The Sword User that bends the game system

Chapter 37: Battle Island event

“Is it really fine for us to camp in this place?”

“It's fine for now. I don’t want to go running around hunting players. There are over a thousand players and hundreds of teams participating in this event including some of the top players. We can’t just roam around.”

Saya said while she looks around on her equipment choosing a perfect bow for the event. She wanted to equip herself with a weapon that fits the situation. Everyone feels the same way and doing the same except for Yuki and Ronie whose in guard.

“I agree with Saya… We can see the number of players left on our menu screen. The players are rapidly decreasing.”

Clover said.

Anxious around her Ronie can’t seem to compose herself. She keeps on looking around her surrounding. Which was noticed by Yuki.

“Are you okay Ronie?”

“Yup, I’m just a little trouble. This is my first major event battle with comrades. I don’t want to let down anyone. I wanted to become more useful.”

“Don’t worry about us, we’re quite strong… I bet you already saw the power of Kaede. Clover is a great support mage and Saya is a great Markman. We trained a lot before. I have faith that we’re going to find.”

“Yuki is right, just relax Ronie.”

The girls are currently hiding behind a rocky mountain using earth magic. Yuki created a cave that camouflages the rock on the mountain. They are now using the made us cave to hide for now.

The Battle Island event is a battle team battle royale event. No points are counting to win the event. The last one standing is the one who will be crowned as the victor.

Kaede after checking her status turned to glance at Yuki.

“Is it really okay for us to hide in such cramp space? I mean, there was a time limit. It's just about three hours before the event ended.”

“That’s true… We’re not going to stay here for many hours. The land map is shrinking every 15 minutes. The land is getting smaller and smaller. Making the map smaller and smaller.”

“Then, were be meeting some players in no time.”

“That correct… Let stay until a player finds our base… Whoa! What was that?! As explosion!”

Above the rocky mountain, explosion magic was launched toward them.

Some players already noticed the hiding place of the demon king army and launch aerial attacks.

“They noticed us.”

“Some of those players must have some Mapping skills and Sensory awareness. We can’t let this end like this. We must fight them.”

Lead by Saya. Everyone jumps from the rocky mountain and gets out from their base. Saya goes on high ground and aims in the direction where the magic is coming from.

“Iron storm!”

Multiple sharp-pointed iron arrows were fired.

Saya’s arrows strike its prey on its head. Immediately dealing critical strike killing the player.

The player beside the killed player freaked out. Holding that magic staff in his hand he cast another explosion of magic directly toward Saya’s direction.

“Burn in hell! Explosion!”

Saya already saw this coming and use another one of her skills.

She sniped her target position with a golden arrow and fired it to the ground where the magic-user cast his explosion. The arrow glows in golden color blinding the nearby players for a moment.

“Three magic-user huh… You’re just a small guild like us.”

“Where did she came from?!”

Saya pulled a dagger behind her waist. She bent her body downward and cut the feet of the players around her.

The players panic and lost. Because of that, they can’t think of anything. They are literally stunned.

“You guys are way too early in joining this kind of event… I’m sorry.”

Saya shot their heads with arrows.

The four girls left on the ground after the surprise attack. They are all surprised at how she defeated one team just by herself.

Kaede started to think how cool Saya’s skills are. Especially when she saw the arrows that allow the user to teleport to the target destination.

It’s just one of Saya’s arrow ability and she has lots to revealed in the future. For now, her goal of defeating the top player is her top priority.

“That’s kinda cool… But we can’t just lose to her. We should go and defeat some players too!”

Yuki said with high spirited tone.

She is hype in the action and cool battle Saya shown. With her energetic self, Yuki seems unstoppable.

Using Yuki's sensory awareness skill she was able to identify players hiding around, Some players are in the bush and hiding in the trees. Many people already have their eyes on Kaede’s party for many reasons.

This even is very important because this event is the event that will decide who will qualify in the summer cup happening at the end of August.

Many players wanted to win the grand prize of 1,000,000 yen. That’s quite normal for gamers. Kaede’s party is no different.

“Guardian veil!”

Clover cast support skill that nullifies any special status effect for 30 seconds. Yuki after the skill activation leaps and attacks the players hiding on the tree.

“Speed boost!”

A skill was cast on Kaede to increased her agility for a while. Kaede nods her head to clover was gratitude.

“I’m going to protect our support!”

Ronie said and walked closer to Clover together with her great shield. Each attack fired to Clover was then blocked with Ronie's great shield.

“Thank you Ronie.”

“It's great that I can help out everyone.”

