Blade Skill Online: With Trash Job ‘Summoner’, Weakest Weapon ‘Bow’, and Rotten Stat ‘Luck’, I Rise

A/N:

Baldie: “If I win, you accompany me all day long!”

Yuri: “Then if I win, you go along with me instead!”

Tens of thousands of spectators: (((Why are these two making us watch them make a promise to go on a date…?)))

[Life-or-Death Battle, Conclusion]

““Oraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!””

A one-on-one duel between me and the baldhead began amid the burning town.

Running with all our might toward each other, we threw out our fists at the exact same time!

“Fly away, baldhead!”

“What?!”

I won the first clash. On top of ‘God-Slaying Fist’ nullifying all impacts, ‘Demon King’s Surge’ which I’d acquired from slaughtering more than 10,000 players also activated. As if such things as my zero Strength had nothing to do with it, the baldhead got sent flying backward.

He managed to put his feet back on the ground, but he continued to slide back for several meters from the momentum. Then he gave me a wry smile as he opened and clenched his fist.

“Man~~~my fist hurts! Yuri, how the hell did your fist pack so much impact?! You even sent me flying when I have the ‘Power Grappler’ job, you gotta be lyin’ when you said you had zero Strength did you?!”

“It’s the effect of the skill named ‘Demon King’s Surge’ I just acquired. Even though I consider myself something of a hero.”

“Hero my ass, you’re anythin’ but a hero!”

The baldhead charged over again while saying some rude things. An aura began to be emitted from his fists, probably a skill from his Power Grappler job.

Fine, then I’d fight as a Summoner too!

“Come forth, Gobutaro! Urutaro! Chuntaro!”

“Gobuuu!”

“Woooon!”

“Pigyaaa!”

The three boss monsters appeared from the summoning formations I’d deployed around me.

Extremely evil, jet-black auras surged from their bodies. Evidence of their stats was being buffed by the effect of ‘Demon King’s Kin’.

This should be plenty of a threat to him, but there was more in store!

“Activate arts! ‘Hyper Power Burst’, ‘Hyper Defense Burst’, ‘Hyper Magic Burst’, ‘Hyper Luck Burst’, ‘Hyper Speed ​​Burst’!”

“““Gugagyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”””

The buffed boss monsters’ stats were all tripled!

They then cried like they all had gone mad. Brandishing their club, fangs, and flame wings, they rushed toward the baldhead simultaneously.

In response to that scene, Navi, the commentator, cried. [N-no mercyyyyyyyyyyyy?! Demon King Yuri is going to kill the hero who has miraculously survived without any shred of mercy! Waaaah, this person is going to end the eveeeeeent?!]

I’m telling you, I’m not a demon king!

That tiny fairy, I’m gonna grind her with my fingers later, I swore as I turned my eyes toward the baldhead.

He then smiled wryly. “Sheesh. You even tamed boss monsters, I think you really are a demon king, Yuri.

“…fine, I’mma go all out too! I’ll wring out myself till the last drop of blood to defeat youuuuuuu!!!”

At that moment, red light burst out from the baldhead’s body. His now bare muscles were dyed crimson, and his body began to shoot out sparks, just like a molten blade being hammered!

“Activate art! ‘Resolve to Die’!!!!!”

The moment his foot stomped on the ground, he shot out like a flash of red lightning!

Slipping under the Goblin King at supersonic speed, he threw a powerful uppercut and launched the Goblin King into the sky. The Goblin King slammed into the Firebird, and they both went down for the count.

After achieving such a feat, the baldhead didn’t let down his guard. At that moment, the Wolf King lunged at him from behind in an attempt to rip him with his fangs, but without turning around, the baldhead threw a fist behind him, sending the Wolf King flying for dozens of meters…!

…Hey, hey, wasn’t the baldhead crazy strong?

Upon a closer look, I could see two horns growing from his head. Navi exclaimed [Wow!] upon seeing it.

[W-what a terrifying strength~~~! Reinhard von… it’s too long, so let’s just go with baldhead! The baldhead took out Demon King Yuri’s familiars in an instant!

[Ah, but the price is high. ‘Resolve to Die’ he has activated is a double-edged sword that doubles all stats at the cost of gradually reducing HP! Furthermore, the horns that appeared on his forehead must be the effect of the rare skill ‘Fierce God Transformation’ which will kill him in one minute after activation in exchange for tripling his power and speed! It can’t be canceled after activated!]

Navi’s words left me shocked. The baldhead really was trying to wring out his everything to defeat me.

There were still other survivors. Which meant that he had thrown away any possibility of winning the battle royale.

“Keh, damned little fairy. Babbling about my trump card, that’s bad manners… That said, I get where ya comin’ from. Everybody would be disappointed if I just drop dead in the middle of the fight without any explanation. Gotta do everythin’ to liven up the crowd.

“So, whatcha gonna do, Yuri? If you keep runnin’ away till one minute’s up, it’s gonna be your win, y’know~?” The skinhead said provocatively. But in his eyes, there was a light of passionate trust in me.

Yeah… bring it on! I’m not a man if I don’t take you on here!

