Although the game depicted her appearance from when she was seventeen, her distinctive red hair and emerald eyes remained. A combination of colors that was rarely encountered in Asians. The woman with that color combination also recognized him.
"Almond!?"
How many possibilities were left? No matter how indifferent Almond was, he couldn't be unaware. After all, she was the benefactor who had saved his Civil Empire rank game.
"It's a gift."
Almond still remembered when she offered him a bunch of arrows like a bouquet.
"Jessie...?"
Yes, she was the friend he made in Civil Empire, a player with the username Wackjassey. Although she looked unfamiliar in her blood-splattered school uniform, it seemed to be Jessie no matter how much he scrutinized.
— Who's Jessie?
— Jessie??
— lol crazy, it's wackjassey ~~
— Who are these noobs who don’t know Queen Jessie~~?
— ??? Bro! Who's that girl!?
— "Here comes my first love."
Jessie wore an expression she had never shown throughout the game. She was that pleased to see him.
"Wow! I thought I might meet you if I came to Korea!"
However...
Whoosh!
‘Huh?’
Even though she spoke with great excitement, she was still swinging her weapon.
"Are... Are you crazy?"
Clang!
Almond looked perplexed, but managed to block it nonetheless.
"Surprised? An enemy is an enemy."
"... True."
"Is that your face from high school?"
Shhhhh──!
With that question, Jessie thrust her spear again. It was as sharp as she said. When she had been ambushed before, she had not attacked this precisely.
"Your teenager face is cute too."
Chick!
Almond’s clothes became scratched.
[Scratched]
The elation that momentarily lifted Almond's spirits disappeared as he was quickly dragged back into the fight.
‘I'm being pushed back.’
In close combat, Jessie was superior. Even though Almond possessed faster reaction speed, it seemed like he was enchanted and unable to block effectively.
‘She's different indeed.’
Perhaps the secret was in the choice of her positioning. Not just the person's positioning, but the angle at which the spear moved made it so that it blocked attacks as it advanced.
‘Liechtenauer...’
It was clearly based on the sword fighting technique Bread had mentioned that Westerners often used.
"Unless you're familiar with this martial art, you don’t stand much chance in close quarters. It's like a grappling style of sword fighting like jujitsu."
If one didn’t know, they were doomed to lose to it. That was the essence of Liechtenauer martial arts. If the opponent didn’t understand the technique, they would be overwhelmed like now.
Kiiiiing...!
Jessie’s blade that blocked Almond’s sword suddenly slid in threateningly.
Chick!
He received another scratch.
“Why not just step aside? I don’t want to hurt that face,” Jessie suggested with a smile.
Obviously, it was more of a taunt than a real suggestion.
“You seem to still not quite get it.”
That was correct. He didn’t know how to properly counter it, but he wasn’t completely clueless about how to respond.
"An out-boxer style of fighting, attacking from a distance, is your best bet."
Kagagang!
Almond created some distance and flicked off her spear with the tip of his blade.
"With your reaction speed, you should be able to handle it."
Yes, as long as he could prevent her from entering the fourth floor.
***
'Huh?'
Jessie flinched.
Almond's positioning was sharp. Moreover, she was taking too much time.
'I should have killed him three times over by now.'
His understanding was clearly lacking, yet strangely, he wasn't being defeated. In close combat, the skill difference should have been double or triple or almost more than ten times. At least, that was how it seemed the first time Jessie had seen him.
"!"
Clang!
Again, he blocked it.
Clang!
Another attempt also failed.
'Why can't I break through?'
It was strange. How was he doing so well? Such an improvement in skill in such a short time was unbelievable.
"What's happened to you?"
Almond just shrugged.
"Your skills aren't cute at all. Time for a change in strategy."
She decided to change her strategy and suddenly turned to run away.
***
“Eeeee?!”
“Jessie is running the opposite way!?”
Almond felt a moment of alarm.
'A window!?'
Crash!
She had broken through a small window in the stairwell corner and escaped.
“She went through the window and jumped out!?”
— ???
— What the heck
— Are we in a movie??
— Wow
— Is she going to climb the railing now?
Click!
She barely caught a pipe.
“She didn't fall! She’s hanging on and moving sideways now!”
Jessie began to climb up the pipe. Her agile movements looked almost unbelievable to the eye.
“What incredible movement! Jessie is climbing the wall to the fourth floor!!”
