Chapter 57: 57
It was a fight between a dragon and tiger, and their skills were roughly equal . Ryan and Kim Seokjung’s confrontation was fierce . No one was pushed one-sidedly . However, victory was already leaning toward Kim Seokjung . The sword energy filled with killing intent passed over Kim Seokjung’s face . It was just that Kim Seokjung’s expression under the mask didn’t change at all .
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‘It is a technique I’ve already experienced many times, so it isn’t very intimidating . ’
Kim Seokjung had already faced Ryan several times and had the experience of winning all of them . He had fought and won both in the arena and in the field . This time, he would win again . A white light was fired from Kim Seokjung’s fist and struck Ryan in the shoulder .
“Ugh . ” Ryan was helpless at Kim Seokjung’s ensuing charge . Kim Seokjung’s exquisite leg skills deprived Ryan of the balance in his lower body and ended the first match .
[Two Fists Clenched Tightly has won . ]
Kim Seokjung won the first match—his first victory .
‘I have to win four more times before I can meet my little brother . ’
[Nano Machine Jackson has won . ]
“It is too bad . ”
Kim Seokjung was defeated . Nano Machine Jackson really fought like a machine . The sword split apart the space . He read all of Kim Seokjung’s attacks completely . Then he stubbornly aimed at the areas where Kim Seokjung couldn’t block . In some ways, Nano Machine Jackson could be seen as a degraded version of meleegod in the past .
Anyone would boil up when they saw the battle . The difference was the lack of boldness . There were many chances where he could win more easily . However, he didn’t aim for those chances . No, he couldn’t . Nano Machine Jackson fought to be overly perfect . He lacked the heart to tear flesh and take the bones .
“Then Two Fists Clenched Tightly has three victories and one loss . Nano Machine Jackson has one victory . Let’s have a 10-minute conversation with the audience again . ”
After Hyeonu finished speaking, Nike’s staff came out with a huge mirror . The purpose of the mirror was the chat window . In an instant, the mirror was filled with comments .
-Wow, I know this person really well .
-Have you given up on hiding your identity?
-This is no different from a bare face .
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-That uncle who was beaten . Jin Sijong right? An uncle’s scent is coming out .
All the masked fighters started to deny it when asked about their identity .
“No? Who is Jin Sijong?”
-Uncle, your dialect is coming out? Then say, ‘Jin Sijong is a gangster’ . Shout it out once .
“Ugh . Jin . . . Jin Sijong . . . Why should I say this?”
-It is the uncle . Totally fun . A broadcast should be like this .
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Uncle is bursting with charms . ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Kim Seokjung was caught . He was too simple . Simultaneously, another masked fighter was also suffering hardships . It was the first man to fight Kim Seokjung, Ryan .
-Then the bee is Ryan, right? The one who plays for Chelsea?
-Right . That Grand Cross is the skill of Chelsea’s Ryan .
-Is he the only one who uses that?
-That’s why he uses Grand Cross every time Chelsea plays .
“Why is it Chelsea?!!! I am from Manchester! Manchester!”
-ㅋㅋㅋ Ryan has confirmed it .
-I will catch a ranker like this today .
-Stupid . ㅋㅋㅋ He was caught . ㅋㅋㅋ
“I’m not Ryan . I don’t know anyone like that . ”
The audience had caught the fish .
Hyeonu saw Ryan and shook his head . ‘That fool . Brother is the ace, ace . Couldn’t they hold on for an hour?’
“The 10 minutes are over . Please prepare for the next match . ” Hyeonu hurried with the progress of Masked Fighting King because he thought he had to start one more match before the identity of another person was revealed .
‘I’ll have to run a chat room program before the next one . ’
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“Who will make a challenge? If no one challenges in 30 seconds, I’ll have to give a loss to everyone except for Two Fists Clenched Tightly . ”
No one stood up when Hyeonu finished speaking .
Perhaps they were hoping for someone else to come forward and pull down Nano Robot Jackson . [1]
“I’ll start counting . 5, 4, 3, 2 . . . ” Just before Hyeonu’s countdown ended, someone threw themselves onto the sparring field . It was Hungry Boxer, the man dressed in tattered clothes . “Yes, Hunger Boxer has come up . Do you want to say any words before the match?”
“I’ll prove that this robot is just a can . ”
“So are you thinking of hiding your identity?”
“Not at all . I’m going to use everything possible to smash that robot . ”
Hyeonu heard this and frowned . He didn’t like Hungry Boxer’s words .
‘These guys aren’t thinking about broadcasting at all . You should hide something in the beginning . ’
“Ah, it is frustrating . ”
-Alley Leader is exhausted . ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This is entertainment content yet there is no entertainment . ㅋㅋㅋ
-Next time, performance members will be brought . ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ
Hyeonu only made one mistake . He hadn’t anticipated the players’ desire to win despite their names being obscured . This was the biggest mistake that turned the current Masked Fighting King into a documentary, not a variety show .
“Yes, then the match will start . ”
[Nano Robot Jackson vs Hungry Boxer]
A bell rang to announce the start of the match .
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The first one to start was Hungry Boxer . It was natural since the reach of a fist was shorter than a weapon . Thus, it was essential to narrow the distance . Hungry Boxer seemed to disappear as he approached Jackson and quickly swung his fists . First was his left hand and then his right hand . It was a powerful one-two punch . In fact, it was so powerful that the air exploded . However, Jackson was also formidable . He used his excellent vision to escape Hungry Boxer’s attack .