“Hah, who’s gonna run away! Come, baldhead. Bring out everything you got, I’ll take you on!”

“Kuhaha! Knew you’d say that, Yuri! Then here I come, get ready to be pummeled by the power I’ve staked my whole life into!!!”

With a ferocious smile, the baldhead shot toward me at supersonic speed!

I tried to unleash a punch to counter him but to no avail. Due to his overwhelming speed, the baldhead’s punch already arrived before me just as I pulled back my elbow!

The powerful punch exploded into my chest, and I was sent flying hundreds of meters away in an instant!

“Guga?! Gaha!”

My HP was slashed over and over again as I broke through many houses scattered around the Beginning Town.

Each time, ‘Tenacity’ activated’, and I continued to survive even though I was treading on the edge of death.

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‘Tenacity’ activates! You survive with 1 HP from a fatal wound!

‘Tenacity’ activates! You survive with 1 HP from a fatal wound!

‘Tenacity’ activates! You survive with 1 HP from a fatal wound!

‘Tenacity’ activates! You survive with 1 HP from a fatal wound!

‘Tenacity’ activates! You survive with 1 HP from a fatal wound!

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Shit, I’m gonna die if this keeps going!

I forcibly slammed my fist into the house behind me to trigger ‘God-Slaying Fist’. Thanks to its impact-nullifying effect, I stopped after destroying over 30 houses.

But I got no time to be relieved. When I looked up at the sky upon a shadow shading me and the area around out of nowhere, there I found the baldhead holding up a gigantic tower!

“Gahahahaha! With my HP cut to half, I’ve activated the Strength-buffing skill ‘Looter’s Stupid Power’! Here comes a big one, Yuriiiiii!”

With his buffed Strength, he threw down the tower as if he was making a dunk shot!

What a horrible taste. If I got crushed flat under that, I’d get continuous damage, and that would be the end for me!

Which meant, it was time for…

“Forbidden Summon! Come forth, ‘Chimeratic Machine Goblin’!”

An ominous jet-black summoning formation appeared before me, and from it, an artificial Goblin King made his appearance along with the creaking of rusty gears!

He was a monster I had created by combining Goblin King’s meat with a rare item named ‘Ancient Super Civilization Remnant Machine’.

His stat points were maxed out in Defense, the rest zero. It was no exaggeration to say he was born to die as a shield.

“Please die for me!”

“Gogigaaa!”

The Machine Goblin caught the gigantic tower while blowing out gas from the pipes all over his body.

Despite the ground cracking, despite his gears breaking and sparks erupting, the Machine Goblin remained unmoved. He made a wonderful display of spirit and guts to protect me behind him!

Ah, what kind of a master would I be if I wasn’t moved by it? I put my foot on the back of the breaking Machine Goblin and ran up the tower!

“Here I come, baldhead!”

“Wha-?! Running up the tower… is there anythin’ you can’t do?!” The baldhead standing at the top goggled.

Of course, I couldn’t have pulled off this feat on my own. The Armor Knight possessing my boot accurately captured the small holes and protrusions on the tower and used them as a foothold.

“Gogiga… Master, you can do it!”

The Machine Goblin cheered on me from behind, then the sound of being crushed to bits by the tower followed.

I kept his words in my heart as I deployed another jet-black summoning formation.

“Forbidden Summon! Come forth, ‘Chimeratic Lightning Wolf’!”

“Awooooooooooooooooooo!”

Shooting out of the summoning formation like a bullet while letting out a howl was an artificial Wolf King emitting white lightning sparks from its whole body.

He was a monster I created by combining the Wolf King’s meat with a rare item named ‘Lightning God’s Dwelling Gem’

Just like Machine Goblin, his stat points were all maxed out in one stat, and that was Agility. He was a bullet created for one purpose only.

Fully aware of it, the Lightning Wolf ran up the tower and rushed toward the baldhead at literally the speed of lightning.

“Tch, move it, dog!”

The baldhead threw an uppercut at the wolf’s jaws as he was about to bite him.

However, the Lightning Wolf had achieved his purpose. At the same time as the Lightning Wolf’s neck snapped, an electric current ran through the baldhead’s body!

“Gugagagagagagagaga?!”

The baldhead plummeted from the top of the tower while puffing out smoke, his body shaking all the while.

Inflicting ‘paralysis’ on any enemy it made contact with—was the Lightning Wolf’s ability… and the sole purpose of his creation.

Having finally reached the top of the tower, I summoned my final chimera, sending it towards the falling baldhead.

“Forbidden Summon! Come forth, ‘Chimeratic Genocide Bird’!”

What appeared from the summoning formation was a nightmarish Firebird emitting dark flames from its whole body.

He was a monster I created by combining the Firebird’s meat with a rare item named ‘Hellfire Stone’.

He was maxed out in Magic. His use was even simpler than that of the Wolf King.

“Genocide Bird, crash into him!”

“Pigyaaaaaaaaaa!”

Suicide attack. It was his strongest and only attack means, the result of taking damage output to the extreme even at the cost of burning his own flesh.

As icing on the cake, I jumped off the tower with my bow in hand and mercilessly shot Pontaro and the gang toward the falling baldhead!

