I Became an Illegal Cheat User

19 – Majesty (6)

Boom!

As the sound of thunder echoed through the arena,

Flames erupted from my shotgun, dispersing pellets of buckshot.

Usually, when a shotgun is fired, the gunpowder explodes, propelling the beads inside the shells in all directions with force.

However, because the individual pellets of buckshot are small and light, they quickly lose kinetic energy due to air resistance.

That’s why shotguns are primarily used for close-range combat.

But what if my ‘Super Accuracy’ were applied to that shotgun?

Pababababat!

The buckshot, ignoring air resistance, soared towards Arthur all at once.

Yet, none of the buckshot touched Arthur’s body.

Chae-chae-chae-chae-chae-chang!

Maintaining his running speed, Arthur effortlessly deflected the buckshot at an invisible speed.

“Yeah, I expected that.”

Well, how about this then?

I raised the shotgun above my head.

And I began to fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Tiny bullets embroidered in mid-air.

Those that were quickly losing power due to air resistance.

With the effect of ‘Super Accuracy,’ they veered in direction toward the target I was observing.

I watched the scene and whispered to myself.

Ah, as the steel (bullets) rain down, this is a veritable shower of flowers.

A martial art refined by the craftsmen of the Four Heavens within modern fantasy!

Shotgun – Style.

Shower of Flowers.

And the effect was…

Pibibibibibit!

Countless bullets poured down upon Arthur’s head at a fierce speed, akin to a black rain.

In response, Arthur tried to dodge the bullets rather than deflecting them.

But avoiding the bullets was easier said than done.

Bullets with ‘super accuracy’ applied would relentlessly pursue until they hit the target.

The only way to stop the pursuit was to either get hit by the bullets or deflect them.

“…Hmm.”

Arthur, realizing that he couldn’t avoid the bullets, came to a halt in his tracks.

Then, like a vulture, he raised his sword towards the direction of the oncoming bullets, drawing a circle.

Ziiing.

From the sword, a golden magical force emanated, coalescing into a shield-like form that intercepted the bullets charging towards Arthur.

‘Okay, got one skill.’

The magical shield Arthur just created was not just a lump of magical energy; it was a skill called ‘Heavenly Fortress.’

Heavenly Fortress had the effect of blocking a certain amount of damage, and the numerical value of the damage it blocked was tremendous, as the skill name suggested.

However, why does he think that will work on me?

Arthur is overlooking one thing.

‘Super accuracy.’

Again, the effect of that cheat is not limited to just one.

If the first effect is pursuing the target and surpassing the limit of speed,

Titi-titi-titi-titang!

…Clatter.

The second effect ‘penetrates’ the magical resistance that the magical power possesses.

Crack!

“…!”

The skill, Heavenly Fortress, shattered into pieces, and fragments of magical power embroidered the air.

For the first time, a sense of surprise appeared on Arthur’s otherwise emotionless face.

But even that emotion lasted only for a moment.

Quickly regaining his composure, Arthur pounded the ground and rushed towards me.

Leading the bullets.

‘Ah, so that’s how it is?’

If you can’t avoid the bullets, just charge at you.

So, either get sliced by the sword or be hit by the bullets you fired.

It seems like he’s thinking that way.

Well, there are just too many bullets to dodge.

But does that mean the depth is too shallow?

I chuckled and fired the remaining rounds in the shotgun.

Twaang!

Firing one shot towards the ground, I looked into Arthur’s eyes.

Pababababak!

The bullets heading towards the ground suddenly changed direction, splitting into two branches.

Then they shot towards Arthur’s left leg and right arm.

At that moment, our eyes met, and Arthur’s blue pupils sparkled for an instant.

And Arthur’s reaction was…

Paaah!

Rather than deflecting the bullets with his sword, he unleashed a burst of magic from his entire body as if exploding with power.

‘Bingo.’

He’s indeed using the “Fairy Inside.”

Confirmed the use of one talent and one skill.

Now, I just need to confirm the remaining ones.

Or maybe, finish this before that.

Thud, thud.

Due to Arthur’s magical discharge, the bullets that hit him lost their strength and fell to the ground.

But it’s okay.

Even though I couldn’t provide a full-body massage with bullets, Arthur’s complexion worsened a bit.

Magical discharge is exactly what it sounds like—an emission of magic.

It can be considered a magical shockwave.

By dispersing it not just in one direction but in all directions, Arthur, despite having considerable magical power, would still experience a substantial consumption.

While speculating about that, Arthur rushed towards me, pounding the ground.

Oooong.

