[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-15":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},1462608,1913,"Chapter 15: Broken Weapons","black-online-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>Fang Raon looked at Junior and his friends, who stood before him, and the stairs that led up to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those stairs led to some kind of door, and above it, it read \"Second Floor\" with glowing letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No hard feelings, buddy. Betrayal and player killing are all part of the game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior said with a smile and nodded at his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich stepped forward, lifted his shield, and activated Intimidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Fang Raon’s body, his heart started rapidly beating against his chest, and he felt like he was facing his worst nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intimidation skill wasn’t a joke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so terrified that he couldn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior and Alexis flanked him and swung their swords at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel shortswords neared his throat, and anybody else would’ve already closed their eyes, and resigned to their fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I will take at least a few of them with me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon’s eyes turned bloodshot, and he suddenly lifted his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Parry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden broadsword touched the side of Alexis’ shortsword and pushed it aside with a sharp clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon then swung his shield and met Junior’s sword swing, but the steel blade went straight through the wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield shattered into pieces upon impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability: 0\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wooden Shield has Broken!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thrust his sword towards Junior, but he parried the strike and tried chopping off Fang Raon’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a quick duck, the steel blade grazed over his head, and Fang Raon quickly started hammering his sword against Junior’s shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel shield effortlessly stopped the wooden blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Stab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexis drove his blade towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon saw it coming from the corner of his eyes and quickly chopped his sword down to block the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel blade got deflected just enough to miss his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Junior brought his sword down with a cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Countdown: 1 second...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[0 seconds...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Parry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon smashed his wooden sword at the steel blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Junior’s lips curled into a sickening smile, and he cut through the wooden blade as easily as if cutting through butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fool, you are relying on Basic Parry far too much! It is a shitty skill, so you really think you can parry my attacks with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon looked at his broken sword with a heavy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability: 0\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wooden Broadsword has Broken!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Alexis and Junior both swung their swords at him. It was aimed at ending the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last moment, Fang Raon rolled out of the way and picked up Dewrey’s steel daggers from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt very foreign, as if he didn’t even know how to use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those are Assassin-only weapons, you fool. When Warrior tries using them, it will be a hundred times harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You couldn’t win us with swordsmanship, so what could you possibly do with those?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon simply smirked and started turning right, heading towards the bow-wielding Fritz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fritz was in the middle of picking up the arrows that he used in their fight against Red Orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those arrows broke when they hit Red Orc’s thick, hard skin, but a few survived, and he didn’t have enough money to let those arrows go to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fritz, look out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he heard a shout and turned around just in time to see Fang Raon running straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intimidation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich used Intimidation to try to stop Fang Raon, and it did affect him, but he just gritted his teeth through it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon swung the daggers, slicing through Fritz’s flesh, and the blood spewed forth in a river of crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fritz’s eyes shook in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcia used the healing spell on him, but Fang Raon kept slicing, and cutting him at speed faster than she could heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Fang Raon stabbed the daggers through Fritz’s ears, and into his brain. The last thing he heard was a deafening silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fritz dropped to the ground—dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have killed Player Fritz]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior slashed forth and cut into Fang Raon’s neck, but it was a shallow wound that barely bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-5 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon’s eyes shook, and he then gritted his teeth and ignored Junior, and this time around, went after Maureen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was standing at the back, as she didn’t have any more mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw him running after her, she turned around and started running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me, he is coming after me now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried screaming for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was quickly catching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like she didn’t put much importance in Speed stat—she only put one stat point into it—she put most into her mana and stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It backfired now, as she couldn’t run away from Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior and Alexis had four stat points on Speed each. It was the same as Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they couldn’t catch him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon caught her, and he stabbed the dagger through the back of her head. She was still alive when the dagger went through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players didn’t feel the pain of the real world in Black Online, and all they could feel was numbness whenever they got stabbed, hacked, or slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the psychological trauma of experiencing such violence was very real and often left lasting scars on the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maureen teared up in fear and then fell dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now... You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon turned to Marcia with a cold gaze and ran straight at her, but in that moment, Rich stepped in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not touching her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich shouted, his shield raised and legs spread in a defensive stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon slid between his legs, which he left them open foolishly, and cut through Marcia’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike was lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcia collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He slid under me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich could hear the disbelief in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon looked at the daggers in his hands, and they turned to dust as the durability dropped to zero in both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever someone with a different class than those weapons were suited for used them, they would lose durability rapidly because of \"mishandlement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he noticed the treasure chest lying on the ground and quickly picked it up and started running towards the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let him get away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","c147c0cad459c3bc4d9953b0588de2085fa007ca6e9f5707695ab10952329b3e","black-online-chapter-16","black-online-chapter-14",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]