The 11 arrows multiplied to 110 due to the ‘Dark Clone’ skill. Navi, the commentator, screamed at the sight of them.

[F-fuwaaaaa?! Even being merciless has to have a limit! Demon King Yuri not only sent forth his chimera for a suicide attack but also released a torrential rain of arrows by the synergistic effect of possession-type monsters and arrows! And they are getting closer to the paralyzed baldhead!!]

The Genocide Bird and Pontaro and the gang were heading to kill the enemy.

Just before these bad boys hit him, however, the baldhead’s eyes shone radiantly. The red fighting spirit flowing out of his body surged, and although he was supposed to be paralyzed, he began to move!

“Guhahahahahaha! My HP fell below 30%! Now I fulfilled the condition!

“Activate skill, ‘Dying Resolve Suicidal Rampage’!!!”

At that moment, the baldhead blew up!

No, more accurately, a blast mixed with fresh blood was released from his back, propelling him up straight into the sky.

Ah, I’d seen it when I was browsing the strategy guide site.

‘Dying Resolve Suicidal Rampage’. It was a skill that could only be activated when your HP was 30% or less and you were afflicted with a status ailment, but once activated, it would recover all status ailments and launch you at the enemy while reducing your HP by 1% every second—it was no exaggeration to say that this skill was designed especially as a last resort.

“Uoryaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“Pigyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!

The baldhead wringing out all of his life was a monster.

He grabbed the beak of the incoming Genocide Bird and shoulder-threw it, sending it diving straight to the ground at the speed of sound. With that, the poor Genocide Bird caused a huge explosion, blowing away the remaining players trembling in the corner of the square who screamed, “No way we can join in such a battle…!”

“Oraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraora!”

[Kishashasha~~~~?!]

The baldhead didn’t stop there. He repelled the incoming Pontaro and the gang with supersonic punches as he flew toward me.

Before ‘Dying Resolve Suicidal Rampage’, he had already activated ‘Resolve to Die’, both skills drained his HP like crazy. He probably would last no longer than ten seconds.

Which meant…

“…Fine, come, baldhead! I’ll end this with my fiiiiiiiiiiiiist!!!”

“Big words Yuri! It’s my fist that’s gonna settle this maaaaaaatch!!”

After I hurled away the bow in my hand with all my might, we collided in midair!

Fists clashed with fists. ‘Demon King’s Surge’ no longer worked on the baldhead jetting out a blast from his back. We traded punches in midair over and over again, each exchange bringing us ever closer to death.

“I’mma take the win!!!”

Every time I get hit by his fist, my HP risked dropping to zero.

“No, I’m gonna take the win!!!”

Every time my fists burst into him, the baldhead got closer to death.

We were no longer aware of anything other than each other’s existence. We were all about just swinging our fists, hitting, and being hit.

“Yuriiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!”

“Baldheaaaaaaaad!”

And the finale finally came. Slipping through the baldhead’s powerful fist, I threw a strong punch into his abdomen!

“Gahaaaaaaa?!”

The baldhead threw up blood. Ah, can’t miss this chance! I clenched my fist and threw a finishing blow into his face!

“This is the eeeeeeeeeend!”

BAM! resounded from the baldhead’s face, and he shot down into the ground with great force…!

At that moment, a message window appeared along with huge fanfare—!

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・Congratulations, Yuri!

You have successfully defeated the last player! You are the first winner of the battle royale event!

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“Haa, haa, I… won…!”

I won! I beat the baldhead…!

But I had reached my limit. Even though I wanted to shout out the feelings of joy filling me, I was already completely mentally exhausted. I couldn’t even summon my familiar, so under the force of gravity, I fell on top of the baldhead, who was about to fade away.

The moment I hit his chest…

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‘Tenacity’—Failed to activate.

Your HP has fallen to zero.

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…my skill failed to activate, to my big surprise. Before I could even let out a victorious roar, I died due to fall damage.

As my body gradually faded away, the baldhead, pinned under me, laughed heartily, “Bwahaha! Hey, hey, don’t die on top of someone else’s corpse! Or rather, wouldn’t this mean that I would have won if I had gotten one more punch in?”

“Hah, you’re so bitter about losing… If you’re dissatisfied, I’ll take you on no matter how many times, baldhead.”

“Oh, I’ll take you up on your words. No taksies baksies, Yuri…!”

We grinned at each other as our bodies simultaneously faded away.

The loud cheers of Navi and the spectators reverberated: [You both were amazing!] [The ending was crazy hot!] [I’m going to be a Summoner too!] [Explode, you baldhead!]. I heard some mysterious cursing (?) directed at the baldhead mixed in there, but his back had been literally exploding, so I hoped they could let him off.

And so, along with a lot of applause and cheers, the curtains closed to my battle roya—

“Ah, I’m gonna participate in the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth round too, so everybody, I’ll be in your car—”

[[[Please don’t, Demon King-sama!]]]

I instantly got stopped by all the spectators. How strange…!

A/N:

・The battle royale arc is finished!

The Dev: “Our first event didn’t end with a massacre event… thank youuuu, baldheaaaaad!!!”