SSEI | Chapter 3.2

Blue Dot 781a9fbe36 asked with d5d505d080 a light 2551a390fb smile. It was a bit 17ef3b83a0 annoying as if he bf152b3b22 was testing him, but 021d521125 Yuan tried to think ac4fce039d it over in his 2b4810a41c own way.fbf445a1525154bc

First, let’s rule out the route that goes around the lakeside, and choose between taking the boat or crossing the bridge. If you take the boat, you can safely loot the boxes even if it takes a bit longer. If you cross the bridge, you can quickly reach the Night Zone, but it’s hard to get loot and there’s a risk of being heavily attacked.0adce27180058d1c

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“First, I want to think about how dangerous the bridge is. Honestly, the ambush itself doesn’t seem that scary, right? There’s no cover on the lake, so the enemy would be just as visible. Fighting on the bridge or on the boat, it’s equally hard to move…”7a45c71d0a278e67

Contrary to what Blue Dot said, the ambush itself didn’t seem that dangerous. However, Yuan still thought the bridge itself was a very dangerous place. Blue Dot probably didn’t mention the most important factor.f10acdf1f006e56d

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“Excuse me, this is just my guess, but can I check one thing?”618506e15c5f6712

“What is it? Go ahead and say it.”3e4f0248c3dd7561

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“Do the boats all gather near the bridge just before entering the foggy area?”63cb0c4545f60c8a

“…Why do you think that?”c5f9fa87ccf0eca6

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“It’s obvious that if you sail the boat without thinking in the fog, you’ll get lost. It’s not like you can quickly reach the other side, and with the fog that thick, you probably can’t see an inch ahead… You’ll need something to serve as a landmark. If something goes wrong, you might abandon the boat and run towards the bridge.”52534b73e4e3fbfc

“Hmm.”73cdae3dcad98172

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“If my guess is right, then around the middle of the bridge…? This point where the bridge meets the mist is likely to become a battlefield. If we seize the spot quickly and launch a preemptive strike on the approaching ships, it’ll be a great chance to earn a lot of points. But if we go in unprepared, it’ll be really dangerous.”3a926967b4f2a45b

As Yuan 15b1dab9a0 pointed at c4a0c07b54 the map 040a13bd98 and said a04a1358d8 this, the 0f4907a912 Blue Dot a548c91793 grinned at efc0ddf610 him. As expected, it 3584793a65 was the latter. That person 7cdc131ab7 probably wanted e663a44876 to see bacbc56beb how far cf635f17e2 Yuan could bf44d5721f deduce.14683041a632f832

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So, getting on the ship would be the right move, right? Yuan thought to himself. The two of them weren’t ready to fight yet. Although they had obtained weapons in the wasteland, they didn’t have any armor to protect their bodies, and most importantly, Yuan was still a beginner with no combat experience….ab14f794e3181303

“You, you look pretty dumb, but your brain works well, huh?”1f1862a23f48dbfc

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But at that moment, 2228ab25f2 Yuan felt his body e915acceb5 lift into the air.62f4e82e5a419ca6

“Alright, if you get it, let’s head out right away! Before the ones who already took the ship get away!”2b3f2151b042f148

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Blue Dot started running, 7561eacf90 carrying him like a 55f58a6bc8 piece of luggage. A flustered Yuan desperately 413b9b0222 kicked his legs, but cdb91f3f13 instead of letting him ebc9279515 go, the Blue Dot fa39b8a990 ran even faster.de33a2e20319ae2c

“What?! Hey, where did you hear what I just said?!”4a16ef3a5bc5d76e

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“I heard it all! You said if we seize the spot and launch a preemptive strike, we can earn a ton of points!”25b398371d19b295

“But we’re not ready yet! We should just take the ship….”6df87ab1527cf6fb

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“The ones who left first probably already looted all the supply boxes, so what’s the point of taking the ship now?”aa00179179b52799

“Then that means those people will get stronger after looting all the supply boxes and swarm the bridge! How are we supposed to win against that?!”0045bcdb88d3d408

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The Blue Dot, who had decided to run, was unbelievably fast, sprinting with the force of a wild horse while carrying a grown man. Of course, this wasn’t something Yuan was happy about. He wanted to earn points, but he was still scared of fighting, so he preferred to take it easy if possible!deb1efbc83e6bfdd

