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n“Hello, viewers! I am Lucia, reporter of YTBC!”

n“Hello, everyone. This is reporter Hains.”

nYTBC was the biggest game broadcasting station in Korea. It would never miss a big event like the

nArena.

nCurrently, the two reporters were at the Arena to broadcast.

n“Lucia, there are so many people here today, right?”

n“Yes, the Arena seems to be more crowded than a month ago. And this is not the Major League but

nthe Rookies’ League.”

nThe two went on professionally.

n“It must be because it is the first time the Arena is being opened since the new classes came out.”

nHains replied smoothly and informed the viewers, “Yes. This is the first League since the new classes

ncame out! There are many people interested in the Rookies’ League now. It is almost as popular as

nthe Major League where the strongest users fight!”

n“Yes, right. As the viewers can see on the screen, the Arena is filled with thousands of people!”

nThey were right, the stands at the Arena were completely full.

nWhile the crystal sphere that worked as a camera showed the Arena, the two caught their breath and

nread the script again.

nThen, Lucia continued naturally when they were on the screen again.

n“Hains, what would be the class that would prove to excel the most among the three new classes at

nthe Arena this time?”

nAt this, Hains started to explain.

n“The class that is expected to be the most powerful in the League, in which users would fight one-on-

none, is the ‘Assassin’.”

n“Why is that?”

n“It is because the class has a much better human-attacking ability compared to the Dark Sorcerer and

nthe Summoner.”

n“Really? However, the Dark Sorcerers and Summoners have countless Undead and powerful pets,

nwouldn’t the Assassin, who is all alone, be at a disadvantage?”

nThey continued to explain through questioning each other.

n“Haha, what you said makes sense, but being in a large number isn’t very effective against the

nAssassin class.” Because Hains spoke for too long, he was out of breath. He then took a deep breath

nand continued, “The Assassin class has many skills with which they can scatter the opponent’s focus,

nlike teleporting in short distances and turning invisible for a while. Additionally, they are very fast so

nthey can get close to the opponent in no time!”

nLucia nodded, “Aha, then an Assassin can avoid the Dark Sorcerer’s Undead or the Summoner’s

npets, then reach the enemy quickly to inflict a powerful blow!”

n“That’s it, Lucia. That is why many analysists are considering the Assassin as a powerful contender

nfor the winner of the Rookies’ League”

nHains mainly explained while Lucia spoke for the viewers and asked what they would want to know.

n“Huh? But Hain, I have another question.”

n“What is it?”

n“Even though the Assassin is good in a close-range fight, I think it will be weaker against the Warrior

nclass and the Knight class.” Hains then waited for Lucia’s next words. Therefore, she continued, “The

nAssassin has great attacks that hit the enemy only once, however, it will be exhausted afterward. So,

nit must be weak against the Warrior class that has a good Defence Force and Attack Force. It will also

nhave problems when fighting the Knight class that specializes in tanking.”

nHains explained again, “You are right, Lucia. As you just said, the Assassin class isn’t good against

nthe Warrior or the Knight class.”

n“Then, why is the Assassin the most likely potential winner of the Rookies’ League?”

n“That is because the best players from the pre-existing classes have already gone over Lv. 50, so

nthey can’t compete in the Rookies’ League. On the other hand, the best players from the new classes

nare currently near Lv. 50.”

nThey gave simple explanations so that the viewers could understand.

nOf course, there were many gamers who were very knowledgeable about Kailan among the viewers,

nhowever, there were more ordinary people who didn’t know well the game.

nThis was also one of the reason YTCB, who clearly explained the game, had very high ratings that

ncouldn’t be compared to other game broadcasting stations.

n“Ah, the first round of the preliminaries is about to start.”

nAs Lucia said, the first round was about to start in the Arena.

n“Oh! There’s a new class player in the first round!”

n“Hains, that user on the other side who is wearing a black costume. He is an Assassin, right?”

n“Yes. His ID is “Limlong” and his opponent is “Flio”. He is a Knight.”

nLucia continued to talk, looking at the crystal sphere.

n“Well, the battle is about to start! Viewers, please focus!”

nWith that, the crystal sphere focused on the Arena again. With that, the first round started.

n…

n‘Hmm… an Assassin… I do not know much about the Assassin class…’

nFlio was an ordinary Knight class player at Lv. 48.

nHe liked Kailan as much as everyone, but he just enjoyed it as a hobby.

nThe Arena of the Luspell Empire opened just before he reached Lv. 50. So, he came to Muran to

nparticipate in the Rookies’ League.

n‘But it must be good that he’s a new class user. Between the new class players, there shouldn’t be too

nmany who are near Lv. 50…’

nOf the new classes, all the towers had been built in Muran. The Tower of Assassin was built three

ndays ago.

