Paying to Win in a VRMMO: Volume 2 by Blitz Kiva

Author:Blitz Kiva [Kiva, Blitz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2017-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

“Impudent mortal... Meet thy end, wreathed in flame!” The dragon’s proclamation triggered the start of battle, which it kicked off with a stream of scorching fire from its mouth. Ichiro didn’t even flinch as the “Infernic Breath” flowed over him.

Iris held her breath.

A gallant-yet-tense melody began to play a few seconds later. But as the rousing BGM kicked in, Ichiro merely opened the menu window and began checking his own stats.

His Dragon Scales and Fire Soul, raised to such high levels as they were, greatly reduced the fire-based damage that he took, so he had lost surprisingly little in the way of HP. Unbelievably, Ichiro seemed to be using this battle to fiddle with his stats. She wanted to yell at him, but couldn’t; crying out in the middle of battle stood a chance of drawing the monster’s aggro.

Naturally, the game’s battle system was not turn-based. The enormous dragon stood up and followed through with a rending attack against Ichiro with its claws. Each one was as long as he was tall, with a wicked curve to it like a reaper’s scythe. Yet the merciless sickles failed to make contact.

The young heir leaped, his body moving lithely through the air.

He then let out a faint noise of effort as he unleashed a whirlpool that bound the Magi-Metal Dragon’s body. It was the water-attribute attack spell “Spiral Flood.” The great waves of damage stole the heat away from the lava and shaved away at the great rocks, causing a wave of steam to billow out through the room.

He couldn’t keep the dragon bound for long — only two seconds, in real time — but that was more than enough time for Ichiro to land and ready himself. He drew his Mage Saber and took a stance.

What other “Hero” would ever challenge such a dragon with starter equipment?

The Magi-Metal Dragon was merely a program, and would not cry out no matter how close it was to death. Pattern changes at certain health levels would have had to be added by the devs out of consideration for players who couldn’t read boss HP. Still, the damage he dealt with that one hit had clearly been significant. Iris sweated bullets as she watched the scene.

Ichiro took his Mage Saber in a reverse grip stance.

In Narrow Fantasy Online, there was a hidden modifier known as “Stance.” The pose you struck just before activating certain Arts could change the speed of its execution, or the damage that it dealt. Sometimes it could even add additional effects. Many stances had already been discovered through voluntary investigation, and added to the walkthrough wiki.

This stance Ichiro assumed was a Magi-Fencer stance that he had discovered for himself. It gave a considerable modifier to his class-exclusive Art “Strash,” and it could be canceled after activation with many other arts and weapons.

The Dragonet man watched the raging, fire-breathing dragon as if it were a thing a world away from him, and did not budge one inch. The dragon built up heat in its mouth and unleashed another Infernic Breath.

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