“It’s still the evening zone, right? And once we seize the bridge, it’s all long-range combat! Unless it’s someone with a cheat skill like Eren Noeul, I can win!”c6bb3ec00924fd9f

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“Is your skill related to combat?”40dfd5c98dd02f00

“No. But you never asked why my nickname is ‘Blue Dot,‘ did you?”7990d649e98948e0

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The Blue Dot said this out of nowhere while running without even breaking a sweat. Yuan hadn’t asked because it seemed like a personal matter. If it turned out to be something like a blue spot in a sensitive area, it could be awkward to explain.b5c9a0f5042ff53d

But Yuan recalled ed014ca946 what he heard 775ed7d74e at the shop 6610a86fc5 earlier. The Red Man got 65fd60c3e4 his nickname because of 3e67ae531b the core, right? So maybe, this a12d1c1cf2 person too, for ff07cb68b0 the same reason.91eaf4f92cc202e3

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“Hey, do you also have a Core of Calamity like the Red Man?”1eba2b18602c7c45

“You know more than I thought? Mine is just a Blue Calamity, and it doesn’t have as much maximum output as what the Red Man has…. But it’s still pretty useful in the early stages!”9953eb30497d86f8

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The Blue Dot said this and then unwrapped the scarf around his neck to show Yuan his bare skin. On the back of his neck was a blue mark about the size of a child’s palm.31a5b47d5daeaa6c

Isn’t this too big to be called a dot? Yuan thought to himself, feeling a bit dumbfounded as he stared at the stain on his neck. It looked completely different from a typical bruise or tattoo. The most distinct difference was that the stain was constantly moving.101db9c3bd5459b4

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The background d7b432bb22 and edges 4fce1b5972 were a 4e9535b476 deep sky 8c99f44de5 blue, while 9168fd25bf the center fee24d0ac4 was closer 8ef645d7b7 to an 9500c2eca0 emerald hue 6767836c3f than a 6f3f61afa5 blue one, 2b5cad9398 continuously expanding 4ee270598b and contracting. As he stared, mesmerized b765f8ef7f by the hypnotic wriggling cde92401f5 of the stain, Blue a06e063bf2 Dot had already reached 263e3515d6 the middle of the 9f6266ce41 lake.a860ceb2a4eaec72

Just as he had mentioned earlier, the bridge looked quite old and precarious. Even though it wasn’t a suspension bridge, every step made their bodies sway, and the creaking wooden planks seemed like they could collapse at any moment.ff22f31085228c97

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Still, the two 9460559cd0 managed to cross e486523390 the bridge and 922ee0c71f reach the midpoint. Was it just good 004258ac8d timing, or was it ff1174695e because Blue Dot was 2211576d4b so conspicuous that it 31326d1248 easily drew attention? Just then, they saw dca7f2fbe1 a small boat slowly 82cfeefae1 approaching from afar.c76ce3c5e52893e6

The top of the boat was covered with something like a translucent glass dome, which looked like a shield no matter how you looked at it. Yuan felt scared, thinking about how they didn’t have a shield, but Blue Dot was rather confident and shouted.e9b842ee35705fe4

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“Yuan, freeze the water around the boat! Immobilize it!”5b165255240e0062

Yuan hurriedly aimed his spear after barely getting off Blue Dot’s back, and something more like a blizzard than an ice chunk poured out from the tip of the spear. Fortunately, the blizzard hit the lower part of the boat. The people on the boat immediately aimed their weapons at them and fired something, but Blue Dot didn’t even blink.9727fb2912bb98f9

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“Alright, counterattack!”04b5eb1d0ada24b0

By then, a bright light was flowing from his blue stain. The dazzling light, enough to captivate a person’s soul, flew straight into the air and intercepted the projectile fired by the enemy.ca2ad861f5a2b2a1

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Yuan was so surprised that his mouth hung open, and Blue Dot quickly aimed his bow at the enemy and released the string. The light that had intercepted the projectile immediately followed the arrow. The arrow, completely surrounded by blue light, hit the enemy’s boat directly.1f9a427f735b21b6