A wave of immense magical power emanated from his sword.

And that wave solidified into another sword on top of the existing one.

The power of destruction permitted from mid-upper-tier heroes.

It was the Sword Energy.

“Has he already released his full power?”

Arthur’s allowed time to manifest Sword Energy was one minute.

However, it seems like he doesn’t want to receive a decent amount of bullet fire already, judging by his use of Sword Energy.

But that’s impossible!

Arthur, what you’re allowed to do is not to win, but to receive a full-body massage from bullets!

Tuaang!

As he pulled the shotgun trigger, he shot the remaining bullets.

Arthur’s eyes, which were locking with mine, shook slightly.

He seems somewhat startled.

Why?

Chaechaechaechaechaecheng!

Is it weird to aim for the sword so blatantly?

You shouldn’t think it’s weird.

You experienced it before, right?

Your “magic shield.”

Just as I thought that, Arthur’s gaze shifted towards the sword as if he read my mind through the “Fairy Eye.”

The Sword Energy was emitting a brilliant light.

But he must have noticed.

That the magic composing the Sword Energy was gradually decreasing.

“No matter how dense the blade is made of vast magic.”

After all, Sword Energy is also composed solely of magic.

“Arthur, unless you are an upper-level hero right now.”

You won’t be able to stop the bullets I’m firing forever.

Thinking like that, I didn’t avoid Arthur’s gaze.

Yes, if you can read my mind, then read it.

I will break your Sword Energy and shatter the sword you’re holding.

And I will pummel your whole body with bullets.

Having read my thoughts, Arthur stopped deflecting the bullets.

Paaah!

Once again, a burst of magical power surged forth.

Yet this time, it wasn’t a full-blown release in all directions; the magic surged toward the direction of the bullets.

Thud.

As the bullets lost their momentum and plummeted to the ground, it seemed like the perfect moment.

Arthur hurled the sword he held upward.

Then, as if guided by my own cheat, the soaring sword swiftly changed direction and charged toward me.

Arthur’s skill, ‘Meteor Descent,’ was in action.

“Confirming the second skill.”

With this, all of Arthur’s skills had been confirmed.

Now, only one talent remained.

But before that.

I must knock down that sword falling from above.

“There’s just the right weapon for this.”

Before beginning my duel with Arthur, I retrieved the weapon I had swapped with Kang Cheol-Su’s permission.

A weapon obtained by sacrificing a longsword.

The Grenade Launcher – Stand Alone, also known as the Sawed-off Grenade Launcher.

Loading the shotgun with bullets through a teleportation, I aimed the grenade launcher at the falling sword and fired.

Thunk!

With a lively sound akin to a bouncing basketball, the grenade shot out from the launcher.

And the effect of ‘Super Accuracy’ took hold.

Swish!

The grenade, not following an arc but a straight path, flew at an incredibly fast speed that hardly looked like a grenade towards the sword.

Swish!

The ultra-sharp blade of the sword severed the grenade.

Simultaneously.

Kaboom!

A grand explosion erupted from the severed grenade, creating a shockwave.

The sword charging at me was flung far away by the explosion.

But it’s not over yet.

The sword flew far or not, Arthur was still running.

And looking at the gauntlet on both fists, made of magic.

It seemed he was using the skill of ‘exceptional hand-to-hand combat.’

Unlike Yi Seo-yeon, a pure swordsman, Arthur had exceptional talent not only in swordsmanship but also in combat.

When that exceptional talent was conveyed to the opponent, it was outstanding.

I had no intention of keeping my distance from Arthur.

Click.

I loaded the shotgun with bullets.

Bang! Bang!

And I poured buckshot towards the approaching Arthur.

Then Arthur surrounded his whole body with magic.

Ping ping ping ping ping!

The bullets collided with Arthur’s magic-made armor and bounced off.

Each time it happened, Arthur’s magical armor was depleted and reduced, but he kept injecting magic, causing it to diminish and recover repeatedly.

“Oh, you’ll do it like that?”

Relying on magical armor, rushing in without thinking, huh.

No matter how remarkable the abilities were, that method wasn’t right…

Feeling regretful, I decided to personally instill some caution into Arthur’s somewhat lacking plan.

Bang!

When I shot the third round of buckshot, I sent a non-lethal grenade through the gaps between the pellets.

Then, as if he had been waiting, Arthur reached out, grabbed the grenade, and swiftly threw it back.

“Still no use.”

Perhaps due to a technique seen during the sparring with Yi Seo-yeon, Arthur didn’t deflect or evade, but rather picked up and threw the grenade behind him to counter it.

