I Became an Illegal Cheat User

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Bang!

As the sound of lightning striking spread throughout the arena, my shotgun spewed flames and scattered pellets.

Usually, when a shotgun is fired, the gunpowder explodes and the force scatters the pellets inside the cartridge in all directions.

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

So shotguns are mainly used for close range.

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

Pew pew pew pew pew!

The pellets that scattered in all directions ignored air resistance and flew towards Arthur in unison.

But the pellets never reached Arthur’s body.

Clang clang clang clang clang!

While maintaining his running speed, he was swatting away the pellets with his sword at an invisible speed.

‘Yeah, I expected this.’

Then how about this?

I raised the shotgun above my head.

And started firing rapidly.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Small bullets embroidering the sky.

Those that were quickly losing power due to air resistance, with the effect of ‘Super Accuracy’ applied, twisted their direction towards the target I was focusing on.

Seeing that sight, I recited an appreciation in my mind.

Ah, as a rain of steel pours down, this is the Falling Flowers in Full Sky.

A modern fantasy recreation of the magnificent martial art of the Four Heavenly Kings!

Shotgun – Style.

Falling Flowers in Full Sky.

And its effect was…

Pew pew pew pew pew!

Like black rain pouring down, numerous bullets rained down on Arthur’s head at a fierce speed.

In response, Arthur tried to avoid the spot instead of deflecting the bullets.

But still, he couldn’t dodge the bullets.

Because bullets with ‘Super Accuracy’ applied will continue to pursue the target until they hit.

The only ways to stop the pursuit are to get hit by the bullets or deflect them.

“…Hmm.”

Having realized that he couldn’t dodge the bullets, Arthur stopped in place.

Then, he raised his sword and drew a circle towards the direction of the bullets swarming like bees.

Whoosh.

Then, the golden mana emitted from his sword gathered into a round shield, blocking the path of the bullets rushing towards Arthur.

‘Okay, one skill known.’

The mana shield Arthur just created was not a simple mass of mana, but a skill called ‘Heaven’s Fortress’.

Heaven’s Fortress had the effect of blocking a certain amount of damage, and the value of that certain amount of damage was enormous, just like the skill name.

But why do you think it will work on me?

Arthur was overlooking one thing.

‘Super Accuracy’.

Let me say it again, that cheat doesn’t have just one effect.

If the first effect is to pursue the target and exceed the speed limit,

Ting ting ting ting ting!

…Crack.

The second effect ‘penetrates’ the inherent firearm resistance in mana.

Clang!

“…!”

As the skill Heaven’s Fortress shattered into pieces and fragments of mana adorned the sky, for the first time, surprise was etched on Arthur’s expressionless face.

But that emotion was only momentary.

Arthur, who quickly regained his expressionless face, kicked the ground and ran towards me.

With the bullets in tow.

‘Aha, so that’s how you’re doing it?’

If you can’t dodge the bullets, you’ll just charge at me.

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

That’s what he seemed to be thinking.

Well, there were too many bullets to deflect.

But wasn’t that too shallow?

I smirked and fired the remaining bullets in the shotgun.

Bang!

First, I shot one round towards the ground and looked at Arthur’s eyes.

Pew pew pew pew pew!

The bullets that were shot towards the ground sharply changed direction and split into two paths.

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

At that moment, Arthur’s blue eyes, which met mine, sparkled for a moment.

And Arthur’s reaction was…

Boom!

Rather than deflecting the bullets with his sword, he released mana from his whole body as if exploding it.

‘Bingo.’

As expected, you’re using ‘Fairy Eye’.

With this, I confirmed the use of 1 talent and 1 skill.

Now I just needed to confirm the remaining ones.

Or end it before that.

Tap tap.

The bullets that struck mana instead of the target due to Arthur’s mana release fell to the ground powerlessly.

But it was okay.

Although I couldn’t give him a full-body bullet massage, Arthur’s complexion had worsened a bit.

Mana release was literally releasing mana.

It can be seen as a kind of mana version of a shockwave.

Since he spread that mana release in all directions, not just one direction, even Arthur, who had a vast amount of mana, would consume quite a lot of mana.

As I was speculating like that, Arthur kicked the ground and charged at me.

