[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-18":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},1462611,1913,"Chapter 18: Tower of the Second Floor","black-online-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>’...I thought the things that I learned when I was a child would be useless, and I would eventually forget all about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yet here I am.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the snowy forest, he and Junior circled each other, neither of them making the first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like each one of them was waiting for the person to make a move and then respond with Basic Parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon squeezed the sword hilt hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twelve-year-old Fang Raon sat on a chair, the sound of men fighting with swords echoing in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t see anything, but his sense of hearing had become very sharp, and he could tell that the fighting was intense and serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raizen kept hacking his training sword against the sword of his brother, Fang Raikou, and neither of them was giving an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Don’t abandon defense in favor of offense, Raizen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them, their and Raon’s father, Fang Aizen, watched with the usual cold and unhappy expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raizen shouted and blocked his brother’s sudden strike. They struggled fiercely. Neither of them was giving an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords touched blades, both trying to push each other back, and neither willing to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon stayed silent and just listened...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hours went by, and his brothers left to take a shower, and only his father, Fang Aizen, was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Go make yourself useful elsewhere, Raon. Your presence in the sacred dojo is not needed. It is not a place for the blind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Aizen said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Can I also learn the art of the sword, Father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, Fang Aizen smacked him in the face with a wooden sword and made a deep cut on his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon touched his bleeding cheek and turned in the direction of his father’s loud breathing and wanted to ask, \"Why?\" but was too afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don’t want to see your face in my dojo, do you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Aizen asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a weak nod, Fang Raon grabbed his walking cane, slowly got up from his seat, and limped out of the dojo with tears in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of hate grew in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not towards his father, but towards himself, and for the first time in his life, he defied his father’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In secret, he started training with the sword...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The present time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Why am I remembering that shit now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he stopped thinking about everything useless. Nothing mattered at this point. Nobody mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon put all his weight and trust into the tip of his sword and made the first move in the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior’s body tensed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Stab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thrust his sword quickly forward, and it was so fast that Junior couldn’t use Basic Parry in time, as it was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior put the shield in front of the tip of the blade and blocked the strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Junior’s feet slid backwards in the snow, and he noticed that the ground below him was rather icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made it very difficult for him to keep his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon rammed into him with the shield, and the force sent Junior falling backwards. He landed on his back on top of a snow pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon slashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior rolled out of the way, awkwardly stood up, and quickly pressed forward in an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came hard with his stabs and slashes, but Fang Raon masterfully parried them all with his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon also kept backing up, but he kept his balance and didn’t slip up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaargh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior chased after him, put his sword next to his waist, and extended his arm into a fierce thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended the thrust so much that he had to stand on his toes for the extra reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You abandoned defense in favor of offense. Didn’t anybody tell you not to do that, hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon waved his shield and parried the sword thrust. It was too weak. There was no weight behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior’s eyes shook, and he tried pulling his body back, but Fang Raon’s Refined Sword was already coming down hard at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword went through Junior’s arm, through his shoulder, and into his chest until finally his leather armor stopped the slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Uh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior fell to the snow-covered ground, the bloody stump gushing blood, and the coldness of the world around him seeped into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vision turned hazy as if he had just woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still clinging to life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Junior: 1 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Ah... This sucks...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior whispered with a teary voice, barely able to hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Like you said, it could be a worse place to die. It is only the 2nd floor. You could have died over on the 30th floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I can’t come back here. My family cannot afford to purchase another game card for me... This is it... My end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior said with trembling lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-1 HP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, his eyes turned blank, and his health finally dropped to zero, and with that, his body disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon gathered all the dropped items and pulled out the Enchanted Compass. The needle was flickering towards the safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started heading in that direction, and after about an hour of walking, he arrived in the Winter Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall wooden walls surrounded the village, and there were players coming in and out of the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon entered the village through the gate, and looked around the village with all its pointy-roofed buildings that were covered in snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chimneys were puffing out smoke, and reindeer were trotting about in the streets, pulling wagons and carts filled with goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It was a cold night, wasn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I almost run out of firewood. I have to visit the old man Khris down the street tomorrow to buy more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I might just send my son to go hack some wood from the forest so that he stops hanging around with those troublemaking friends of his!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locals of the world talked amongst themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon stopped in his tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the village square, there was a tower. Its door was tightly locked so far, and the village people were casually holding market place around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like they weren’t afraid of the doors opening one day and the second-floor boss coming out to attack them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The tower is right in the heart of the village?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought in a surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>",1122,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","fde373ff60a73c18a102886c158eba077a2c7dcbf66ad0274d5db023c24ed0ee","black-online-chapter-19","black-online-chapter-17",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]