“Nevertheless, you wouldn’t have known about this.”

Reading my thoughts, Arthur looked surprised and glanced down at the ground.

But his foot was already on it.

It was none other than a ‘shock mine.’

The mine version of a non-lethal grenade that triggered shockwaves.

“Flash grenades don’t affect Arthur.”

Arthur, who didn’t even blink at the light of Noah’s sincere punch.

So, I took out the flashbang and grabbed a shock mine instead.

And as for when I planted the shock mine.

It was when Arthur momentarily glanced at my shotgun-style Munchen revolver; that’s when I planted it right in front of me.

Obviously, Arthur would reach me sooner or later.

Click.

The sound of the mine’s mechanism activating under the pressure of Arthur’s step echoed.

Kwaaang!

Simultaneously, a strong shockwave erupted beneath Arthur’s feet.

“…What!”

The first bewildered words escaped Arthur’s lips, floating into the air.

Seeing him like that, I released the shotgun from my hand and drew the revolver from the holster on my right thigh.

And I activated the skill.

“Momentary Moment.”

Tick.

Everything slowed down.

In that perception, I saw Arthur reaching backward with his hand.

The sword, which had bounced off the ground after being thrown by the grenade, seemed to be drawn toward Arthur by some magical force.

But he wouldn’t grasp the sword.

Because my left hand was already striking the hammer of the revolver.

Tick.

The sound elongated.

But all the bullets from the revolver had already been fired.

Tick.

Arthur’s hand was nearing the grip of the sword.

Simultaneously, the revolver’s bullets were almost reaching the target.

Tick.

The sound of the final clock hand.

The slowed world regained its original pace.

And belatedly…

Pewww ─!!

The sound of a tearing roar echoed through the stadium.

At the same time.

Thud, thud, thud!

Bullets from the revolver were striking Arthur’s body, stripped of magical armor due to the mines.

Arthur, who had been hovering in the air, crashed to the ground.

But, whether he was a knight or not, he wasn’t collapsing, not even clutching his rear end; he stood firmly on both feet.

But how is that possible?

Even if it’s a non-lethal bullet, getting hit in the bare body would be extremely painful, right?

Moreover, the targeted areas were the most painful ones – the chest, the spine, and both calves – making it difficult to stand.

Yet, how… frighteningly, I thought.

Thunk.

Arthur knelt on one knee.

While doing so, he looked up at me.

“……Kuk, just kill me.”

What’s with this knight-like line?

I stared blankly, gazing down at Arthur.

Arthur, with a slightly grimaced face, perhaps due to the pain from the bullet hits.

But… why does Arthur’s cheek look rosy?

I couldn’t find the right words to say in that situation.

Because Arthur had a somewhat androgynous appearance, sometimes looking more like a woman than a man.

So, when Arthur said such a line, it felt… something.

‘Pull yourself together.’

Arthur is a man.

Arthur is…, a man… is that right?

‘… Come to think of it.’

Something’s off.

In the game ‘Arena Academy,’ when a certain level of affection is gained, a CG is unlocked.

That CG is not only for heroines but also for Noah and Arthur.

When Noah’s favorability rating reached a certain threshold, there was a scene where they went to the bathhouse and entered the hot springs together.

Literally, it was a CG that solidified the friendship among men.

However, in Noah’s CG as a man, there were only scenes of training together or capturing corrupt individuals or extraterrestrial beings together.

There was nothing at all like solidifying the friendship among men, as Noah did.

‘……’

I looked at Arthur’s eyes and thought.

Arthur, is he… a man?

As I wondered, Arthur seemed surprised.

In that moment, I pulled out a gun from the holster of my tactical vest.

Click.

I did as Arthur wanted.

Bang!

A gunshot echoed.

Shortly after, Arthur fell to the ground.

With a red forehead, she fainted.

I looked at that sight, extending the hand that held the gun.

While doing so, I thought.

‘Arthur was a woman.’

I had no idea until now.

That it was not him but her.

But such thoughts were fleeting, and I decided to accept it.

Why not, it happens often in novels and comics.

The childhood friend who looks like Tomboy turns out to be a girl.

And regardless of gender, Arthur is Arthur.

A reliable colleague who takes down corrupt individuals and deals with extraterrestrial beings instead of me.

Thinking like that, I felt relieved.

‘But… there seems to be a bit of a masquerade in this, hey?’

A cheeky smile on a painful face.

It was clearly evidence of excitement.

I looked at the fallen Arthur with cold eyes.