SSEI | Chapter 3.2

Blue Dot asked with bea3582b96 a light smile. It was a bit 5708483615 annoying as if he b07c12be9b was testing him, but 416ddb313c Yuan tried to think 6f6d50aecb it over in his c3888b13fc own way.7e1e76387191b904

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.c523a600917ace02

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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…”ae26f68f0dde5afa

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.fa837fcccd316be0

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“Excuse me, this is just my guess, but can I check one thing?”09cc8a59c85109c9

“What is it? Go ahead and say it.”82b6bdeb289433a1

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“Do the boats all gather near the bridge just before entering the foggy area?”73b4b2d6ea8f826e

“…Why do you think that?”33f8f1f4eb0fe938

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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.”b319262a6e8492fe

“Hmm.”f57a81f066991fd7

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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.”dfb020ed322fe82a

As Yuan pointed a8225a6db8 at the map f544412d1a and said this, 1fb31cff52 the Blue Dot 302b329eec grinned at him. As expected, ff0ea5334c it was 3f66f36334 the latter. That person e2902f7301 probably wanted 8f0a6ccf33 to see da058daa38 how far 6eba8f8144 Yuan could 00773a4efb deduce.b6ccac00f40da953

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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….707af6f6c46846fa

“You, you look pretty dumb, but your brain works well, huh?”36c56fc392f9343d

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But at that moment, f45ab38ceb Yuan felt his body fb71d3450f lift into the air.391f069cc54dd514

“Alright, if you get it, let’s head out right away! Before the ones who already took the ship get away!”f31046cb06312194

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Blue Dot started running, d040e7cce7 carrying him like a 27a675af58 piece of luggage. A flustered Yuan desperately e4723d3b4a kicked his legs, but a1b04dad28 instead of letting him c24dd2f490 go, the Blue Dot cefbb9dae1 ran even faster.1769e6a8b78497be

“What?! Hey, where did you hear what I just said?!”56d4ce1591af99db

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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!”05236e327306076b

“But we’re not ready yet! We should just take the ship….”2efc3cfd0a21718a

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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?”42e04b01aba98b51

“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?!”a93f091540fe591c

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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!4e681d92264a70eb

“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!”06186e4c2c745053

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“Is your skill related to combat?”06077fc9a6cb899d

“No. But you never asked why my nickname is ‘Blue Dot,‘ did you?”5855c24ded6212e4

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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.952fc9d8355518f6

But Yuan recalled what 0e8ee3a87d he heard at the dbe4cb072b shop earlier. The Red Man got add76612a3 his nickname because of a30c64a46f the core, right? So maybe, this person 371d8eb254 too, for the same 163850d944 reason.16a4b39ab86c5535

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“Hey, do you also have a Core of Calamity like the Red Man?”e7e20aa9af480110

“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!”578bfbfb8a7a6c91

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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.70c4ae94aac22d14

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.8bb17ed925ed0036

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The background f00b950f63 and edges 6128fa4d5e were a d959ad7878 deep sky 7a993a70f5 blue, while eaa08214fd the center ccce59e21f was closer 21050df1f3 to an 56b213ca14 emerald hue 9164d7ed69 than a 5647e3f563 blue one, 485760f756 continuously expanding 31860f721d and contracting. As he stared, mesmerized 44e436c83e by the hypnotic wriggling 4bd2af4e4c of the stain, Blue 61f78b0252 Dot had already reached 0015aca86d the middle of the 47a0896d92 lake.8fa1e5051cf4338d

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.1afd90ca328af09e

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Still, the ed88059d4f two managed e6be7f49f9 to cross b3c93a0975 the bridge 1ed9a4e208 and reach 900b52aec4 the midpoint. Was it 55841a9426 just good a83d9872e3 timing, or 5f7f8b85e8 was it 7038bb1d22 because Blue dbd7afba9f Dot was 813be960d0 so conspicuous 669ac832f1 that it 300bb0337f easily drew 3cea618434 attention? Just then, they 687e184250 saw a small 56ef40da4e boat slowly approaching 37679f6a53 from afar.a8b36ad9820a5c07

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.d5244338dc6ab5f0

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“Yuan, freeze the water around the boat! Immobilize it!”02f67ca5a2147407

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.6169767d5c1c801a

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“Alright, counterattack!”0a401ddc6a29e144

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.d36eea3c16ef864a

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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.8cd6aa7e290fd075

‘W-Wow…!’c061c6c0190da104

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With a sound of b871c22ccc explosion, the light filled 5ccd891f4a his vision. Yuan, who had aee0178da9 reflexively closed his 1d69a1f771 eyes tightly, barely e256a553eb opened them again 568d0ca7d1 once the light f798e0f863 disappeared and looked c48f330318 towards the boat. It was too 50f258afb4 far to see 7e25fb483c clearly, but the ada8cea82a boat and its 48eebcf22d occupants were already 3e4d108dfc shattered and sinking 83af9232dc below the water. It seemed they had 6f986f5564 blown away the enemy 1246d38c3b along with the shield.5b9ccb455541db00

“Is this the power of the Blue Calamity?”18d480bc5a161d03

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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.”55a559813ef08109

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.6cc9161820c7d0e8

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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….”ee6f3230d19302c0

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.996e07ebf11766bc

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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?”e3fde12e034fc465

“Cooperation points… Ah, yes! Thank you!”3dc583df3a20677c

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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.4fe5cd176f2052b6

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.4a5f21432db5103c

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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.”c7f5a01f503c2327

“Is that so? If that’s the case, then I’m relieved.”9923c6235b55623d

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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.6df2be21b2710520

Thanks to that, d1d64cad04 the two were 123792a5a2 able to obtain 8e844a7ee3 a large amount d537dbc981 of items without ef81733cf7 even opening a 9c4510b831 single loot box. By then, a c2f325cc46 pile of miscellaneous 4fa3860f0f items, looking as f651030e78 if they had 38a300e95e been fished out, edc4b5f5d2 was stacked behind f199796bb3 the two.acb7dd651a062fb6

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At that point, Blue 1e44cfc4be Dot let out a 67b4b7c907 long sigh and sat 4af5fd836e down. Seeing the sweat de6f898e04 pouring down his 0031c1aefa forehead, it seemed 1bf554f97b he was quite 786ea00a8c exhausted.8f6afbbad525f02e

“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.”2e1bd8d58ef2089a

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“Really? Then this place is….”6d819829bf209c35

“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.”4931876d5c481572

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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.544920b18ec5766d