ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 109
109 Class Competition⑧ Shōma
Acha acha acha acha――!?
Damn it!!
My butt’s on fire――!?
“I got hit……!!”
“Heh, good job, Hyakuzawa! Burn your enemies even more, brother!!”
「……Tch, how annoying. I’ll burn them to ashes too, maybe……？」
“Hm? What did you say, little sister?”
“No, nothing——I’ll shoot them……!”
“Hmph!”
“——Heaven’s Mandate Dance・Technique Flash ‘Hikoboshi’!!”
“N-n-no way——!!”
The extremely thick flash of light released by Needle General Baeja was devouring everything in its path, destroying the walls of the labyrinth as it advanced straight towards me. I barely managed to dodge it by jumping into a side passage, and somehow avoided getting hit. As I gazed at the destroyed wall, I couldn’t help but think——if I got hit, it would be instant death!
“Ahh! Ahh ahh ahh!!”
“……You dodged it. You’re like a cockroach……!!”
What an infuriating remark, but I couldn’t afford to care about it now!! I turned around and started running again!!
Right now, I’m being chased by Needle General PT.
I thought I had shaken off the Heavenly Tower, but then there was the Yu Lan Pavilion. I thought I had shaken off the Yu Lan Pavilion, but then there was Needle General.
It’s a never-ending waltz.
It feels like I’m dancing with no end in sight.
For a moment, I thought I heard Red Feather’s voice, and my guard dropped. It seems like he’s cursed me now.――Nothing goes right for me!!
“……Hm. It’s about time……”
“Wait, what!?”
When I realized it, Needle General’s figure had vanished. It didn’t feel like I had shaken him off at all, though――
“Search and Destroy……!! It’s fun, isn’t it, Shi Ru!? Let’s dance in the dark night!!”
“W-w-what!? Heavenly Tower!?”
“Heeeyyaa!!”
“Damn it!!”
“——What⁉︎ Smoke⁉︎”
That crazy guy, Heavenly Tower, who swings an electric guitar at people’s heads. I managed to deflect his attack with a smoke bomb from an item I threw, but……if I get caught off guard again, it might not end well.
“Hm? What’s this——”
“Welcome~~♪ ……Shi Ru Soaring Truth!!”
“Kyaaa!! Yu Lan Pavilion Hellish Rite!!”
“Go, Uwabami!!”
“Gah!!”
I saw Yu Lan Pavilion, who was waiting for me upfront, release a summoning symbol. Although it’s transparent and hard to see, the snake-like creature that’s sliding around is probably his shikigami, Uwabami.
Eh, snakes snakes snakes!!
The weakness of snakes is——this!!
Teteteley!!
I took out a super-chilled Asanichi can from the dimension storage of my magic crystal terminal, which I had secretly purchased. I threw it at the area where Uwabami was probably located——and it hit the mark!!
‘Schwa——!!’
Then, something strange happened. The shikigami snake didn’t even glance at me and started drinking the fallen sake with all its might!!
“What, what’s going on!!?”
After all, it’s a reptile……!!
It’s not my enemy, who possesses original knowledge!!
“Hahahahahaha! Yu Lan Pavilion has lost!! Hahaha, you’re so stupid!! Your butt is going to be——Pen Pen Pen!!”
As I got carried away, I turned the corner and glared at Yu Lan Ting with a fierce gaze, grinning from ear to ear.
Then—
“You, die……you freaking trash!!”
Well, I got pretty angry, didn’t I?
I couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Maybe I should’ve just kept quiet.
As I tried to move forward, at that moment—
“Huh!?”
——A flash of white light caught my attention. Despite being caught off guard by the sudden attack from an unexpected direction, my body instinctively followed the emergency evasion pattern it had repeated countless times.
I rolled on the ground to dodge. It was Zhen Jiang who wielded the treasured sword. This was getting dangerous… Had he predicted that I would come here?
“Can I avoid this——wait!!”
While thinking on my feet, I didn’t stop moving. I sprinted away like a fleeing rabbit, recalling the series of surprise attacks from earlier.
It wasn’t just Zhen Jiang.
Yu Lan Ting also knew.
Tong Tian Ge also knew.
They had all detected my location. It was as if they knew exactly where I was—
“Unbelievable”
——No, it’s possible to think about it.
In the class competition, the use of magic crystal terminals (portals) wasn’t restricted. This was something that couldn’t happen in the game, so I hadn’t considered it, but——this isn’t a game, is it?
……Then, should I just do it normally?
In the labyrinth, it’s impossible to grasp the enemy’s exact location. If I use the skill “Tracking,” I can only mark their life signs. With this, I might be able to get a rough idea, but in this chaotic battle where enemies and allies are mixed up, searching for the enemy’s location with a magic crystal terminal (portal) in hand would be an extremely difficult task.
It’s impossible in the labyrinth.
Then, what about outside the labyrinth——?
“Do you remember……? One day, I’ll definitely make you say ‘oh no’!!”
I recalled someone’s words.
Tian Shi Ji A——!!
It’s about time, isn’t it?
“You b*stard……! You’re watching me and sending my location to Zhen Jiang!! And Zhen Jiang is sharing that information with Tong Tian Ge and Yu Lan Ting!!”
No wonder it’s easy to launch a surprise attack!
After all, my location is completely exposed!
This is terrible, terrible, terrible——!!
This has turned into a terrible situation——!!
If I reveal my true information here……I’m actually terrible at PvP. I was third in the Legacy world rankings, but that was because I was strong in PvE, or fighting against monsters. When it comes to fighting against players, I’m weak. I have communication anxiety, so when I think there’s someone on the other side of the screen, I lose my strength……No, it’s true. I’m not just making excuses.
What I’m trying to say is that I can’t exert my full strength against these guys. Even though I was originally an NPC, I’m now a living human being. Even if I could solo-kill the floor boss, Demon God Yifrit, there’s a high chance I’ll lose to these guys.
So, I’m getting anxious……!
If this continues, I’ll be cornered and surrounded sooner or later. What will happen to me then? I’ve already provoked them, so I’ll definitely get beaten up. At best, I’ll be unable to recover. At worst, I’ll die?
No way, I refuse——!!
I won’t accept such a two-choice situation——!!
However, as I lament, the time for making a choice is approaching.……This is it.
The last resort. I’ve prepared for the worst-case scenario, and now I have no choice but to use it……!