Whoosh.

A vast wave of mana was rising from his sword.

And that wave soon solidified and created another sword on top of the sword.

The power of destruction granted to heroes of mid-to-high level and above.

It was Sword Energy.

‘You’re already pulling out your trump card?’

The time allowed for Arthur to manifest sword energy was 1 minute.

But seeing him using sword energy so early, it seemed he really didn’t want to receive a bullet bath.

But no way!

Arthur, what you’re granted is not victory, but a full-body bullet massage!

Bang!

Pulling the trigger of the shotgun, I fired the remaining pellets.

Arthur’s eyes, which were meeting mine, wavered slightly.

He seemed somewhat flustered.

Why?

Clang clang clang clang clang!

Because I was blatantly aiming at his sword, was it strange?

You shouldn’t think it’s strange.

You experienced it earlier, right?

Your ‘Mana Shield’.

As soon as I thought that, as if he had read my thoughts through ‘Fairy Eye’, Arthur’s gaze turned to his sword.

His sword energy was emitting a brilliant light.

But he must have noticed.

The mana forming the sword energy was gradually decreasing.

‘No matter how much it’s a high-density blade made of vast mana.’

Sword energy was also essentially made of mana.

‘Arthur, unless you’re a top-level hero right now.’

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

With that thought, I didn’t avoid Arthur’s eyes.

Yeah, if you’re going to read my thoughts, read them.

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

And I will tap your whole body with bullets.

Having read my thoughts, Arthur stopped deflecting the bullets.

Boom!

Once again, mana was released.

But this time, instead of in all directions, the mana was released towards the direction of the bullets.

Tap tap.

As the bullets lost power and fell to the ground, as if he had been waiting for this moment,

Arthur threw the sword he was holding upwards.

Then the sword that shot upwards sharply changed direction like my cheat and charged towards me.

It was Arthur’s skill, ‘Meteor Fall’.

‘Second skill confirmed.’

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

Now all that remained was one talent.

But before that, I need to shoot down that sword falling from above.

‘I have just the right weapon.’

Before starting the duel with Arthur, with Kang Cheol-su’s permission, I took out the weapon I had changed.

A weapon I had obtained by sacrificing a longsword.

Grenade Launcher – Stand Alone.

In other words, it was a Sawed-off style grenade launcher.

While transferring bullets to the shotgun, I aimed the grenade launcher at the falling sword and fired.

Thump!

With a light sound like a basketball bouncing, a grenade was fired from the grenade launcher.

And with the effect of ‘Super Accuracy’ being applied.

Swish!

The grenade flew towards the sword in a straight line, not a parabola, at an incredibly fast speed that didn’t look like a grenade at all.

Rip!

The grenade was sliced by the extremely sharp sword energy.

And at the same time,

Boom!

A massive explosion occurred from the sliced grenade, releasing a shockwave.

The sword that was charging towards me was deflected far away by the explosion.

But it was not over yet.

Regardless of whether the sword flew far away or not, Arthur was still running towards me.

And judging by the gauntlets made of mana on both of his fists, it seemed he was going to use the talent ‘Excellent Martial Artist’.

Unlike Lee Seo-yeon, who was a pure swordsman, Arthur has an excellent talent not only in swordsmanship but also in martial arts.

But that excellent talent was only excellent when it worked on the opponent.

I had no intention whatsoever of giving Arthur distance.

Click.

I loaded the shotgun with bullets until it was fully loaded.

Bang! Bang!

And I poured pellets towards the charging Arthur.

Then Arthur enveloped his whole body with mana.

Clang clang clang clang clang!

The bullets collided with Arthur’s mana armor and bounced off.

Each time, Arthur’s mana armor was chipped away, but as if he kept injecting mana, it repeated the cycle of destruction and recovery.

‘Ah, so that’s how you’re going to do it?’

Relying on his mana armor and recklessly charging forward without thinking, even if your stats are fantastic, that method is not right…

Feeling regretful, I decided to personally instill a sense of alertness in Arthur’s somewhat lacking plan.

Bang!

When I fired the third round of pellets, I transferred a non-lethal grenade between the bullets.

