Child of Destiny

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The intensity of the battle immediately ramped up alongside the sudden change of pace.

Each sound that the bullet coming out from the chamber of Alucard’s rifle felt like a strong beat of a war drum that was hitting the chest of everyone.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As Alucard continued to pull the trigger, Nacht sprinted toward the location of the opposing side with the best of his abilities. He had used a series of strange movements, signifying his high-end foot technique.

He was not planning to be a practice target that his opponent used to showcase his superb sniping, so he immediately used one of his signature techniques that made him one of the well-known gods within the virtual world.

His rapidly moving body turned into a series of blurry silhouettes that were almost a hundred in number.

‘Personal Movement Technique: Phantom of the Night’

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Seeing the huge number of phantoms swarming toward Alucard, the people watching the match could not help but gasp as this was their first time seeing Nacht utilize this technique to this level.

With such an overwhelming number of phantoms, even a top-notch sniper would most likely encounter a huge problem.

There were legends about powerful gunners and snipers fighting against hundreds of opponents and emerging victorious by slaughtering everyone. Some myths were also foretelling about a certain sniper who managed to force an entire army in retreat, giving up the idea of invasion.

These incidents told how fearsome a gun could be in the hands of fearsome individuals along with their unique strategies.

But those cases only took place on certain terrains, which were either favorable to the said individuals or perfect for guerilla warfare.

Alucard’s current situation did not fall to either case, which was why most of the people felt that this was the end of the match.

Unfortunately, they were all proven wrong right on the next instant.

Alucard’s pupils suddenly turned crimson as he activated his special ocular skill while watching a hundred of the phantoms swarming at him.

These phantoms might be realistic and could confuse most of the people, but they were ineffective before Alucard, who could see through such illusions with ease.

He ignored all the phantoms and focused solely on a lone figure, which was emitting a certain ‘light’ within his body.

As Alucard stared on this figure, his eyes were able to see the flow of the blood within the veins of the latter. This pointed him to the true body of the latter, which were ‘lifeless’ despite how alive they appeared on the surface.

‘Vampire Exclusive Skill (Unique): Sanguine Vision’

Without any hesitation, Alucard pulled the trigger of his rifle, firing an even stronger shot compared to the others.

Bang!

Nacht had already sensed the danger when Alucard had locked into his figure, giving him the idea that the opposing party was able to see through the trick of his technique.

Swoosh!

Without any hint of hesitation, he swiftly adjusted his foot technique, dodging the incoming bullet enveloped with blood energy.

Boom!

Right after the sanguine bullet flew past his previous location, it hit the huge boulder right behind him and blasted it into fragments.

At the same time, the number of phantoms that he had ‘summoned’ noticeably decreased due to the sudden interruption of his foot technique.

Seeing this scene, the people who believed Nacht’s victory could not help but rub their eyes at what they just witnessed.

But they quickly disregarded it as a fluke as it was close to impossible to choose the right target in just a single attempt.

Unfortunately for them, the process repeated itself, proving them wrong.

Alucard indeed had the ability to see through the phantom technique that Nacht was using and even suppress the latter with it.

Nacht was forced to constantly dodge, putting himself in the perfect range of Alucard’s Death Shooting Gallery.

But he was still steadily approaching the latter with the help of his techniques, mostly relying on the strange foot technique that let him constantly change the direction and rhythm of his movements, making it harder for Alucard to lock onto his figure.

The constant shift in his movements’ pattern became his main weapon to reach his target.

But with just a couple of minutes, Nacht suddenly sensed something locked into him, forcing him to change his technique once again.

Bang!

A crimson bullet flew and pierced through Nacht’s chest, accurately hitting his heart.

But before everyone could even react to what just happened, his figure slowly faded away, signifying that only his afterimage was hit by that terrifying shot.

‘Modified Movement Technique: Ghost Steps’

It was one of the advanced combat techniques that most of the players of the thief and assassin classes knew. But he modified it a little to complement his style, making it almost impossible for his opponents to realize that he had already used it.

