I Became an Illegal Cheat User – Chapter 7

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Perhaps due to the pressure of the dome which had suddenly appeared and was shrinking with an electric field, those who tried to eliminate their competitors, those who tried to acquire points by finding hidden items and those who tried to get a lucky break by hiding, all stopped what they were doing and headed to the center of the island to avoid the dome’s electric field.

However, not all examinees could do that.

Bang! Bang! Poof!

“Hey, which damn bastard did this─!”

“Aargh! What the hell is this!!”

“…P-Please spare me!”

The examinees transported to the forest area collapsed on the ground, paralyzed one after another by the feast of bomb pouches flying from somewhere and the green powder suddenly bursting from under their feet.

Seeing the pathetic state of those examinees, I couldn’t help but smirk.

Although killing is forbidden, this is a designated exam site for a battle royale.

It’s literally no different from a battlefield.

But they were running without any preparation or defense.

So obviously they would fall victim to the poison.

Of course, even if they prepared, if they didn’t have talents or skills related to poison resistance, the result would be the same, but…

‘Almost there.’

After running non-stop, the end of the forest was finally in sight.

And the bomb pouches had all been used up right on cue.

Although there were still bomb mushrooms left in my inventory, they didn’t have as great an effect as bomb pouches.

That’s because the pouches contained not only bomb mushrooms but also additional ingredients that amplified the effect of the bomb mushrooms.

But it wasn’t like they were completely unusable.

They could be used on individuals, even if not on a large number of people.

Just as I finished that thought,

“…You, you bastard!”

An examinee launched a surprise attack.

And he even shouted loudly.

“…”

It was absurd.

This wasn’t a children’s fight.

Shouting while trying to surprise an enemy?

“Tsk.”

Clicking my tongue, I ‘transferred’ an item from my inventory in front of the guy.

As I felt a small amount of mental power and mana being consumed, the designated item disappeared from my inventory.

And a brown leather pouch, the same as the one containing bomb mushrooms, appeared in front of the guy.

“Ha! Poison again? But what to do? I have poison resistance, so this won’t work on me!”

The guy, shouting with sarcasm, swung his sword at the pouch.

Seeing that, I let out a sneer.

“Oh really? That’s too bad.”

Saying that, I transferred another item from my inventory behind the guy’s back.

“But what to do? What’s in that pouch isn’t poison.”

“What?”

At my words, the guy’s face turned dumbfounded, but his blade had already torn the pouch and sliced its contents.

Rip.

At the same time as the sound of something being cut,

Boom!

A shockwave accompanied by a loud explosion burst out from the cut pouch, flinging the guy’s body backward.

“Aargh!”

The guy flew backward, screaming.

After a short flight of a few seconds, the guy’s back crashed into a thick tree.

And,

“…Wh-What! Why isn’t my back coming off!”

The guy, stuck to the tree, shouted in great confusion and flailed about.

Seeing that, I gave him a piece of my mind with a pathetic tone.

“You stupid bastard.”

Does this guy even think?

Even if his thoughts had shortened due to the surprise,

‘You can just take off your top.’

I’m still inexperienced with the Transfer skill, so I can only transfer items outside of clothes.

But this guy has no idea about that.

‘Just get eliminated like that.’

With that thought, I turned my body.

And as I ran towards the outside of the forest again, I checked the number of items I had just used.

Two Sonic Pouches remained…

There was still enough Sticky Grass.

‘Sticky Grass…’

Collecting this was a real pain in the ass.

Sticky Grass, which was commonly used to make magic potions, was not as large as a pitcher plant and not too sticky for humans to touch.

But the Sticky Grass growing on the uninhabited island had absorbed the ‘spiritual energy’ of the island, so it was large in size and had a very strong adhesive power like glue.

So if the island’s specialty Sticky Grass sticks to your body, you need to use a potion that removes the stickiness.

But how many examinees would know that, and how often would they bring such a potion?

Anyway, it was good to find the habitat of Sticky Grass.

But I had to use up all the potions I brought just to collect it.

Because it stuck all over my body.

And as I ran out of potions, I had to change gloves several times.

Maybe my gloves were on the back of that guy stuck to the tree.

“Die, you bastard!”

“You die, you son of a bitch!”

Clang, clang! Kwang! Bang!

As soon as I stepped out of the forest and entered a wide plain, I saw a battle playing out before me.

Here and there, examinees were using magic and skills against each other and clashing their weapons.

I passed by them and kept running forward.

There was no time to waste fighting when I had to hurry to the central area.

‘Can’t they see the approaching electric field?’

The speed at which the dome with the electric field approached was slow at first, but it got faster and faster as time went by.

I couldn’t check the time due to attacks that may come flying from anywhere.

But roughly, at least 10 more minutes must have passed.

And I can see with my eyes that the speed at which the dome was shrinking had become quite fast.

Yet they stopped their legs that should be running to reduce the number of competitors.

It was a real blessing for me.

“Die!!”

“…You think you’ll really die like that?”

Occasionally, there were guys who saw through the camouflage of the Camouflage Robe I was wearing and rushed at me, but…

“Di… Huh… Uh, uh… Ugh!”

When I laid Sticky Grass in the direction they were running using Transfer, they all fell forward like slapstick and face-planted on the ground.

Passing by those guys and running breathlessly, I was soon able to get close to the central area.

And upon hearing the sharp noise coming from there, I stopped running and lay flat on the ground.

I just lay flat on the ground since there was nowhere to hide on the plain, but the probability of being discovered was not very high because I was wearing the Camouflage Robe.

