldn’t dodge—and just like the other Jeojajok, his character flailed helplessly with wings spread as he dropped, buying himself only a few extra seconds before dying.I took my hand off the mouse and smacked him on the back of the head.“Ow.”“You really saw me survive all that and still felt like killing me?”It didn’t even hurt, but Gang Jaegyung acted like I’d raised a lump on his skull, rubbing the back of his head as he put on his innocent face.“Well, I am technically the Commander-in-Chief of Jeojajok. I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing…”“Then maybe help out before they all die next time?”This fucker had just been sitting there watching while everyone else fought.I flicked his forehead again, and after that, there was no longer any reason to stay in a cave where not even Gang Jaegyung remained—I warped back to base. He also hit the revive-at-base button and leaned his body toward me.“It’s gonna be hard to keep fighting with that many people piling on… since we’ve got time, will you take me somewhere I’ve always wanted to go?”Somewhere he wants to go? Now?This had to be in-game, obviously. His rank was high, and his gear was good—there shouldn’t be any places he couldn’t reach on his own, so what was he asking me for?“Where?”“Your guild house.”…Why?“Why are you curious about that?”“I just… wanted to see it. I heard Ko-young doesn’t have a personal house and only stays at the guild house.”Where the hell did he even hear that? From Viajok viewers in his chat?“There’s nothing special about it. I didn’t decorate it—the guild members did.”“Still. I heard people used to wage mass battles over housing zones before the Atelierna update. But now everyone just stays in Atelierna, and no one even goes to leveling fields, let alone housing areas. I’ve never been to a Viajok housing zone, so I’m curious.”He bent forward and looked up at me with those puppy eyes. “Please? Just once?”It wasn’t like he was asking anything difficult…Was this really just about seeing the housing zone? The only difference between it and the Jeojajok side was the atmosphere—it wasn’t exactly special.“There’s really nothing there.”“I still want to go.”He even clung to my arm as he pleaded. I couldn’t bring myself to refuse. In the past, bringing an enemy faction into a housing zone would’ve been dangerous, but these days the leveling zones were so empty no one would even attack us. It should be fine.If he died on the way, that’d be on him.“Alright, let’s go.”I opened the Viajok continent map for the first time in a while.Title: Field Boss “Knight God Honeybread” Raid Attempt ReportAuthor: [Jeoja] ONnup UnlYWe got a report that Honeybread and Retaking a Class were at Jeojajok Island, so we formed a 17-player party and went to kill them.Got utterly wrecked → everyone fell to their deaths… the fall gimmick’s random as hell, and his reaction time’s completely busted.By the time we arrived, Retaking a Class was already dead… Honestly, what kind of psycho thinks he can solo a field boss even if he is Retaking a Class lmao.Gathered more players and retried (total: 72 players).You have to watch the video for this one.(https://utu.ve/s3HqOccD8eR)Result: Failed to kill Honeybread even with a 72:1 raid.He instantly nuked us the moment we got close, what the f**k are we even supposed to do…(214 Comments)【Best Comment】 3rd server has way too much content, we demand 1 Honeybread per server【Best Comment】 Wait, is that Retaking a Class falling at the end?└ Ah f**k lmao it is└ I closed the vid after they all died and came to read comments, then rewatched—yep, it’s him 😂└ LMFAOOOOOOOOOO└ 😂😂😂└ Why’d he ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) fall at the end tho ㅠ hilariousWait, Honeybread only had 40% HP from the start and still held out that long?└ Shield Block is an OP-ass skill└ 【Best Comment】 Only when Honeybread uses it does it become “OP-as-fk-tier”└ holy sh*t 😂😂😂└ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂└ “OP-as-fk-tier,” I’m dying 💀💀💀└ From Shield Daddy Honeybread to OP-as-f**k-tier Honeybread, what’s nextButterflies, take the hint—they’re literally on a date└ srry srry└ our bad└ sorry└ sooooo sorryyy~~~└ As the bald rep of Jeojajok, I apologize└ But why??Would be hilarious if they made actual rankers into a field boss on April Fool’s└ +1 bump… (View More Comments) …

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