The First PvP Showdown – Salvager vs. Iron Order

Rei's Response – No Surrender

The slums fell silent.

Every player around the bazaar stopped moving, watching the standoff.

Rei stared at Razak's flaming greatsword.

Epic-ranked gear. High stats. A top guild backing him.

Logically, Rei was outmatched.

But that didn't mean he was going to back down.

"Not interested," Rei said, crossing his arms.

Razak's expression darkened.

"You sure about that?" The Iron Order leader took a step closer, his greatsword pulsing with heat. "Because I don't like people messing with my business."

Rei smirked. "Yeah? Well, I don't like people telling me who to work for."

Razak clicked his tongue.

"Fine. Then I'll make an example out of you."

[Duel Request Sent: Razak vs. Rei]

A system prompt appeared in front of Rei.

> [Warning: Your opponent is significantly stronger than you.]

[Proceed anyway?]

Rei tapped [Accept].

And just like that—

The first true battle of the Salvager began.

The moment the countdown hit zero, Razak lunged.

SWOOSH—BOOM!

His flaming greatsword cleaved straight toward Rei.

If it landed, it would be a one-shot kill.

But Rei wasn't there.

He sidestepped, his agility boosted by light armor.

Razak's blade smashed into the ground, leaving a molten crater.

"Fast," the guild leader muttered. "But you can't dodge forever."

He swung again—this time even faster.

Rei barely blocked using his reforged dagger.

CLANG! Sparks flew.

His arm numbed from the impact. His dagger? Already down to 50% durability.

> [Weapon Integrity Warning!]

Shit. If this continued, he'd be unarmed before the fight even started.

That's when an idea hit him.

What if… he reforged his weapon mid-battle?

Razak came in for another strike.

Instead of dodging, Rei held up his broken dagger.

> [Activating Reverse Forging – Emergency Repair]

A flash of blue light surged around his weapon.

The cracks in the blade vanished instantly.

The durability? Restored to 100%.

The enchantments? Enhanced.

Razak's eyes widened. "What the hell?!"

Before he could react, Rei countered—slashing his reforged dagger straight across Razak's chest.

SLASH!

A deep cut tore through Razak's armor.

His health dropped by 30% in one strike.

The crowd gasped.

Rei smirked. "Surprised? Guess you've never fought a Salvager before."

Razak gritted his teeth.

"Fine. You wanna play rough? I'll end this now."

His body ignited with flames.

> [Iron Order's Wrath – Guild Leader's Special Buff Activated]

Razak charged forward, his sword burning brighter than before.

Rei had one chance.

And that's when a familiar voice shouted from the sidelines—

"Rei, use this!"

A small vial of alchemical liquid flew toward him.

He caught it mid-air.

Nadia.

Rei didn't hesitate.

He smashed the vial against his reforged dagger.

> [Alchemy Infusion Detected!]

[Weapon Enchantment Evolved – New Effect Added!]

The dagger shimmered purple, an aura of corrosive energy wrapping around the blade.

Rei grinned.

"Let's finish this."

Razak swung down with full force—

BOOM!

Rei sidestepped and struck his dagger into Razak's exposed side.

> [Corrosion Effect Applied! Armor Durability Reduced by 80%!]

[Direct HP Damage – Critical Strike!]

Razak's health bar plummeted to zero.

A system notification popped up:

> [Duel Victory – Rei Wins!]

The entire bazaar went silent.

Then—

The players erupted in shock.

A crafter. A no-name Salvager. Had just defeated a top guild leader.

And that's when Rei knew—

This was only the beginning.