[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-94":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},1462587,1913,"Chapter 94: Diamond","black-online-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>In the early morning, Fang Raon dragged his feet through the soft snow and ran out of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body looked heavy and sluggish. Moving like a puppet with strings tangled around limbs. He looked very tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he arrived back at the mansion, and just like yesterday, Rock stepped outside with his arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-y-y-yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon answered back with struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very hard for him to speak properly since he felt like his lungs were about to jump out of his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue yesterday’s training. You must reach level 3 before the end of the day, or you’ll quickly find that this kind of training is not the worst kind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said coldly and stepped back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah... Haah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon pulled open the system interface and checked the current situation with the two basic skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Slash Lv. 2 - Mastery: 8%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Parry Lv. 2 - Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the result of an entire day of training, but his mastery levels were still far from where he wanted them to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, his attributes also had a slight change. Not a big change. It was still a change nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I still have ways to go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought as he checked just how far he was from level 3 and had a fire lit up inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next Level: 36%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth, picked up the unbalanced wooden training sword, and started with Basic Slash just like yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword cut through the air. Swoosh. He didn’t feel it, but he was getting stronger with each swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the window of the training room, the tired students of the Fourth Line looked at Fang Raon training outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How come Della also put him as a candidate for the team leader position? He is behind all of us in terms of strength and skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah, I don’t know. They should just give Machary the position, and maybe we can start doing some raids next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary overheard them talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t correct them because it worked in his favor that they thought he was weaker than he actually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in reality, he was quite scared of Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t want to lose to him!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary shouted inwardly with a cold look in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days ago on the 13th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary jogged down a sidewalk, finishing up his morning jog, and shortly afterwards arrived at the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was where the party was staying while they were scouting the tower key location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My stamina is increasing at a decent pace. That is good. I noticed in my fight against Fang Raon that my stamina was a major weakness that I need to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I didn’t put enough effort into stamina beforehand. If I had had more stamina during my fight with him, I would’ve easily won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I will become a cardio beast so that no one can out-endurance me in a fight!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought, and then he entered the inn and headed straight to the room, where everyone was waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a key, he opened the inn room and slowly made his way to the living room, but while quietly making his way there, he happened to hear some conversation happening over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Last raid, a problem arose that I thought would at some point in time. You all also noticed it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the living room, there were only Abigail, Ragnar, and Poppy, as Fang Raon hadn’t logged on just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary stopped moving and quickly hid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A problem?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy whispered with a troubled look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his muscular arms crossed, Ragnar hmph’d.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is what happens when there are two leaders who want to be the primary decision maker. Machary and Fang Raon would need to have a serious conversation about their roles in the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of them cannot be raid leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of them can be the raid leader, and the other can be in charge of recruiting members and managing the party.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Who’d you prefer to be raid leader, Ragnar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abigail asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is an obvious decision. We all know it. The raid is smooth sailing when a certain someone is leading, and it’s much harder when they are not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fang Raon should be the raid leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poppy said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Machary heard that, his heart dropped to the bottom of his stomach, and he squinted his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There is no way that he is better than me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is already hard to do these raids with just five of us, and everyone has a lot of pressure to perform, as no one can be slacking, or we can all die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Raon leads perfectly. If somebody makes a mistake, he always has a backup plan, and it’ll just give more confidence for everyone to do better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s like he’s always one step ahead, thinking of everything before it even happens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Machary, on the other hand... His plans rely a lot on people’s individual skills. If we make a single mistake, his plan just crumbles apart, resulting in chaos and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like in the 11th floor’s raid. We almost died because of his decision-making. He just doesn’t care as long as we cleared the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t work in the long term, and if we don’t say anything, there will come a day when Machary leads us to our deaths.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary, hearing him speak, gritted his teeth and silently left the room, his fists clenched tight with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the present time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I will not lose.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary picked up the wooden training sword and started swinging his sword, his sweat dripping down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock watched from the sidelines, an uninterested look on his face, and then turned back to look outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sitting on a bench that gave him a perfect view outside to look at Fang Raon and saw his sword form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A decent form. He is quickly improving in swordsmanship. He definitely knew how to use a sword before I met him. It was pretty rusty, but I can see a shining diamond under the rust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In due time, the diamond will reveal itself...’\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","c37ed0a8900b3beed4d2793d68d87e4ee19318e1fc6604e46e9b6862f03cd136","black-online-chapter-95","black-online-chapter-93",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]