[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-113":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},1462656,1913,"Chapter 113: One Chance","black-online-chapter-113",113,"\u003Cp>\"I’ll leave you to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said, and with his dog, he walked away to get some blood flowing into his legs, as he had been sitting most of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was getting quite cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also wanted to give Fang Raon some space, as he had quite important decisions to make regarding attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a silent, \"thank you,\" Fang Raon sat down on the rock and opened the system interface in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The first stat—Stamina—I definitely need some, so let me add some there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon pressed the \"+\" button next to the Stamina attribute and increased it till he was satisfied with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And next... Attack. I’d definitely want more attack power. It has been severely lacking, as I’ve noticed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Ran tapped on the \"+\" button and increased it drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Defense is next... Hmm, I’ll just put some into Vitality first, as I don’t want to spend all points on other attributes and have nothing left for Vitality.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon rubbed his chin and quickly came to a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And now... Defense and Speed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought to himself as he had 37 stat points left to use, which was a decent amount for the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Alright... Let’s do this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And lastly, there is the Mana stat, but I don’t really need it at all so far, and I am not sure whether I will ever need it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I one day get a mana-based skill that is good, sure, I’ll just level up and spend some points to increase the mana attribute, but until then, I won’t waste any points on it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that his heart was beating quite loudly as he checked how many points he put on Vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could wonder was whether that was enough or whether it would even do anything. Whether he was even correct in his assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he only had an extremely rare health increase, and it had nothing to do with the Black Online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would find out if he logged out now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll log out soon... I think we’re done training either way.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he took one last glance at his new system interface that was showing quite a big increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Fang Raon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class: Dancing Blademan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next Level: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Coins: 18,021]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Health: 700\u002F700]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stamina: 50]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attack: 56 + 2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Defense: 37 + 5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Speed: 47]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vitality: 65 + 5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[=SKILLS=]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Slash Lv. 3 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Parry Lv. 3 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sword Stab Lv. 2 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hard Slash Lv. 2 - Mastery: 59%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dodge Roll Lv. 2 - Mastery: 32%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aurel’s Blade Dance Lv. 1 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Throwing Sword Lv. 2 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Duelist Instinct - Innate Skill]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Closing Sequence - Innate Skill]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It is looking very good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Rock walked over after seeing Fang Raon grin like a fool when staring at something invisible in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t see Fang Raon’s system interface, it looked like he was just some nutjob acting crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep, I am done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s head back then. I also received a message that Machary became level 3 as well, and with that, you’re the last one of the Fourth-Liners that reached level 3.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon sounded disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that he reached level 3 quite quickly, but of course, while he was training hard, so was everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re curious, Machary’s new class is \"Blade Hunter,\" which is very combat-focused. He’ll be one of the strongest members of Rose Records one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to work hard so you don’t get left behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon’s eyes turned serious, and he nodded and clenched his fists hard as he didn’t want to get left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the sun was going down, they arrived back at the mansion, and they took a visit to the training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was about to wrap up the training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I guess we will start heading to raids soon, so I’ll need to clear the air with them all so that we can work well together.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought as he looked at the Fourth-Liners and then at Machary, who was just minding his own business while training swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he lost the competition for the team leader position, he’d been training harder and longer than anybody else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that Machary wanted to graduate to the third line so he could become its team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now common knowledge that the Third-Liners team leader was about to become a member of the Second Line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many people aiming for that team leader position, and Machary was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, we’re done training here. See you all tomorrow, bright and early at 9 am sharp. Is that understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, teacher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone shouted, and as everyone prepared to leave, Fang Raon stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, everyone, may I have a word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard him, they looked over to him with frowns and nodded and gathered in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to listen to their team leader even if they didn’t want to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary joined the line and wondered what the hell Fang Raon wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we need to clear some air. Don’t you all think so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked confused about what he meant, and Machary’s face turned a shade paler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that he is finally going to expose me? He must’ve noticed the awkward looks that everyone gave him because of the lies I spread.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not stupid, and I know that one of my former party members... Must’ve said something about our past experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I stole from them. And yes, I pressured some members into staying in the party. I regret all of that deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a serious look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What the hell is he saying?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary’s eyes widened in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was silent while listening to him, as they didn’t actually expect Fang Raon to address the elephant in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve already apologized to others that I did that and made it right by giving the stuff I stole back. Machary can confirm it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said and looked at the brown-haired young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at him, and Machary nodded, trying to keep up his composure, but it was really hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He actually doesn’t plan to expose me, but he is acting like those lies are true? Why is he doing that? Does he not care what they think about him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...He doesn’t want discord in the group, so if he exposes me, none of them will ever trust me again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought and started to feel emotional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know it will be hard to trust me at first, but I will do everything in my power to be as good of a leader as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you give me a chance, I won’t let you guys down, but if even after all this, you don’t trust me, I am willing to step down as team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am just asking for one chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said, and bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth-Liners didn’t know how to react, and they could tell that Fang Raon was really being sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn’t seem like the horrible person that Machary made him out to be, and they had already seen his impressive capabilities in the test raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Maybe he will actually be a great leader...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started to think and began to slowly warm up to Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1297,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","9e08188b1d6c1cdea03fd28ef9be065558491a13f92c225157d83322cc0ad8e7","black-online-chapter-114","black-online-chapter-112",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]