Then, as if he had been waiting, Arthur reached out his hand to grab the grenade and threw it back.

‘As expected, it doesn’t work on him.’

Since it was a method I had shown once in the duel with Lee Seo-yeon, Arthur showed a method of destruction by grabbing the grenade and throwing it back instead of deflecting or dodging it.

‘But you probably didn’t know about this.’

Arthur, who read my thoughts, flinched in surprise and lowered his head to look at the ground.

But his feet were already stepping on it.

Its identity was none other than a ‘Shock Mine’.

It was the mine version of the non-lethal grenade that released a shockwave.

‘Since flashbangs don’t work on Arthur.’

Arthur didn’t even blink an eye at the light from Noah’s sincere punch.

So I removed the flashbangs and brought shock mines.

And when did I plant the shock mine?

When Arthur’s gaze was briefly distracted by my shotgun-style Falling Flowers in Full Sky, I planted it in front of me.

Because Arthur would surely arrive in front of me.

Click.

The sound of the mine’s detonator activating under the pressure of Arthur’s foot echoed.

Boom!

At the same time, a strong shockwave exploded from under Arthur’s feet.

“…Damn it!”

For the first time, a perplexed word flowed out of Arthur’s mouth as he floated in the air.

Seeing Arthur like that, I dropped the shotgun from my hand and took out the revolver from the holster on my right thigh.

And I activated the skill.

“Instant of a Moment”

Tick.

Everything slowed down.

In that perception, I saw Arthur reaching his hand back.

Judging by the sword that was deflected by the grenade and lying on the ground floating in the air and heading towards Arthur, it seemed he was pulling the sword with mana.

But he wouldn’t be able to grasp the sword.

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

Tick.

Bang bang bang…

The sound was stretched out.

But the bullets in the revolver had all been fired.

Tick.

The handle of the sword got closer to Arthur’s grasp.

At the same time, the bullets from the revolver had nearly reached their target.

Tick.

The last sound of the clock hand was heard.

The world which had slowed down regained its original speed.

And belatedly,

Whoosh─!!

A roar that tore through sound resonated throughout the arena.

And at the same time,

Thud thud thud thud thud!

The bullets from the revolver were striking Arthur’s body, which had been stripped of its mana armor by the mine.

Arthur’s body, which had been floating in the air, fell to the ground.

But as expected of a knight, instead of falling on his butt, he was standing upright on two feet.

But how is he standing?

No matter how non-lethal the bullets were, if they hit his bare body, it would be extremely painful.

Moreover, the places I aimed for were both chests, the solar plexus, and both calves, which were the most painful when hit, so it would be difficult to even stand.

But how… Just as I thought that,

Thud.

Arthur knelt on one knee.

Then, looking up at me,

“…Kuk, kill me.”

He spat out a line like a female knight.

…What’s with this guy?

I blankly looked down at Arthur.

Arthur, looked at me with a slightly frowning face, probably because the places where the bullets hit were painful.

But… why are Arthur’s cheeks slightly flushed?

Seeing that, I couldn’t grasp what to say.

Since Arthur had a very androgynous appearance, sometimes he looked more like a woman than a man.

So when Arthur said such things, it was like… something.

‘Get a hold of yourself.’

Arthur is a man.

Arthur… is a man… right?

‘…Come to think of it.’

Something was strange.

In the game ‘Arena Academy’, when a certain level of favorability was accumulated, a CG was unlocked.

Those CGs were not only for the heroines but also for Noah and Arthur.

When Noah’s favorability, who was a man, reached a certain level, there were scenes of him going to the bathhouse together and entering a hot spring.

Literally, they were CGs that deepened the friendship between men.

However… in Arthur’s CGs, who was also a man like Noah, there were only scenes of training together or catching Fallen or beings from other worlds together.

There was nothing like deepening the friendship between men like with Noah.

‘…’

I looked into Arthur’s eyes and thought.

Arthur, this guy… is a man, right?

Then I saw Arthur flinch in surprise.

Seeing that, I immediately took out the pistol from the holster on my tactical vest.

Click.

I did as Arthur wished.

Bang!

A single gunshot rang out.

And soon after, Arthur collapsed with a thud.

With his forehead dyed red, he had fainted.