It was a perfect technique for this kind of situation.

Swoosh!

Alucard, who was originally lying on his stomach, suddenly picked up his sniper rifle and jumped backwards, dodging the hail of throwing daggers that came out of nowhere.

Shu! Shu! Shu!

While he was midair, he suddenly adjusted his posture. He seemed to be sitting in the air as he kept his sniper rifle and pulled out a pair of magic pistols, pointing them forward.

He waited for a second before pulling the triggers of the pistols repeatedly, firing a series of shots at the ’empty’ space before him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swoosh!

With the crimson trails in the air, Nacht’s figure suddenly appeared, barely dodging them with the slightest margin.

The moment his feet touched the ground, Nacht immediately kicked the ground and propelled himself forward with an even stronger momentum.

Swoosh!

But right before he could reach the five-meter mark away from Alucard, he was forced to halt his tracks due to the series of gunshots fired at him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The shots accurately predicted his speed and route, so he had to stop his tracks before his body turned into a Swiss Cheese.

But he also did not give up as he adjusted his footwork for another time, swaying his body left and right and making his figure an illusionary ghost while moving forward.

‘Modified Movement Technique: Spectral Steps’

Swoosh!

With his strange and unreadable movements, he was able to avoid the crimson bullets fired by his opponent while trying to approach the latter with the best of his abilities.

But to his surprise, he was still able to cross the five-meter mark of his opponent despite his insane speed and complicated movement techniques.

It was as if there was an invisible wall that he could not cross no matter how hard he tried.

He even tried to swap with a series of movement and combat techniques, mixing them perfectly, to confuse the opposing side.

But despite all of that, Alucard maintained such a not-so-far and not-so-near spacing, showcasing his kiting ability.

Moreover, he was also responding with a series of gunfighting techniques of his own, which came from both the game and the real world.

The five-meter mark seemed to have become an invisible barrier that Nacht was unable to approach despite trying his best to cross it.

Those with experienced eyes were able to recognize this technique as it was one of the signature techniques of the famous Gun King of the «Sword and Guns» Online.

Gun-Fu!

Nacht had also realized this, so he slightly raised his brows before switching with an even stronger technique.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

His body suddenly flickered before ‘separating’ into multiple figures that surrounded Alucard from every direction. They hovered in the air and stayed on the ground for a second before suddenly pouncing at him all at the same time.

‘Class Fighting Style: Hundred Ghost Assassination’

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Despite being surrounded by these ghostly figures, Alucard maintained his calm expression as he halted his ‘retreat.’

His crimson pupils moved left and right as he read the movements of the ghost attacking him from every angle before extending his arm and pointing his magic pistols outwards.

He then started pulling the trigger as he spun steadily and used the slightly modified ‘Random Firing’ Skill to fire in every direction.

‘Black Ops Military Arts: Gunfighting – Hundred Bullets’

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The crimson bullets that came out from the barrels of his pistols seemed to have a life of their own as they found their targets accurately.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The ghost surrounding him exploded one after another, showcasing Alucard’s extreme precision despite firing his guns somewhat randomly.

But when all the ghostly figures were annihilated, Alucard could not help but pause a little to catch his breathing.

It might be brief, but it was more than enough for Nacht to launch a deadly ambush!

He suddenly appeared behind Alucard as his daggers shone with a dangerous glint while slashing toward the latter’s back.

But before he could even reach his target, a familiar sense of dread suddenly washed over his body.

He was forced to change the trajectory of his attack!

Clang!

Blazing sparks flew in the air as his daggers collided against a deadly rapier that almost pierced through his chest without making any sound.

It was at that moment when Nacht saw Alucard holding a silver rapier in his right hand, replacing one of his magic pistols.

Nacht skidded back as he tried to regain his footing after blocking the previous attack.

He could not help but squint his eyes a little further as he stared at Alucard standing a few meters away from him while holding a silver rapier in one hand and a magic pistol with the other.

He fully understood that this would be one of the hardest battles he had encountered in his entire professional gaming career.

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