The ‘Camouflage’ effect of the Camouflage Robe adapted to the surrounding environment.

But if I’m discovered, well… I just have to fight.

With that thought, I crawled closer and closer to the source of the sound.

Clang! Clang!

The closer I got to the source of the sound, the louder the sound of weapons clashing became.

And before long, I could see the faces of the people fighting.

‘…It’s Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur.’

Lee Seo-yeon.

Arthur Pendragon.

The main characters were fiercely clashing their swords.

And around them, many examinees, both main and supporting characters, were lying collapsed.

Among them were Asuka and Noah.

It seemed they were defeated by either Lee Seo-yeon or Arthur.

‘Those two are indeed in a different league.’

Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur, had cheat-level talents and skills among the main non-player characters, as well as strong stats that would allow them to debut as heroes right away.

Moreover, Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur possessed mythical-grade weapons from the beginning.

The ‘Blood Demon Sword Dainsleif’ wielded by Lee Seo-yeon.

The ‘Divine Sword Excalibur’ wielded by Arthur.

Of course, they were sealed at the beginning, so they couldn’t be used properly, but even sealed, the two weapons were mythical-grade, so they were no less than cheat items.

Clang clang clang!

The two moved brilliantly, clashing their swords.

No matter how much the equipment provided by the principal prevented them from getting hurt, they didn’t even blink an eye at the flashing blades in front of them and responded with expressionless faces.

But looking closely, their eyes were constantly moving.

Where to swing the sword.

Where their feet were moving.

Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur grasped each other’s attacks with no margin of error and clashed their swords.

However, before long, the balance of the exchange began to crumble little by little.

“L-Lee Seo-yeon is being pushed back?”

“… It’s said he was very famous in England.”

“…Is this a fight between examinees?”

In the end, Lee Seo-yeon began to be pushed back by the cheating nature of Arthur’s ‘Fairy Eye’.

A slight crack appeared on Lee Seo-yeon’s expressionless face.

As she began to be pushed back in the exchange, one of Lee Seo-yeon’s eyebrows twitched.

And then,

Wooong.

A sword cry rang out from Lee Seo-yeon’s sword, and a blood-red sword aura soared.

At the same time, golden mana gathered on Arthur’s sword, forming a sword aura.

I was shocked by their actions.

‘Hey, there are collapsed kids around too!’

The equipment provided by the principal was good, but the grade of the bracelet was at best ‘B’.

Although it blocked most of the attacks of the examinees in the exam site, there was a limit to that as well.

In particular, the sword auras condensed on their swords would never be blocked.

Sword aura is a power used by at least mid-to-high-level heroes.

In terms of equipment, it’s equivalent to A-grade.

But it’s impossible for B-grade equipment, not even A-grade, to block the sword auras of those two.

The moment they clash their swords wrapped in those sword auras, fragments of the sword auras will burst out in all directions.

And those fragments will shred the examinees who have collapsed helplessly.

“You stupid bastards!”

Think before you fight!

I spat out a curse and abruptly stood up from my spot.

And activating the effect of the ‘Noise-Canceling Anklet’, I ran towards the two at full speed.

– 10 seconds.

I took out the remaining two ‘Sonic Pouches’ from my inventory and grasped one in each hand.

– 9 seconds.

I thought about which item to transfer.

– 8 seconds.

The two hadn’t noticed me yet.

– 7 seconds.

The two, who had distanced themselves, took their stances.

– 6 seconds.

Their feet stepped forward.

– 5 seconds.

Their bodies leaned forward, preparing to lunge.

– 4 seconds.

The ground cracked, and their bodies charged towards each other.

– 3 seconds.

I threw the Sonic Pouches.

– 2 seconds.

As the Sonic Pouches flew, the two entered the range of my skill.

– 1 second.

I haphazardly transferred Sticky Grass to their backs, arms, and legs.

– 0 seconds.

– Noise Cancellation deactivated.

“”…!””

The eyes of the two, who finally noticed me, widened.

And they swung their swords, which were aimed at each other, towards something flying at them.

Rip!

The two pouches were ruthlessly sliced.

And,

Boom!

With a huge sonic boom bursting from the two pouches, a shockwave flung them back.

Thud.

The two stuck their backs to the ground.

“…?!”

“…?!”

Unable to move an inch due to the Sticky Grass, blatant bewilderment seeped into the expressions of the two who had maintained their poker faces.

Truly a sight to behold.

“Oh! It’s 3rd place!”

“…You were the one who passed in 5th place in the first exam.”

Asuka and Noah, who had gotten up and were standing in a sloppy posture, greeted me as if they knew me.

Judging by their sloppy standing, it seemed they were trying to escape after seeing the sword auras rising from Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur’s swords, but when I instantly stopped the two, they lost their target and were floundering.

I waved my hand to greet Asuka and Noah, then approached Lee Seo-yeon and Arthur, who were staring intently at me, and standing in the center where the two were lying down, I said,

“Are you kids? Running wild regardless of the location?”

They must have received training in restraint from their respective families, but were they excited by their evenly matched skills?

After reprimanding the two in a disciplinary tone, I raised my hand and pointed to the sky.

“And no matter how much you fight like that, the 1st place isn’t either of you anyway.”

As I said that, everyone’s gaze turned to the hologram floating in the sky.

“”…?””

Upon confirming the scores, question marks appeared above everyone’s faces.

Seeing their dumbfounded expressions, I took off the gas mask I was wearing and grinned.

“The chicken is mine.”

At the same time as I uttered those words, an alarm rang from the smartwatch, and the hologram screen changed.

[End of Exam]

The final exam had ended.

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