[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462593,1913,"Chapter 100: Machary’s Performance","black-online-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>\"...Ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her timer ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary shouted, and he was already in a sprinting stance, ready to go, and the rest of the Fourth-Liners were also ready to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further ado, Machary took off running, and the rest of the Fourth-Liners followed closely behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They disappeared into the depths of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon sat down on the same rock that Machary used and noticed that Miranda didn’t go with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you decide to go first? Going second has the advantage of the Fourth-Liners already knowing what to expect in the raid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...To put pressure on Machary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pressure...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Machary doesn’t want to lose to me. He has a very fragile ego. If he just takes it safe, and clear the raid successfully—even if his time is slow—he will most likely be chosen as team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, since I did my time first, he wants to defeat me and do a faster time than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure he will be counting the time, and the longer he takes in the cave, the more anxious he becomes that he might not beat my time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’ll force him to make mistakes... And mistakes he will make.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is all psychological warfare? I know about Machary’s ego problems, but I never thought Fang Raon would use it as a weapon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t think badly of Fang Raon for him doing something like that, as this was, after all, competition between him and Machary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I already witnessed it back in the Battle Island, but he is really good at reading people... I wonder if Machary will make mistakes just like he said he would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Machary gets others hurt because he wants to beat Fang Raon’s time, Della will be really angry at him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity grew, and she quickly bid farewell to Fang Raon and headed inside the cave to catch up with others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary sprinted ahead, running as quickly as he could, and the Fourth-Liners were desperate to keep up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they even came across a single opponent, they were already getting quite winded, and some were starting to fall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, they came across the hallway with frozen walls, and the temperature started dropping drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It is suddenly cold?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought in surprise, but he ignored it and kept running through the icy corridors with everyone following behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He isn’t planning to do anything to the cold?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others thought in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the icy walls cracked, and from there, icemen emerged with ice swords in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignore them and keep running!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that dealing with these icemen would just be a waste of time and didn’t want to waste even a single second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded and kept running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Rae, one of the Helpers, couldn’t keep up with the rest of the group and had strayed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The icemen blocked her path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae stopped and saw everyone just running further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouted, but they were already too far away to hear them, so she was left to fend for herself against the icemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The icemen raised their ice swords and slashed at her, and she defended herself with the Shield skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shield barely survived, but it showed signs of cracking, and the icemen kept pushing her back further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blade of Light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a couple of shining yellow light swords flew past her and pierced through the icemen with deadly accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the icemen died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae turned around, and her eyes brightened as she saw Della walk over to her with a yellow grimoire floating beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della’s expression didn’t look happy, and she didn’t have the usual smile on her face that she often had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guild master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae greeted her with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a serious tone and followed the direction where Machary and the rest ran off to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary stood over the dead Ice Queen, his sword stuck in her skull, and he then pulled it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Fourth-Liners were panting heavily. They were riddled with wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...There wasn’t any plan... Machary just wanted us to kill the icemen as quickly as possible just so he could have a good time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How fucking stupid is that...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall thought to himself with an angry gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them could’ve died, but Machary didn’t care, because all he was caring about was doing good time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s keep going!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary shouted and kept running to the exit, and the rest grudgingly followed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, they stepped out of the cave and saw Fang Raon waiting for them outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That was pretty fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also counting time and knew that Machary had just beaten his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... Yeah, it was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said with a scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just quite satisfied with the performance and believed that they had just beaten his time, so he was very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth-Liners were recovering their health by drinking their valuable health potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t as happy as Machary with that performance, as that completely sucked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, three figures left the cave—they were Della, Miranda, and Rae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rae, where the hell were you? We had a need for another Helper, but you were nowhere to be seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth-Liners looked over to Rae, and they noticed her disappearance and wanted to go back to look for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Machary only said, \"She is fine, let’s keep going,\" as he didn’t want to waste time searching for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You left her behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t her usual smile. It was a really cold smile. She was obviously really angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh, what do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were so obsessed with having a good time that you didn’t even notice that one of you got left behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was the worst performance I’ve ever witnessed. It was completely reckless and showed your clear lack of interest in your team members’ health!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surprised the Fourth-Liners, as they had never seen her scream that loudly before, and even Machary was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What about my time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR TIME?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It completely silenced Machary, and he didn’t dare to speak another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...We will make the final decision regarding the team leader’s position tonight. Please be prepared to present your case for why you deserve the role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said coldly and walked off with Miranda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda threw a glance at Fang Raon, thinking, ’He knew that this would happen,’ and then turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","fdba9788de005de11acd413991121da550b33da8c7b9075592bd23ce57baff84","black-online-chapter-1","black-online-chapter-99",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]