‘W-Wow…!’ee839a44e63e9657

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With a sound of bd727cabb5 explosion, the light filled fdeee8c815 his vision. Yuan, who had 07922e594e reflexively closed his be9212a99a eyes tightly, barely e07cc46ca3 opened them again a16a6a75a3 once the light 579943b032 disappeared and looked e3dad6ac4d towards the boat. It was too far a35365ee89 to see clearly, but 3a95be79b6 the boat and its a45b54d195 occupants were already shattered d1977bda94 and sinking below the cde3a1d885 water. It seemed they 1dd4face4a had blown away 2bebce8bbc the enemy along a2e72e10e5 with the shield.5741bd9f139b786d

“Is this the power of the Blue Calamity?”8a6e5bb0349bbb61

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“Yeah. It’s actually the ability of ‘Counterattack,’ where if the enemy attacks us, I absorb it and use it as my power. It’s hard to use in close-range because the speed of recognizing attacks is slow, but it’s really useful in long-range battles like this.”b1f2a0071aca2393

It was a somewhat unfamiliar concept, so it wasn’t easy for Yuan to understand, but it was clear that it was a tremendous power. Since it could practically defend against almost all long-range attacks, getting just that one ability would give them an advantage in the early stages.33120c4d6607d1df

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“If it wasn’t Eren Noeul targeting us in the last match, I could have counterattacked too. The specialty of the sure-hit type is really scary, you know? Even if you try to absorb the power with a counterattack and send it back, it ultimately hits the original target no matter what….”a457caf9e0fef53d

Blue Dot added those words with a light shrug of his shoulders. Although he didn’t fully understand, it seemed like no matter how strong a weapon was, compatibility was important. Otherwise, it would be too overpowered.2e25e2f0d343c9e4

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“Anyway. I’ll keep shooting down the boats, so you keep using that ice spear to earn cooperation points. Got it?”0593ca3dafac8c0c

“Cooperation points… Ah, yes! Thank you!”ae5214f7966d6d1f

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After that, the two continued to diligently shoot down the approaching boats, sinking them below the water. In fact, the ice spear Yuan shot didn’t seem to be of much help, but it was important that he could earn cooperation points by blocking the enemy’s movements with the ice spear.d87c2678fb097d05

In reality, wouldn’t there be little difference in combat power even if Blue Dot fought alone? Yuan briefly thought so, but he kept pretending to contribute to the battle diligently, with a thick face. Even though he was getting help from a strong ally, earning points was important anyway.038197b77b87e2a3

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“You look a bit down. But your role isn’t meaningless, Yuan. If you hadn’t blocked their retreat, they would have just run away without facing me.”4ab25f69ccea2280

“Is that so? If that’s the case, then I’m relieved.”e68a8eb731ba3117

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As a result, they ended up sinking five boats. It was only after the battle ended that they learned Blue Dot’s specialty was ‘Seizure,’ which allowed them to take the best loot from the enemy whenever they killed them.7f4550c9e66400a1

Thanks to d9486525ba that, the 01e1a5eeaf two were 42c7e11776 able to 88eeccc9c3 obtain a 4ba62bbec3 large amount a6df9c3ceb of items 65c4def7fd without even 5be3cbfdca opening a 9557b3df9b single loot 29d7fabbab box. By then, a 7966b24f2a pile of miscellaneous 00eb2732a2 items, looking as f3df33494d if they had cd95b9cd32 been fished out, b19f46ce9c was stacked behind ab5bc74c5e the two.b2d2e99f239df7f6

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At that point, df7f7ae001 Blue Dot let 6562dca2ce out a long 995b0bcb96 sigh and sat 672dc9c994 down. Seeing the d7154fb4d2 sweat pouring 878070da5f down his 5778983eff forehead, it a13cdcad79 seemed he 656f0009c3 was quite 4076cf2997 exhausted.019226bab2c478dd

“There are a total of twenty-five teams of challengers, and there are five evening zones, so on average, about five teams gather in one zone. There’s a high chance no more will come.”61fc16e613946089

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“Really? Then this place is….”4d8dd257076972b0

“If we’re not unlucky, it’s as good as cleared. I’m going to rest for a bit, Yuan. Keep watch just in case.”95f621d240ad163f

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While Blue Dot wiped his sweat, Yuan held onto the bridge railing and looked around. At least within the visible range, there didn’t seem to be any enemies, so it seemed there was no big problem. As he was half enjoying the scenery and looking around, he finally started to pay attention to the text at the edge of his vision that he had been neglecting until now.e17c9bda331ca4cd