[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-6":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},1462599,1913,"Chapter 6: First Tasting","black-online-chapter-6",6,"\u003Cp>\"T-Thanks, Fang Raon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa said with a coy smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey turned to her, saw the look that she was giving Fang Raon, and felt a pang of jealousy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth and suddenly jumped towards the two remaining Angry Rats, moving at impressive speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assassins also received two starting skills—Stealth and Acrobatics—they were both passive skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he didn’t need to activate them manually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the steel daggers, he sliced through one of the Angry Rats and made him into a bloody mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angry Rat let out a bloodcurdling scream before collapsing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HISS!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last Angry Rat hissed loudly, but in that moment, it felt scorching heat coming from behind it, and then, a fireball was launched directly at it, engulfing the Angry Rat in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fireball!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosabella shouted while waving her wooden wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mage’s starting skills were Fireball and Earth Wall. The Angry Rat was quickly reduced to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the three rat corpses disappeared into pixels and left behind a couple of items—they were small bones, rat meat, and rat tails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they going for much over in the merchant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, these items are trash, but if we have enough of them, we are still getting a decent return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa stored the items in her inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them were injured, so they didn’t have to waste any time healing, and kept ongoing deeper into the sewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was making quick progress, and Dewrey thought that he was way too relaxed—foolish even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after seeing the strength he displayed just for a moment, he thought that maybe he wasn’t a new player after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could be old player using another account for some reason—maybe his main account got zeroed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, at the dark corner of a sewer, Wild Dog peeked its head and attacked without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody saw it coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon reacted quickly, raised his wooden broadsword, and brought it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic Slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword went straight through the Wild Dog, splattering its blood all over the sewer walls, and cutting the creature in half with surgical precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You killed Wild Dog!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where the hell did that come from?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey flinched, went into a fighting stance, but then noticed that the Wild Dog was already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon looked calm and just watched as the Wild Dog turned into pixels and left behind bones, dog ears, and a dog tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed them to Tessa, who whispered \"thank you\" in a quiet voice and stored them in her inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The party was thoroughly surprised by Fang Raon’s strength, and all came to the conclusion that he couldn’t possibly be a new player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those moves showed skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That could’ve ended badly. I assume Wild Dogs aren’t that intelligent, or it would’ve gone for Tessa, isn’t that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Correct. Wild Dogs, Hopping Rabbits, High Boars, and Angry Rats are the least intelligent tower monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The stronger and more intelligent tower monsters tend to first go after the most valuable members of the party, such as Helpers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes, Tessa is far too exposed to ambushes, and if we lose her, it would be bad. I think you, Dewrey, should be at the back to cover our rear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey usually wouldn’t listen to some orders by a noob player, but he wasn’t treating Fang Raon as another noob anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really believed that he was an old player and someone that went higher than the 12th Floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rosabella, I will cover for you, and Tessa is Dewrey’s responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosabella and Tessa both agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, the party leader changed from Dewrey to Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kept venturing deeper into the sewer and encountered more Angry Rats, and Wild Dogs, but none of them really posed any danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon controlled the fights in a way that he stopped any of the monsters from going near Rosabella while she kept hurling fireballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa didn’t have to really do anything, as nobody got injured, and Dewrey just made sure that nobody attacked them from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spent a few hours in the sewer, and after seeing that it was already nine p.m., they decided it was time to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa and Rosabella had to log off for the night, as Tessa had school tomorrow, and Rosabella had some work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, finally out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa cheered as they left the sewer passageway and entered the outside world once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fresh air hit them immediately, a welcome change from the musty smell of the tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s visit the merchant before the two of you leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They agreed and went to the usual merchant where they always went and sold everything. they acquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In total, they had 32 rat tails, 18 small rat bones, 21 rat tails, 8 dog ears, 3 dog bones, 8 dog tails, and a rusty dagger that they happened to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In total, they got 88 square coins—square coins were the currency of the tower—and it was pretty decent haul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After splitting it amongst themselves, each of them got 22 square coins, and it made Tessa and Rosabella quite satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dewrey still thought of it as nothing more than chump change, as he had been used to earning way more in the higher floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I remember correctly, 100 square coins is worth 1 real-life dollar. It means that I only made 22 cents.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon wryly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this money, he wasn’t moving out of the eighteenth floor anytime soon, but in the end, it was only the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To earn proper money that could change lives, he had to climb the tower into much higher floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re going now, but it was really fun, and maybe tomorrow we can attempt the 1st Floor boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I think we need to team up with another party. There is a ten-player limit in the boss raid, and we only have four in the party. It will be very difficult with just four of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s do that then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tessa said with a smile. She then turned to Fang Raon and gave him yet another sweet smile as farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then logged out with Rosabella and disappeared into pixels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you leaving too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes, I think I am done for today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...See you tomorrow, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dewrey said and walked away, as it didn’t look like he was done playing just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It was fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon took a last look at the world around him, smiled, and then logged out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Virtual Reality Pod’s glass door opened with a hiss, and Fang Raon’s eyes fluttered\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hoh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat up, stumbled out of the pod as he couldn’t see anything, and fell on his bed with an exhausted look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stomach rumbled, and if he could, he honestly would’ve preferred to stay in Black Online for much longer, but he had to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It sure was fun. Really fun...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought out loud, then he stood up and went to prepare some food while blindly stumbling about in his apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first tasting of the wonderful world of Black Online came to an end, and he desired to go back for much more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","5754c53d7e912ac9d88333d2e96824f6c6c89157093a254980cc2c6a133c8e4b","black-online-chapter-7","black-online-chapter-5",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]