[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-48":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},1462641,1913,"Chapter 48: Fang Raon vs. Machary","black-online-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Machary hacked his sword down, and Fang Raon met it with his shield, stopping the blade in its track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary tried pushing him back with his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed that with that one level difference between the two of them, he could overpower him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for some reason, he couldn’t push him back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...This strength is?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Stab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon lunged with his sword and screeched against Machary’s sword. The steel screeched like nails on a chalkboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Fine, I’ll just use my speed!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary pushed his sword aside and lunged with quick sword strikes. It was like he was holding a wooden stick and not something as heavy as his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was great. Greater than Fang Raon’s, for sure. However, it still didn’t mean anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his sword and shield, Fang Raon stopped his barrage of sword strikes with perfect timing and precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the first of Machary’s strikes came, he stopped it with his shield. Machary immediately followed with a horizontal slash, which Fang Raon deflected effortlessly with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary tried breaking through his defense of sword and shield, but Fang Raon’s movements were too fluid and skillful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their first match, Fang Raon didn’t lose because he was lacking skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost because he couldn’t match the strength and speed of his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Driving Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary shifted the grip on his sword and drove it towards Fang Raon’s face, but he lifted the shield and deflected the blow just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How come he is keeping up with Machary as if they were equal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Team didn’t understand what was going on, as in the first match, Fang Raon lost in like ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he was making Machary sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon aggressively swung his sword, and it forced Machary to retreat a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mistake on Machary’s part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sword Stab cooldown ended!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Stab!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thrust his sword forward, catching Machary off guard, and he replied with an unprepared wave of a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade of his sword managed to push Fang Raon’s Refined Sword away, but it didn’t matter to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon smashed his sword down like an axe flying towards a block of wood, and Machary desperately lifted his sword as a block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refined Sword smashed into Machary’s sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability: 33\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That single strike took 15 points off the durability? What the hell!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary grimaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that this wasn’t the strength of a level 1 newbie but someone who was on the same level as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He leveled up!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon pressed his shield against his chest and pushed Machary backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ah... Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With shaky balance, Machary staggered like a drunken sailor, and it took him a moment to regain his footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since he started playing, he was not the one doing the attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon, at that moment, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Why the hell are you smiling? You haven’t won yet!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he wasn’t smiling because of that, but because they had completely fallen into his trap and it was time to make a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sorry, but the one winning the match will be Red Team!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dodge Roll!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he rolled down the ground, but instead of going towards Machary, he rolled towards the rest of Blue Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?!?!?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon swung his sword and cut through the unprepared members of the Blue Team, and they were absolutely gobsmacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere Basic Slash wasn’t enough to kill them, but that wasn’t his intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Team’s members, which he cut, fell off the mountain, and the rest that didn’t get cut, he kicked them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am falling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuuuuuuuuuuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tauro has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Adrian has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kira has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Debra has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Billie has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Abdul has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was your plan all along? Do you have no pride? It was supposed to be one-versus-one till death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I am prideful, and that’s why I am not planning to lose, even if I have to do little trickery to achieve that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Red Team arrived at the top of the mountain, and they were shocked to see their \"Team Leader\" there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He pushed them off the mountain? How did he do it by himself? And how come he isn’t killed by Machary yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Team theorized as they were wondering what the hell was going on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to fight seven of us, or will you jump off voluntarily and regroup with your team? It is your choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Red Team took Fang Raon’s side, growling like angry animals, and even Machary wouldn’t be able to defeat all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’ll see you soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary spread his arms wide and fell backwards down the mountain. The gravity brought him straight down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Machary has died!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is what we will be doing now. They will think of another plan and attack with full force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are fighting a losing battle. Have you guys seen their flag situation? It really isn’t looking good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trevor said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned to look at the blue flag and realized the severity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blue Team: 98%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we lose the King of the Hill even once, we will lose the match. In that case, we must never let them back to the summit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot let them contest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Do everything in your power to make the mountain into a fortress that nobody can penetrate. I, on the other hand, will go keep Machary busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Machary? Can you do that? And even if you do, what if we cannot hold the mountain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without Machary, Blue Team is actually not all that great. Miranda tried to make the teams somewhat balanced, so beside Machary, Red Team is actually stronger than Blue Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have faith in yourself. You are strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And... You have to trust me in this one. I won’t let Machary get past me. I promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Team looked at him silently and then nodded, and he had already managed to make one miracle by getting the mountain back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to place their trust in him. They had no other choice!\u003C\u002Fp>",1093,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","150671e4a9975805e9f21020fb8e30bb20a498d3557421fa6dae7fb8343de827","black-online-chapter-49","black-online-chapter-47",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]