Thud!!

As I rolled forward in a jam, in less than two seconds, countless magic attacks and weapons showered the spot where I landed.

If they all had hit me, nothing of my body would have been left.

After a quick glance behind me, I ran forward again, while the pursuers were taken aback.

“What is that kid? How did he move?”

“... I don’t know! Get him right now!”

After a while, the pursuers followed me closely again.

It was rough terrain with many rocks, trees, and even floating stones hovered in the air. They were shrieking that if I used the Flash skill incorrectly, the only thing awaiting me was death.

I knew it well.

'Why is the terrain here like this?'

The speed of the pursuers was faster than me thanks to their magic boots.

‘If I want to successfully escape, I have to use the Flash properly.’

It was the tutorial episode of Baek Yu-Seol.

Players who hadn’t mastered the Flash control properly would never be able to move on to the next episode and would continue to get killed.

In fact, 99% of the players who played Baek Yu-Seol failed to pass this tutorial, and the 1% who somehow passed this were overcome by the evil barriers of the ‘Flash Range Control’ and ‘Continuous Activation'.

‘Carefully. More carefully.’

[Flash]

Shoo!

As if my body was attracted by a magnet, it naturally traversed the rough terrain and made its way through the endless mountain road.

The speed was not as fast as expected.

It was correct to say that the difference between the control with the mouse and the actual movement was as wide as heaven and earth.

Even during the cooldown period, I had to run myself, but as I sprinted through the slippery snowy mountain road for over 30 minutes, I was out of breath.

“Huh, huh! How fast is he!”

“Using Flash in this terrain? He’s crazy.”

“Damn it! What are you mages doing?”

“I’m already tired so I’m out!”

“Shoot an arrow!”

Second Checkpoint: Dodge flying arrows and magic attacks using Flash.

‘But in the game, I was able to avoid objects coming from behind because I could see them all on the monitor…?’

The wind enchanted arrow almost chased me with a flexible curve, and to dodge it, I had to use Flash to match its exact timing. Even a single mistake would lead to death.

Suddenly, another message hovered in the air.

[The skill 'Mana Accumulation Retardation’ is being applied.]

[The derived skills of 'Mana Accumulation Retardation', ‘Sixth Sense’ and ‘Cognitive Acceleration’ are applied.]

[TN:- Cognitive function includes conscious intellectual activity, such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering. In simple words, 'Cognitive Acceleration' increases the ability to make an efficient counterattack in the shortest possible time.]

The world around me became much more clearer.

The familiar feeling came again.

I vaguely felt every object flying from behind.

As if there were antennae on my back.

Everything in the world was made up of the law.

In other words, there was 'mana' in everything, and all that moved by it were detected by the cursed constitution of the 'Mana Accumulation Retardation', the body which leaked mana every second.

To put it simply, I couldn’t use magic by accumulating mana in my body, but I was able to perceive all the mana movements, big or small, with my sixth sense.

From the arrow that flew at my waist, the spear targeting my back with a calculated trajectory of my future path, and the wide-range flame magic that was cast in a radius of three metres with me as the centre.

I felt like I could dodge everything, and in less than 0.3 seconds, I used Flash with impeccable timing to avoid the pincer attacks.

Thud! Gwang!

A rain of arrows fell on the spot I passed.

My heart was pounding. If I had delayed even for a moment, I would have died.

“There are seven enemies. Two of them fell behind.”

It was understandable that they were getting tired because they had to run on a mountain road wearing heavy armour, while I was moving by using Flash.

But, I was also tired.

It was painful to endure this cold with such thin fabric, and even more difficult to ride on the slippery mountains, but the most tough thing remained the continuous activation of Flash.

If you make a single mistake, you die.

I had no choice but to focus on it, and the dizziness invaded deeper into my consciousness with each activation.

“He's right in front of us!”

“He’s tired!”

My distance from the pursuers was about hundred metres.

‘But, there is still the next checkpoint…`

Wheee!!

Cliffs.

A sharp, snow-capped cliff awaited at the end of the mountain road where I was running.

Between the stone wall and the cliff, there were floating stones dancing around at intervals of about five to six metres, and I could only cross to the other side if I perfectly executed the ‘Range Control’ of [Flash].

If I just crossed this cliff, I would encounter other travelling mages and might be rescued, and the tutorial would also come to an end.

But… to cross the cliff, it was necessary to complete the ‘Flash Cancel’ in 0.1 seconds.

If I failed even once, I would die instantly.

It was easy to say, but most of the players that succeeded had only passed because they were very lucky after challenging hundreds and hundreds of times.

That was to say, it was at a level of difficulty that a human being couldn't fathom at all.

The minimum number of floating stones had exceeded 20, and if one failed in the process, he would die.

But… to be honest.

‘It won’t be too difficult.’

Even while climbing the mountain, I had already found most of the sense of distance control.

Some terrains were easily passed by activating Flash for a short duration.

The problem, however, was that the pursuers followed closer than expected.

The cliff was quite narrow, but long.

In the midst of that, how could I use Flash that had a cooldown of three seconds and go to the other side?

'It’s impossible. I’m sure I’ll die helplessly on a floating stone under a rain of arrows and magic attacks.'

Even at that moment, the distance was getting closer.

There was not much time to think.

The most efficient way for me to survive.

Probably.

There seemed to be only one.

‘… I have to kill the pursuers.’

Surprisingly, even the thought of killing people did not feel uncomfortable at all.

Maybe because they were enemies of my parents in the plot?

I just thought I could win.

I think that would be safer.

If this world was a game, it would have been impossible to attack those pursuers systemically.

However, this place was real, and no criminal blindly followed the instructions of the game system.

‘Whoa…’

'I think it’s crazy. Why did I think this way when I’ve never really fought a man in my life, let alone kill him?'

'Am I this cold-hearted or just brave in the face of death?'

‘… I don't know.’

However, instead of worrying, I gently touched the dagger that was tied to my belt.

“Huh! hyuk! It's a cliff!”

“Damn, where did he go!”

The pursuers had chased me to the brink of the cliff.

The question of whether I could do it was thrown at the back of my mind. I hadn’t quite figured out my situation yet, but one thing was for sure.

“If I don’t do it now, I will die.”

The only experience I ever had with a dagger in my life was when I sliced vegetables…

The use of a knife was simple.

Approach so fast that the enemy can not resist, and stab it at the vital point.

Hiding behind the rock, I quickly rolled over and revealed myself ever so slightly, figuring out their location.

“The bastard is there! Quickly catch and kill him!”

Target distance, 8.70 metres.

I marked the archer who was shouting while pointing the bow towards me.

[Flash]

"… Huh?”

Puuk!

I stabbed him.