Chapter 67
3rd Floor Raid (3)
“Hyunsoo! It’s chaos right now! Minsu’s mom says we have to run—pack your things!”
“Why?”
“They said that ‘raid’ thing or whatever is going to fail! Your father’s coming home soon, hurry up and get ready!”
“Mom, I told you to stop watching Mytube! It’s fine, seriously! The raid’s going to succeed!”
House guard Seol Hyunsoo, who was keeping watch at home again today, groaned at his mother’s shouting from the living room.
Why did she always start nagging at the worst times?
He didn’t have time to answer seriously.
His eyes stayed glued to the monitor streaming the 3rd Floor Raid.
The chat window was already exploding.
– So the pattern is this? The boss is invincible, but to break that invincibility you’ve gotta take out all the knights first.
– The kicker is that those knights can slaughter 3rd Floor players like insects.
– Isn’t this difficulty insane? Is this even fair?
– Wow;; If it weren’t for Megod, the whole gate would’ve collapsed by now.
– Please, please, my family’s gate isn’t far from there 😭
Contrary to the early predictions that it would be a festival, this 3rd Floor Raid had proven to be a brutal S-rank nightmare.
Hyunsoo recalled the scene from just twenty minutes ago—
when the Twilight Knights appeared.
Their menacing presence was unforgettable.
Even Korea’s top talents had frozen, faces pale with fear.
Clad in thick, gleaming armor, they exuded overwhelming power.
Even Hyunsoo, safe at home, had felt his heart seize with terror—
the fear that the raid might fail,
that even his favorite streamer might be defeated.
“If they fail, we’re really screwed.”
Even adults who normally ignored Abyss news were panicking.
That alone told him how catastrophic a failed raid would be.
The whole country could collapse.
Hyunsoo prided himself on knowing exactly how serious this was.
If the raid failed, even working as a humble home guard might become impossible—
because there might not be a country left to guard.
“Maybe putting Meteor in charge was a bad idea…”
Meteor.
The Mytuber Hyunsoo had recently become obsessed with.
A mid-career streamer who’d burst onto the scene like a comet—
and proved himself every single time.
Unbelievable performance,
an almost insane sense for showmanship.
Even if his streams were short, each one was thrilling.
“Wasn’t Meteor more of a solo-player type, though?”
Now that he thought about it, Meteor had never fought in a party.
He always roamed the Abyss alone.
And in massive battles like this, a commander’s skill was everything.
The best commands came from those with military experience,
which is why most raid leaders were ex-officers—
even if they weren’t the strongest players.
BOOOOOM!
KA-BOOM!
The screen shook violently with each explosion.
There must have been a lot of drones filming,
because the broadcast was split into multiple camera angles—
one showing Meteor fighting the Knight Commander,
and another showing the full battlefield.
When the Knight Commander charged with his lance,
the chat had gone completely silent.
Anyone could tell that blow was fatal.
Yet Meteor had blocked it—alone.
And the raid party had taken no damage.
At least, not yet.
“Still just stalling for time… Someone’s gotta find a strategy soon.”
Putting a solo-specialized player in charge might’ve been a mistake.
People like Meteor performed best when they were free to do as they pleased.
「Phase 2 strategy begins.」
As Hyunsoo bit his nails, staring at the monitor,
Meteor’s calm voice echoed through the stream.
「We’ll lure out one knight at a time to the surface and eliminate them.
We’ll form special assault teams—one tank, two DPS. Any volunteers?」
「Han Yunseong, Ability Management Division! Volunteering as tank!」
「Good. Han Yunseong. The two DPS will be Kurogane Tatsuya and Shiomi Yui.
Everyone else—keep pushing the knights into the sewers.
No rush. Take them down one by one, cleanly.」
Meteor’s commands came quick and confident.
Even while clashing with the Knight Commander,
he kept issuing orders without hesitation.
「I’ll keep the Knight Commander busy, so don’t worry about me.
I’ll take full responsibility.
If you want to blame someone, survive first—then you can blame me all you want.
Special squad, move out.」
KA-BOOOM!
KRA-KOOOM!
The ground trembled again.
The Knight Commander had thrown aside his lance,
now rampaging with an enormous greatsword.
Just watching it was terrifying.
That thing looked like it could split mountains.
But Meteor flipped and rolled through the air,
dodging each strike by mere millimeters.
“Insane…”
Hyunsoo clenched his fist, eyes glued to the monitor.
Even as a recording, the intensity was palpable.
What must it feel like for the raiders actually there—
each swing and dodge a dance on the edge of death?
– Bro’s insane
– Doing a circus act mid-raid
– He’s really lost it lmao
– HOW is he dodging that??
– There’s a 5-second delay, right??
– Yeah, all raids are 5-sec delay.
– bruh I’d piss myself
– Already did. Wearing diapers ㅇㅇ
The chat wasn’t handling it any better.
「Special team moving out.」
The whole raid held its breath.
Except for one man—
Meteor, the raid leader.
He sounded completely unfazed.
「Ranged dealers, stop standing around and dump your skills into the sewers.」
Still the same tone—calm, joking.
「Also, I just filled the sewers with flammable fluid using a skill.
Go ahead and light it up.」
「Confirmed, sir.」
「Roger that.」
FWOOSH—!
