[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-93":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},1462586,1913,"Chapter 93: Train!","black-online-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>\"Huff... Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon, with his body at the verge of breaking down, stumbled out of the snowy forest and arrived back at the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the last one to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he approached the mansion, he saw Rock step outside with his arms crossed, looking straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon breathed heavily, checked the time, and saw that he was half an hour too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it only meant one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s improve your basics now, shall we? Do Basic Slashes and Basic Parries without an activation word till both of them are level 3.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said and tossed him a training sword made of wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t any ordinary wooden sword. It was unbalanced,and the handle was wrapped in worn leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll be doing the training here. Outside. Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said, and headed back inside, where everyone else was training hard in the warm training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon picked up the wooden training sword, looked at the snow that was slowly falling from the sky, and took a stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Basic Slash... Basic Parry...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to chug down a healing potion to restore his health back to full, and it would also warm him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had a feeling that if he did that, it would make Rock very disappointed in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further ado, he started swinging his sword, and unlike with Hard Slash, Basic Slash was much easier to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just an overhead slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+1 Basic Slash Mastery]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+1 Basic Slash Mastery]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a distance away, Ragnar, Abigail, and Poppy stepped out of the mansion and saw him training outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s Fang Raon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered why he was training outside while everyone else was inside and then thought about approaching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail said to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were planning to head straight to the 15th floor’s tower. They already acquired the required tower key from Rose Records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose Records had close to fifty of those keys, so they didn’t mind giving one away to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn’t we say goodbye to him first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt weird to her to just leave without saying anything to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yesterday was already the goodbye. We all knew that it was the last time we would be together, so I don’t think anything more needs to be said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail agreed with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy whispered, her voice barely audible, and she then followed behind the two of them, her gaze lingering in the direction of Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were soon out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don’t see all the hype.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the upstairs window of the mansion, looking down at the training Fang Raon, Waylen said with a sharp look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing alongside Della, Miranda, and another member of Rose Records, Rickard. They were the ones making the decision on the team leader of the Fourth Line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To me, Machary looks far more impressive. He has impressive physical attributes, he has already befriended everyone in the Fourth Line, and he looks like someone that can quickly earn everyone’s respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think we should make a haughty decision. I was able to see Fang Raon with my own eyes, and he is capable of making very smart decisions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So can Machary, right? I saw the stream. His weakness is that ego of his, but that can be fixed, and I don’t think he would make the same mistakes in a real situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think, Della?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waylen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did my grandfather choose this training now? It’s not something that he usually does with new recruits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked with a frown on her beautiful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others didn’t think much of it, as Rock was known for his ruthlessness in training and probably just wanted to bully the new students a little bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think my grandfather knew that Fang Raon wouldn’t be able to make it in time here. He knows him very well, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They trained together on the 6th floor, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For some reason, my grandfather pushes Fang Raon harder than anybody else. It can only mean that he sees something in him that others don’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Usually, if anybody is late at arriving here, Grandfather would shout at them and look very disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not with Fang Raon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della squinted her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also thought that Machary looked far more impressive, and without Fang Raon here, she would’ve already made him into team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he is Rock’s illegitimate child or something, hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard laughed, but Della didn’t find it as funny, and Miranda elbowed him in the waist, making him double over in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the end of the week, I think we should do that test. Don’t you all agree? It is the best way to be sure of our decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waylen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded their heads as they agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I think Fang Raon will be at a disadvantage when that time comes. It looks like Fourth-Liners would prefer Machary as their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They might not listen to Fang Raon’s orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sorry, but if Fang Raon can’t make them listen, then he definitely shouldn’t be a team leader. It’s a minimum requirement for a leader to be able to lead and have their team follow them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waylen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della nodded as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late in the night, the Virtual Reality Pod’s glass lid opened up, revealing a tired-looking Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is everything alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon asked as she lifted him up from the pod and lowered him into the wheelchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed how weak and tired he looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... I just want to go to bed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon whimpered weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded and took him to the bed, but before she could ask anything, she noticed his eyes close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started snoring very quietly. He had fallen asleep right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He must be very tired...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaewon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caressed his face, brushing his hair out of his face, and smiled to herself, and took a glance at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head, turned off the lights, and whispered, \"Good night,\" before stepping out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd9e1efd6633d8d43b42e0aaf9376475541292b43dd4f2c702c1434e07d41c7a","black-online-chapter-94","black-online-chapter-92",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]