nThat meant there were Lv. 50 Summoners, Lv. 50 Dark Sorcerers and Lv. 50 Assassins.

nHowever, the fact that the first Lv. 50 Assassin appeared three days ago also meant that ordinary

nAssassin users were not even Lv. 40 yet.

nFlio didn’t think that his opponent could be a high-level Assassin.

n“Hu…”

nFlio grabbed his sword tightly, it was his first time at the Arena. He didn’t want to lose.

n‘Don’t worry… it’s not like I would get killed if I lose, I will just be displaced.’

nUsers didn’t die in the Arena.

nThey were sent outside the moment their Health dropped below 5% or received a decision that was

nequal to that, they then got their full Health restored.

nFlio thought he was risking nothing except for the small amount of money he had spent to register, he

nthen calmed down a little.

n“Hup!” Flio braced himself.

nHe had gotten rid of his worries, but he couldn’t help being nervous.

nIt was his first time at the Arena and it was the first round today.

nSystem messages were announced to all users in the Arena.

nFlio raised his sword and got ready to sprint forward.

n‘Yes, everyone knows that the Assassin class isn’t good against the Knight class. I have nothing to

nfear.’

nHis opponent looked so calm that it made him nervous, but he needed to get rid of all thoughts and

nfocus on the battle.

nWhen the countdown ended, Flio ran forward.

n“Haaaaa!!”

nHowever, the opponent, who Flio had thought would come to him was just standing there and staring

nat Flio.

n‘What?’

nFlio felt something was wrong. Then his opponent vanished, ‘… is it Invisibility, the Assassin’s most

npopular skill?!’

nInvisibility was a skill that allowed the user to be invisible for 10 seconds. It was the first and most

npopular skill Assassins learned.

nThe invisible Assassin would turn visible when using a skill or receiving damage by the enemy.

n‘He must be near me, waiting for a chance…’

nFlio swung his sword widely.

nHe was going to attack the invisible enemy first without giving him the 10 seconds.

nHowever, his sword just cut the air.

nBut then, a black shadow appeared in front of Flio.

nLimlong had been waiting for the moment where Flio swung his sword so that he would be left

nundefended for a second.

nHe used that chance to cut Flio’s side with his dagger.

n“Kuuuk-!”

nThat wasn’t the end.

nLimlong moved as if he could read Flio’s movement. He went behind him and attacked again.

n“Gasp- Gasp-”

nThat exchange of attacks happened in an instant.

nTo be accurate, it wasn’t even an exchange of attacks, it was only Flio who was being attacked.

n‘What the- I lost almost half of my Health?!’ Flio was dumbfounded.

nHis character wasn’t focused on Attack Force.

nHe had worked on both Attack Force and Defense Force, so he was a tanker type Knight.

nHe couldn’t have imagined that an Assassin could make him lose 7000 Health, even a powerful

nAssassin should not be able to make this kind of damage.

n‘He has natural battle instincts!’

nSweat trickled down Flio’s back.

nWhile playing Kailan, you could sometimes see born fighters who can fight many times better than

ntheir stats.

nFlio could feel that his opponent was that kind of gamer.

n‘But I cannot give up now!’

nFlio got ready to use ‘Explosive Strike’, the most powerful skill he had.

nHe had spent 500,000 Gold to get the skill book for that skill.

nLimlong was strong, but he was still an Assassin. His Health must be small.

nIf only he could hit Limlong with his Explosive Strike, Flio could turn the tide around.

nWith luck, he might even be able to turn his opponent into dust with a single strike.

n“Haaaap-!”

nFlio swung his sword diagonally to draw a slightly tilted cross.

nA red energy started to gather around his sword. Limlong stared at it while keeping a calm face.

n“Die!” Flio put his hand forward.

nHis giant sword flew at Limlong with great speed.

nEveryone held their breath when watching.

nSurprisingly, Limlong didn’t dodge the blade; he jumped right at it.

n“Uh… uh…”

nEveryone watched, with their mouth open.

nLimlong then stretched out both of his hands.

nA Sharp sound pierced the air.

nSix dark daggers came out from Limlong’s hands, three from each hand, which flew toward the

nundefended Flio.

nThere was no way Flio could react to this unexpected attack.

nThe match ended, system messages were announced, but the Arena was deadly quiet.

nEveryone was so shocked.

nThe most shocking thing was that Limlong the Assassin hadn’t used any special skill.

nHe only used two skills that all Assassins had; Invisibility and Flying Dagger.

nA while later, the Arena was filled with cheering sounds.

n“Waaaaaa!”

nEveryone cheered enthusiastically.

nThe first match of the Rookies’ League’s preliminaries was over in just 2 minutes.

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