‘Perhaps this guy . . . ?’ Hungry Boxer, Mascherano, realized the identity of his opponent . He sensed it after facing Jackson directly . Mascherano knew who used this style of combat .
“It has been a long time, Daniel . You actually appeared in a place like this . Your personality has really changed,” Mascherano said .
There was no method more effective for dealing with him than this . Daniel, leader of the Tank Corps—he was a German whose swordsmanship was unmatched by anyone else . He was a textbook example of the swordsman class and second place in the current arena rankings . It was said that he would have the upper hand if his character stats were exactly the same as the person in first place .
Daniel had weaknesses . A major one was trash talk . He had a clean and elite personality that couldn’t endure such things . Mascherano just had to scratch him lightly with words and then engage in a close battle . “Is your face okay after facing me the other day? You were completely smashed . No one else saw your shattered face, but I saw it . ”
“Friend, I’m not Daniel . I’m Nano Robot Jackson . ”
However, this time it didn’t work . Mascherano was caught by Nano Robot Jackson . He was dumbfounded .
‘It isn’t Daniel? Bah, this combat style belongs to Daniel no matter who looks at it . There are only two people with this style . It is terrible . ’
“I’m Nano Robot Jackson at the moment, Hungry Boxer . ” Jackson wielded his sword .
Mascherano got goosebumps by the robot-like swordsmanship that was exactly the same as in the previous match against Kim Seokjung .
‘Damn, it has changed . His weakness has disappeared . ’
Mascherano could barely stop Daniel’s sword energy .
It wasn’t powerful, but the timing was right and the targeted location was exquisite .
‘Damn, damn . Damn!!!’
All he could do was curse Daniel in his heart .
‘This damn guy . Kill him . ’
If this guy were stabbed, he would bleed blue blood instead of red .
‘Let’s pretend it didn’t happen and start over from the beginning . ’
Mascherano soon accepted it . Daniel with the mask was different from the unmasked Daniel . His weaknesses were gone . It was just like meeting him for the first time in the arena . This was what Mascherano thought .
Mascherano was also a ranker . He was within the top 50 in the arena rankings His opponent might be Daniel who was called a textbook, but Mascherano wouldn’t be pushed that badly .
‘I don’t know what he’s thinking, but the power of the sword has weakened from before . ’
“Look at this . ”
It was a good thing for Mascherano . This level of sword energy was certainly terrible, but it wasn’t undoubtedly inferior to Daniel’s original sword energy . At this moment, there was a sound that interrupted Mascherano’s thoughts . It was the sound of the air tearing .
‘Shit, it is Crescent Moon Cut!’
The crescent-shaped sword energy cleverly targeted Mascherano’s movements and was unavoidable . Mascherano frowned and aimed his fists at the sword energy . Wrapped in blue energy, Mascherano’s fists managed to stop the crescent-shaped sword energy .
“It is my turn . ” Mascherano’s fists stretched out like lightning toward Jackson . Then his hands split into dozens of copies .
‘Is this Mascherano’s move—Successive Strikes?’ Jackson thought .
“It isn’t as powerful as I thought it would be . ”
Jackson moved lightly and dodged Mascherano’s fists one by one . Finally, he raised his sword and started to stab it toward the fists . There was the sound of metal scratching something . This meant that Jackson’s sword properly touched Mascherano’s fist .
Mascherano sensed his attack was being read and leaped out of Jackson’s range . ‘Damn, the power of his sword has weakened, but in return, his swordsmanship has become a monster . ’
Mascherano threw himself back at Jackson, who showed a real robot-like swordsmanship .
‘I’ll stick close to him as long as I can . ’
It wasn’t just Hungry Boxer and Nano Robot Jackson . Somewhere else was burning up . It was the chat room . Watching the showdown between Hungry Boxer and Nano Robot Jackson, the viewers who saw Hungry Boxer approach Nano Robot Jackson with his fists inferred the identity of Hungry Boxer . No, it was certain . There was only one ranker with such skill—Red Bull America’s ace, Mascherano .
-Isn’t this Mascherano’s move—Successive Strikes?
-It seems so?
-It’s a pity that such a stupid guy is the ace of our Red Bull .
-Why are they all so impatient?
Now viewers started to scold the masked fighters . There were few broadcasts that were so eye-catching . No, there were none . There might’ve been one or two, but it was through special arrangement . To avoid being like other broadcasts, the masked fighters shouldn’t reveal their identity . A minimum of effort was required .
-Just a little amendment! The next cast should change their weapons!
-It will be abolished if it continues like this .
-That isn’t allowed! Where else can I see this again?
If the mask was meaningless, then Masked Fighting King could no longer survive . From then on, there wouldn’t be a single thing that was different from PvP between rankers . If so, Quency would no longer cooperate with the Masked Fighting King . It was clear that Nike wouldn’t stay invested in Masked Fighting King . If so, rankers would no longer appear in Masked Fighting King . Everything was just the worst .
Public opinion was at its worst when the chat room froze . Messages were no longer rising in the chat room . Jackson’s sword pierced Hungry Boxer’s fist . This was truly what was called ‘reading the path’ . Jackson thrust his sword in the position of Mascherano’s fist in advance . If it were seen by a person who didn’t know anything, Mascherano would appear to be insane as he swung his fist at the sword . It was truly fantastic swordsmanship .
Then the match was over . Jackson had won .
[1] Robot is not a mistake and is done deliberately, for reasons that will be revealed . At least, that's what I presume from what I read and without specifically asking the author .