Players

Chapter 1 

—–CROW—– 

The dragon Britra, called the highest-flying dragon, plummeted to the ground. It wasn’t by its own will. It was a forced fall.

A vicious dragon that even a nation’s army feared to confront.  Surprisingly, it was a single man who brought down this monster.

“Haah… Haah…”

The man, who barely managed to kick off the dragon’s back and land on the ground just before Britra crashed, exhaled raggedly.

He was exhausted. His injuries were severe.  It wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed right now and never woke up again.

Like most of the “Players” summoned on the day of the “Great Summoning,” the man’s appearance was somewhat excessively flamboyant.

His black combat uniform, which must have been entirely jet-black before being stained with the dragon’s blood, was reminiscent of a thief or assassin.  His left arm was tightly wrapped in bandages, and his right arm was coiled with chains, as if they were a substitute for bandages.

His hair, which reached just below his shoulders, was green.

Traces of green light lingered in his eyes, set within his pale face.

The man stabbed both swords, one in each hand, into the ground.  Struggling to calm his ragged breathing, he reached out towards the empty air.

Characters formed from light appeared in the man’s mind.

[Remaining Survival Time: 11 hours 37 minutes 12 seconds]

[Remaining Kron: 12,000]

[* Would you like to purchase Survival Time with Kron?]

Roughly 11 hours.

This time, it was truly a close call. What would have happened if he had missed the dragon?

Shaking his head involuntarily at the dizzying thought, the man purchased time without hesitation.

The ‘Remaining Survival Time,’ which served as the starkest reminder of his march towards death, increased instantly.

The man simply lay down on the ground.

Dissecting the dragon’s corpse, collecting items, contacting his anxiously waiting comrades—all of that could wait.

If you reach the ‘Ending,’ you can return to the original world.

The single promise given to the Players summoned to this strange otherworld.

The man.

Choi Kang-seok, the one and only fighting game Player among the 3,721 surviving Players, clenched his fist.

The day of the Great Summoning, which changed everything.

It had already been a year since then.

—–CROW—– 

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