Chapter 107: Chapter 107 - Opening Act (5)
Chapter 107: Opening Act (5)
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Yeon-woo lightly clicked his tongue .
He never would’ve imagined that this was what the Martial King meant when he said he would provide opportunities to fight .
However .
‘But I have no reason to refuse . ’
He could tell at a glance that the people the Martial King had brought were skilled .
They were only in their current condition because they were scared of the Martial King, but they were skilled enough for Yeon-woo to fight them on an even playing field .
It was clear one of them was a team leader within the Red Dragon Clan .
They were players that he never would’ve met on the 11th if not for the war .
He probably wouldn’t win if they all ganged up against him, but fighting one-on-one was definitely possible, and it was a good chance to try out his Heaven Wing Mana Control and Eight Extreme Fists .
“I’ll do it . ”
The Martial King nodded his head as if he had expected it .
Phante mumbled quietly from behind .
“Yeah . I forgot for a moment that Hyung-nim is also one of ‘those’ personalities… . . ! Cough…!”
*Pak*
Phante rolled on the floor in pain after the Martial King flicked his forehead .
“My dearest son, you can move your piehole however you want, but you should always think about the consequences . ”
The Martial King lightly warned his son while smirking at him, and he stared at Shanon’s back .
They were all shaken .
The first person who gathered their wits was Shanon . Shanon realized right away that the person who the Martial King had picked out was the Hoarder .
He didn’t know what kind of relationship they had, but he wasn’t going to kick this opportunity to survive away .
He slowly got up .
“If…I can’t defeat the Hoarder…what’s gonna happen?”
The Martial King shrugged his shoulders .
“I wouldn’t know . ”
“What… . ?”
“How does one guarantee life or death in a fight? If you’re talented, you live, and if you’re not, you die . ”
Shanon’s eyes shined .
He realized what the Martial King was saying .
“Then does that mean it’s okay if I kill the Hoarder?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
The Martial King snorted .
Edora shouted in a panicked voice .
“Father!”
“I can hear you even if you don’t scream . ”
“What in the world are you talking about? A fight to the death… . ?”
A fight to the death . A fight where someone had to die for the fight to end .
“What? Then do you want them to arm wrestle like this is some kind of friendly neighborhood competition? And what good would that do?”
“But!”
“Edora . ”
Edora couldn’t speak out any longer .
The Martial King’s low warning voice and his sunken gaze shut her up .
“Do not forget . This is war . Once we show our backs, our heads will be blown off right away . Were you planning on taking a vacation? If you’re having those kinds of rotten thoughts, just go back . ”
Edora clenched her fists and bit her lower lip .
Here, the Martial King’s words were correct .
She was indeed whining .
This place was a warzone .
It wasn’t weird if someone were to die, whether it be her, Phante, Yeon-woo, or even the invincible Martial King .
The Martial King confirmed that Edora wouldn’t complain any longer and shook his head .
“Always like that whenever it’s related to Cain . Phante, do you have anything to say?”
Phante just had a frowning face . He wasn’t going to try to stop this, and it’s not like the Martial King would listen to him anyway .
“I think Father is right this time . ”
“Good boy . You don’t deserve to say anything about my personality . Do you know why?”
Phante pouted like he couldn’t care less .
The Martial King grinned and turned his head towards Yeon-woo .
“Because our people are all like this . ”
Phante and Edora pressed their lips tightly together . It seemed like they had a lot of things they wanted to say .
“Anyways . Cain . What about you? You’re not getting cold feet now, are you?”
The Martial King asked expectantly, like he would be very disappointed if he backed out .
“Actually, it’s something I wanted to request of you . ”
Yeon-woo nodded his head as if it was obvious .
“See? I thought you would say that . Haha!”
The Martial King knew from when he saw that Yeon-woo was trying to imitate him that they were similar .
He laughed like he was content and looked back at Shanon, as if asking if he was gonna fight .
Shanon hardened his expression, and nodded his head as the rest of them all got up .
They didn’t have a choice .
If they did, it was just one .
To defeat Yeon-woo .
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If they lost, but their skills were on par, they might be able to live, but the Martial King would never allow that .
“What method do you want us to use?”
Shanon asked with clenched teeth . As his fear faded away, his will slowly increased . The veins in his eyes were bloodshot .
“The method is very simple . The result will be determined by fighting one on one . However, you can choose the order you want to fight . ”
Shanon and the other players started looking at each other .
It was obvious the very last player would have the advantage because Yeon-woo would be tired .
And so the order was chosen without any big arguments .
They had a hierarchy amongst themselves . No matter the situation they were in, they all had positions from the Red Dragon clan . Shanon naturally went fifth, the last .
Yeon-woo stepped forward .
Everyone except for the first player stepped back to make an area for them to fight .
“Shit . I can’t believe I have to fight with that newbie . ”
The player spit on the ground . Although Yeon-woo was infamous on the 11th floor, he was still a novice .
It was obvious that the player would get mad .
He quickly got his sword out like he wanted to get it over with . A murderous intent filled the air around them .
Yeon-woo held the Magic Bayonet and Carshina’s dagger in each hand .
The Eight Extremes Fists could be used in various ways . Even if he had only learned the first section, he could still use two swords .