Protecting their source is very important especially in team battles. With this strategy, the attackers Kaede, Yuki, and Saya. Would have no trouble attacking its enemies.

“Paralyzing roar!”

“The demon kings combo is happening again! We never learn a single lesson!”

Everyone runs with their life as Kaede used her signature combo.

Still, even they rn Kaede’s level already grows to make the skill grow far stronger. The range of the skill became a 30-meter radius in Kaede's position. Some players escaped the death flag and some did not.

Most of the players with trouble in running because of their heavy equipment are the first to fell.

The players turned their heads and gaze at who was in front of them. Kaede clenching her sword with the big full moon on her back. The scary sigh made the player tremble in fear.

“This is the power of the demon king…”

In one strike from Kaede’s sword, the player was killed.

Ronie who takes lots of damage used her skill.

“Shield release!”

A magical beam launches from Ronie's shield toward the players surrounding her. With Them noticing. Someone already sneaks behind Clover and was about to attack her back.

Arrow shot penetrated its hands on the tree trunk. Next are his other limbs.

“Such great aim… Are they cheater?”

“That’s flattering, I’m so good in this game people called me a cheater.”

Saya replies and with the other three-shot, she holed the body of the player. Reducing its life to zero.

“He's right, how can Saya aim so accurately?”

“I played FPS before this game… I’m used to using guns, but the bow is more familiar for me…”

“Saya is also in the archery club in our school. She participated in many district championships.”

Ronie added proudly.

Saya with a flattering face scratches the back of her head.

“Well, I have lots of things to learn… I should say that’s one of the main reasons. I’m in this Markman class in this game. It can improve my aiming skill even in real life. Besides training in this game is really fun. I don’t need to worry too much about sharpening my arrows or cleaning my bow.”

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Kaede’s party annihilated the group of guilds and players attempting to take them down. Kaede none of them even break a sweat in the battle.

It's been 20 minutes since the event started the map already got smaller for a bit. Checking the number of players left. There are only 345 players left playing. Minus, Kaede’s party. There are only 340 players left to defeat including the top players.

“This is tough… No top players are dying yet. I guess, what makes them top players. Flaming priestess Amber is already climbing the rankings. She’s five ranks above us whose in 93 and we’re in 98.”

“We need to kill lots of players.”

Kaede meanwhile is having a sense of space. With her eyes closed, she thinks of something very odd.

“Yuki if we made a massive attack straight in front of us. Is that enough to carve the number of players?”

Everyone looks at each other with Kaede’s weird question.

“Massive attack like splitting the land… Don’t tell me?”

Clover and Yuki got a sudden grim feeling on Kaede’s plan.

Clover and Yuki already saw Kaede slit the ground before. If Kaede is going to do it on the island. The island will be sliced in half.

“T-That’s quite impossible… Kaede did it because of her repulse skill. She can do it in this time… Bu its Kaede was talking about here.”

“Why both of you look too troubled. If Kaede split the ground. I’m sure some player will definitely fell from it without noticing.”

Saya said with her innocent face. Ronie agreed to her.

It beneficial to Kaede’s party if it was true. Yuki and clover just have to have faith in Kaede not destroying the whole island before the Battle event ended.

Kaede grabbed another sword from her inventory. This time a swod Yuki never saw before. Remembering before. Kaede told Yuki that she won a sword as a prize in a Hunting event. Now she’s going to use it in front of everyone.

“Summoning Familiar.”

Followed with Kaede’s chant Biscuit appeared in front of her. Biscuit after some time already level up and learn some skills beneficial to Kaede.

The sword in Kaede’s hand was the curse sword gram. The sword is said to consume the player HP to power.

“Status switch!”

One of Kaede’s new exclusive skills. This skill allows the player to switch the number of her status. Right in this moment. Kaede switched the number of her STR to VIT. Resulting in her HP skyrocketing.

“Biscuit used helping hands!”

Helping hands is a type of skill that allows familiar to give STR, VIT, INT, AGI, DEX to its master. Kaede borrowed STR so that she can have the strength to swing her heavy sword in its direction.

Kaede’s eye’s turned red.

[Error.]

[Error.]

[Error.]

Despite seeing the error notification on her vision. Kaede swing her sword down and released a powerful strike. From her blade, a blade of pure energy was released.

From a far distance. The top two players named Arthur with her guildmates unnoticed the grand scale attack Kaede made.

Behind his back. The powerful blade slashed through him instantly.

“What?!”

Just like what Yuki and Clover expected. The Island was half. Hsi is something only Kaede can do. The sword user that bends the game system.