Flames erupted instantly, spreading through the sewers like wildfire.
「Since you’re playing with fire, make sure to hit the bathroom before bed tonight—
don’t wanna wet the sheets.」
The sight of blazing sewers filled the screen.
– Holy sh—
– He’s crazy.
– Wtf.
– Did that really work??
– wow;;;;;;
– no way
– WOW…
Meteor had done something insane—again.
6.
The tactic itself wasn’t complicated.
The Knight Commander’s invincibility wasn’t truly absolute.
BOOOOOM!
He still took a faint bit of damage—
barely visible, but there.
【You scurry about like a rat!】
Phase 2 was a test of endurance.
They had to keep dodging the nearly invincible Commander’s blows
while steadily thinning out his knights.
That was the only correct, legitimate way.
Pouring all his mana into a direct attack now would be wasteful.
If his full power were unlocked, maybe…
but as things stood, it wasn’t worth it.
「Commander! Third knight down! Moving to next target!」
“Take your time. I’ve got plenty to play with here.”
Complicated as it sounded, the tactic really boiled down to one thing:
“You stay here and play with me.”
As long as he kept the Commander busy,
the others could finish the knights in the sewers.
With their shield-bearers pushing them down
and Peanut liquefying the ground nonstop,
there was no escape for those knights.
The Commander played with Meteor,
and the rest cleaned up the field.
Simple and effective.
“Hey, baldy.”
Meteor dodged another massive slash with a flip,
closing the distance to the Commander.
Attack? Why bother.
He just needed to toy with him until the invincibility broke.
BOOOOOM!
[Unique Trait <Skill Archive – Warrior God Zerah>]
[Skill: Descent of the War God]
For a short time, his mana converted into raw physical power.
Meteor’s body felt weightless.
He leapt up toward the Commander’s horse.
NEIGHHH—!
The greatsword swung from the right,
but he twisted his shoulders and dodged,
landing lightly on the horse’s massive head.
Big enough to stand on comfortably.
【YOU WRETCH!】
The Commander, enraged, slashed horizontally this time—
he couldn’t strike down, or he’d split his own horse.
“Too slow.”
Meteor jumped again, avoiding the blade by a hair.
At that size, the closer you were, the easier it was to dodge.
Just watch the enemy’s shoulder—
and move when it tenses.
WHOOSH!
The sword’s wind grazed his coat,
but he didn’t even wobble.
【You insect! You dare mock me with clownish tricks?!】
WHOOSH—WHOOSH!
The Commander slashed wildly,
then suddenly swung his fist.
The sunset-glowing, cannon-sized fist shot toward Meteor’s head.
He jumped again—
【Did you think you could escape?!】
The fist curved upward—an uppercut.
No way to dodge forward mid-air…
Not without breaking the laws of physics.
But laws were made to be broken.
[Unique Trait <Skill Archive – Mad Tower Lord Belua>]
[Skill: Explosion (2nd Circle)]
He cast the spell behind his back,
using the blast to propel himself forward—
cleanly slipping past the uppercut.
Right then, urgent voices filled his ears.
「Third knight down!」
「Another knight in the sewers burned to death!」
At the same time, a new message appeared before his eyes:
[The Twilight fades away!]
[ weakens.]
Meteor landed atop the Commander’s helmet,
stomped it playfully, and grinned.
SHHRRKK—!
A chill of mana prickled his back—
he leapt instantly.
A crimson blade of dusk sliced through where he’d just been.
A technique like something out of a wuxia novel—
a “flying sword.”
If that had targeted the raid members, it’d have been a nightmare.
As Meteor dodged with ease,
the enraged Commander conjured three more swords mid-air.
【Be pierced by twilight.】
Four swords flew from all directions—
no blind spots, nowhere to run.
Even if he jumped again, they’d follow.
So, the only answer—block them.
“…Hoo.”
Balancing upside-down on one hand atop the helmet,
Meteor recalled an old technique of Warrior God Zerah.
Ridiculously inefficient, sure—
he’d once even asked that old man why he used such a move.
Zerah had only laughed:
“Romance is meant to be inefficient, kid.
You’ll get it when you’ve lived a bit longer.”
“Windmill.”
[Unique Trait <Skill Archive – Warrior God Zerah>]
[Skill: Windmill]
He spun like a top, legs whipping in circles.
A vortex of wind formed around him.
CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!
The flying swords struck the vortex and deflected,
ringing like shattered bells.
Meteor grinned in satisfaction.
Why block with a shield when you can do this?
– WOW
– Holy sh—
– Kyaaa!!
– phya;;;
– LOL WTF
– LMAO
“Looks cool as hell though. Cheers, old man.”
…Master, I finally get it.
Hope you’re doing fine up there.
Not that I miss you or anything.
Your disciple’s still working hard down here—
so go ahead and keep drinking yourself stupid.
[The Twilight fades into Night.]
[ nearly dissipated!]
[Beware the Deep Night.]
[ begins breaking free from the !]
While Meteor reminisced for a moment,
the raid was already rushing toward its climax—
Phase 3.
Of course.
It wouldn’t end that easily.
This was an S-rank raid, after all.
【Night finally falls.
Were you foolish enough to hope for victory?
The playtime is over.】
PUWAAAAA—!!
Darkness exploded from the Knight Commander’s body.