She was clearly heading toward a window leading to the fourth floor corridor.
“Ah, no, I never imagined this! What is she planning?!”
“We've been pushed back!”
Then, she sped upward after attacking like mad. Climbing with both hands made it much faster.
“Now, just ignore everything and go up!”
“Almond! You've been pushed down a bit before, can't you catch up!?”
Jessie, thinking this was her moment, climbed up frantically.
“From Jessie's perspective, it’s an opportunity! Just keep climbing up! She can't be caught... Oh no!?”
From below, Almond ascended at a terrifying speed with a sword in his mouth.
“What, how is he so fast!?”
Jessie hadn't anticipated he would come up so quickly and only focused on climbing up.
“Ah, Almond is almost catching up!”
“But the distance is a bit too far for a sword strike!”
They grew closer, but Jessie was already near the fourth floor.
“Jessie is going in!”
Jessie tried to insert her upper body through a fourth floor window.
“Aaaaah! Almond! He's running!? He’s running along the wall!!?”
Almond decided to gamble everything.
Tatatatat!
His hands let go and he ran directly on the wall with his feet. Of course, one could only run like this briefly. Soon, he fell heavily. He had thrown himself for just one moment.
— Is this perseverance!?
— Wow
— Wow
— Almond, the ninja from Nut Village!
Whooosh!
He kicked off the wall several times in an instant and flew through the air.
“!?”
Jessie, seeing his shadow beside her, turned and gasped.
‘Crazy.’
He flew in like that?
Almond had held the sword in his mouth and now wielded it in his hand. His body spun in the air and the blade fiercely whipped around.
Whoooosh!
Jessie's upper body would be severely slashed.
“Ah, aaaaah!”
She twisted her whole body to minimize the damage.
Chaaaack──!
Sacrificing her legs was the best she could do instead of being split in two.
“Aaaaaah! Well, you can say she blocked it!”
“It's a severe injury! She's practically dead!”
Bright red blood sprayed from a white leg. It was a deep wound that nearly severed her leg.
“Ugh... ugh!”
Thud!
Nonetheless, she managed to enter the fourth floor and immediately shouted, “Yaaaaaaa!!!”
Her scream echoed thunderously throughout the hallway.
“It's not over until you're dead! The mission is still feasible!”
"Here, you zombie bastards!!!"
At the far end of the corridor, the zombies aimlessly wandering nearby all turned their heads simultaneously.
“Grrrrrrr!”
They began to rush forward. Among the zombies were chargers, catchers, and other special types.
“Aaaaah! They’re screwed! Jessie has called all the zombies there!!”
Seeing the zombies approaching, Jessie headed toward the fourth floor fire door.
“Jessie! She’s limping, but still heading toward the fourth floor fire door!”
“It will take a while for Almond to arrive due to the aftermath of his gamble!”
Jessie's weapon was a modified cutter, so wasn't it considerably heavy?
Bang! Crash!
She quickly overcame the door handle.
“Finally! It’s opened!!”
As if Jessie had finished her duties, she collapsed to the floor.
Thud...
***
[Excessive bleeding]
[Ligament rupture]
[Exhaustion]
[Dizziness]
A complete set of various status ailments clouded her vision.
“Ha... I won.”
She had won, but it was the end for her too.
“Have you just arrived?”
Jessie, smiling weakly, looked up at Almond who just arrived.
“Hah... Hah...”
He was panting heavily after rushing over.
“Are you going to kill me?”
Almond silently adjusted his grip on the sword.
“No mercy.”
Jessie was in no state to resist anyway. Thinking she was about to die, she tightly closed her eyes in preparation.
‘Hmm?’
She squinted and saw Almond's back blocking the corridor.
“Who says you won?” His back faced the zombies as he aimed his sword at them and said, “If I stop them, we win.”
“What...?”
He intended to stop the zombies? Was he sane? Those dozens of zombies weren’t just ordinary ones, but included special zombies too.
They crowded the corridor and charged in.
“Kraaaaaaaah......!”
“Graaaaah!!!”
[Fear]
Even the two combatants felt fear due to the sheer number, yet Almond believed he would win.
Woooooong!
At this moment, light burst forth from the text.
[Fear → Resolve]
The combatant’s special ability began to activate.
***
[Beginner’s Tip: Surprisingly, humans are at their weakest when they live only for themselves.]
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