Arena Finals (6)

It covered.

From the instep to the calf. From the calf to the thigh.

Finally, it was instantaneous from the stomach and chest to the head.

‘I’m hungry.’

I’m damn hungry.

I should have eaten a heartier breakfast.

I should have agreed when mom told me to eat more.

For dinner… we were going to eat out as a family.

I still preferred meat.

I like greasy pork more than beef.

My preference is to grill kimchi in golden pork fat and eat it together, occasionally taking a few spoonfuls of doenjang jjigae.

Personally, I don’t like ssam. Especially lettuce, it tastes bitter.

I don’t understand why everyone likes ssam vegetables so much.

Whenever we go to a meat restaurant, they keep bringing lettuce and perilla leaves to my side, but I’ve never eaten them all.

Then mom would hit my back and nag… but she can’t anymore.

Because my mom died with her whole body crushed along with the crumpled car.

She took all the force of the huge iron mass crashing instead of me.

Some voice kept echoing in my head.

I love you, my son.

I love you, my son.

I love you, my son.

I love you too, mom.

I really wanted to say it.

Now there’s no one to hear it.

“Ugh… ugh.”

Dry heaves rose from my body.

When I came to my senses, my sword was piercing Cerberus’s stomach.

The large knight sat down powerlessly. Bright red lines were clearly drawn on both arms.

It’s a severing judgment. I must have already cut them off.

I vaguely remembered clashing swords a few times.

The nape of my neck is terribly itchy again.

It’s the limit of patience. I couldn’t bear it anymore.

I scratched as if tearing the flesh with my nails.

For this moment, I was grateful for the 70% pain sensitivity.

Because the pain alleviates the itching.

If I had done this in reality, would it have left scars on my body?

I shouldn’t leave the access terminal until I calm down.

As I was about to end the match by beheading Cerberus, he made a face full of anger.

“You, you weren’t focusing on me at all.”

“I don’t know.”

“Bring out the swordsman again in the last match. Without fail.”

“Sure, why not.”

* * *

《 Is this… is this possible? 》

《 Ah, it’s overwhelming. There’s no other way to describe it. 》

《 We have prepared the highlight video. We’ll see you at the analysis desk after you check the video. 》

Voices clearly showing bewilderment.

There was even a brief silence, which was unusual for veteran broadcasters.

That’s how shocking the result was.

In the video, Cerberus couldn’t land an effective hit on Gawol.

All attacks were blocked before they even started, or couldn’t overcome that single blade.

The shield that seemed impenetrable was always a beat too slow.

When blocking the skill ‘Binding Grasp’, she didn’t even properly secure her vision.

For a very brief moment, her red eyes just glanced at where the magic power was concentrated.

– Is this really going to five games?

– If she could do this, why didn’t she use swordsman until now?

– But doesn’t Gawol look a bit mentally unstable to anyone else?

– The neck scratching was a bit trashy though;

– The concept seems excessive lol

As always, the atmosphere in the chat is playful.

But the pros watching the match, or those involved, couldn’t hide their bewilderment at all.

Cerberus has been a wall for many until now.

In this arena alone, he ended Traveler’s journey and dimmed Luche’s light.

Rookies in the European league often cited their first encounter with Cerberus as the moment they first had to bow down.

Although not participating in this arena, Infinity Black’s pro scene is basically a team game.

It’s not that there are no players as recognized as Cerberus.

But players with such a massive presence were rare.

Such a high wall crumbled so helplessly.

There might be many excuses if you look for them.

But wasn’t he originally a man who didn’t need to make excuses?

《 She’s a player with an exceptional understanding of the sword. Looking at the engagement indicators, she actually had the upper hand in virtually all exchanges. 》

《 This scene seems symbolic. Can you see it? Even before Cerberus uses his skill, the sword is already moving. 》

《 That’s why it looked like the attacks were blocked before they even properly started. The mixture of reaction and prediction made analysis extremely difficult. 》

Amidst the rapidly changed atmosphere.

Nevertheless, time flowed, and the last match began.