No, rather, if he used a weaponry he was unfamiliar with, wouldn’t it be better to test his skills?
With these thoughts, he slowly activated Heaven Wing Mana Control . The circuits large and small started to move, and the Cores that were located his different parts of his body added to his strength .
Suddenly .
*whoosh*
A reddish light rippled out into his surroundings and gathered around him in a haze .
Wings made of fire . The player’s face hardened as Fire Wing was spread out .
A hot heat bubbled the atmosphere and a strong will to fight intimidated him .
It was then that he realized something wasn’t right . And he realized too late .
What the Martial King meant to have them be testing experiments .
*Kwang*
Yeon-woo lightly ran towards where the player was .
*swish*
“Hup!”
Something shined, and before he knew it, Yeon-woo was right in front of him .
“What kind of speed is this…!”
The player’s eyes widened in shock .
He instinctively stepped back to put some space in between them, but Yeon-woo spun around and kicked him .
*crash*
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Yeon-woo followed the player and brought the Magic Bayonet down from his head to his feet .
The player thought his head would be in pieces and quickly moved . And he arched his sword .
A yellowish light followed the sword .
It was faint, but it was an Auror blade .
*whish*
Adding a spin to that, the air split in half explosively .
But the magic bayonet wasn’t weak either .
No one could catch up to Yeon-woo’s magic power after he ate the Akasha’s Snake, and with Haven Wing Mana Control, he became too strong, emitting 3 times his original power .
In addition, he had a strong fire fighting skill and motivation to fight .
The player had to experience intense pain as the Magic Bayonet cut off his arm on contact .
And the fire ability passed by him and the armor he was wearing went up in flames .
Burns could be seen on his stub of an arm .
‘What kind of strength…!”
Shock and heat . The player couldn’t catch up . It felt like the world was spinning .
Yeon-woo quickly started to attack .
*crash crash*
The Magic Bayonet threw the player’s sword away, and the Carshina’s dagger landed in his chest .
When the player barely managed to escape, Yeon-woo would follow him with no time for rest .
Yeon-woo recited the 32 steps in the order the Martial King had taught him .
Everytime he whipped his arm, an intense air followed .
A neat air became a strong wind, and the storm twisted up like a tornado .
With the fire added to that, it became a continuous explosion .
Eight Extreme Fists and Heaven Wing Mana Control .
When he had first learned the form, they didn’t go well together .
The movements didn’t match the magic power .
But even in that situation, Yeon-woo focused on just one thing .
‘Flaws . ’
His Draconic Eyes burst open . The eyes, with a proficiency well over 30% now, exposed all the flaws in the world, and Yeon-woo left his body to his instincts .
And the Eight Extreme Fists and Heaven Wing Mana Control started to work in harmony .
Of course, after that, Combat Will was activated and allowed his body to follow his will .
Yeon-woo’s movements became smoother as he kept fighting .
It became cleaner and deeper . Like it was made for Yeon-woo .
Thanks to that, as time went on, the player barely fended off the attacks .
He kept getting pushed back because of the difference in strength, and had to be his punching bag .
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His sword broke into a thousand different pieces, and Carshina’s dagger stabbed his chest .
His armor broke too easily . The armor that was made of materials only found at the 40th floor didn’t do much . And in an instant, the dagger impaled his heart .
The player vomited blood and collapsed .
Yeon-woo pulled the dagger out of the corpse and looked where the other players were .
Their faces were hard .
The person that had just died was the vice clan leader of a well known subsidiary of Red Dragon, ‘Red Wolf . ’
If he climbed just a few more floors, he would be a ranker .
But he was defeated this one-sidedly?
The Hoarder . He was stronger than they thought . They wouldn’t be able to leave this place easily .
“Ok . Next . ”
The second player, Ruthor, stepped forward with a hard face .
“… . . Next . ”
Blood sprayed across the floor . Shanon twisted his face as he saw the fourth corpse .
He didn’t know it would get to his turn . Of course, Yeon-woo wasn’t in the best condition either .
He had easily defeated Torrison, but he had still regained some injuries . Every time he fought a player, he became more and more tired .
And the players saw his weaknesses as he went on .
Pant . Pant .
Yeon-woo gasped for breath and the armor he was wearing was broken in some places . He was drenched in blood .
It wasn’t weird if he collapsed any moment now . But you could still see his deep eyes behind the mask .
Shanon stepped forward like nothing could be done .
He was planning on getting rid of Yeon-woo right away since he knew his weaknesses . He was planning on finishing the fight before Yeon-woo could read it .
Yeon-woo knew that this player was on a different level from the players before .
Even his armor was on a different level .
Red Dragon . A ‘real’ clan member appeared . And he was the team leader of a fighting squad
If he took into consideration the pickiness of the Red Dragon, this man was probably the person in charge of all the forces in Kuram .
[It would be best to be careful of that guy . Even if you fought with all your strength, he would be a difficult guy to beat . ]
And the Martial King’s voice was in his ear, like he had felt Yeon-woo’s nervousness .
Yeon-woo turned his head in that direction . The Martial King lifted one side of his mouth . As if now was the real deal .
[A Semi Ranker . That guy’s a Semi Ranker . ]
[1] a respectful way to address a male (usually older than you)
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