episode_0057

When I was dumbfounded because I didn’t know if he was really going to fight with me, he just smiled and said.

“I’m the kind of person who can’t stand seeing a lowly guy like you who doesn’t even know the topic. From the looks of it, he seems like he’s good at picking up women despite his poor skills. Was he jealous?”

Alia immediately gets angry and points the blade at him.

“What do you know about the West?…!”

Then Baek Ho-young spoke with an even brighter smile.

From that look, I felt the guy’s deep malice.

“Look, you are hiding behind a woman even though you were insulted by me. Why do you come out and embarrass yourself with her when you’d rather just hide behind it? Did you really think that coming forward was for her benefit?”

No, I didn’t set out with that in mind.

It was just that her body naturally moved when she saw him thrusting into her.

Even though the guy had a knife right in front of his throat, he smiled and said nothing.

“Okay, whatever. Did you want to fight me earlier? It’s good. I’m not the kind of person who would turn down the opportunity to teach etiquette to someone like you who doesn’t even know the subject. Oh, are you scared? If you’re scared, well… I can help you by not using your left hand…”

….How much of a fool are you planning to make people?

Now that this has happened, fighting with him has become unavoidable.

So I told Alia.

“Give Alia the sword.”

“West, what is this? There is no need for the West to respond to such provocations…!”

Yeah, none.

But as he said, since I didn’t even know the topic, this was something I had to finish.

“Hurry up, Alia. Sword.”

“….I don’t understand what the West is thinking.”

When I somehow managed to get the sword from her who hesitated and really decided to fight, Baek Ho-young laughed at me once and said to the referee.

“Referee, don’t you mind if we play one more game for a little while?”

“Yes? No, what on earth is this…. Yes? What does that mean…? Don’t block it….”

Then, the referee was embarrassed after receiving some kind of communication through the headset connected to his ear.

The guy spoke while the referee was confused.

“….Okay. Then the judgment is done. Let’s take a look at the skills of this guy who doesn’t even know the topic.”

A fight with him became inevitable, and I checked my condition one last time before fighting him.

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【name】

Soohyun Lee

【Age/Height/Weight】

22 years old/183.8cm/82.1kg

【Abilities】

-Strength 29.2 (lower)

-Agility 28.8 (low)

-Stamina 29.3 (low)

-Endurance 29.7 (low)

-Durability 29.4 (lower)

-horsepower 29.5 (low)

-Technique 28.7 (low)

-Comprehensive evaluation 29.1 (lower)

【temperament】

[Positive]

-Mujae (best)

– Polar body (lower middle)

-Alert senses (low to medium)

-Middle to lower level boneless

[denial]

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【Ability】

-Strengthening muscle fibers (step 1)

-Optic nerve strengthening (stage 2)

【technology】

-Swordsmanship Lv.5

-Spear Lv.3

-Shield Art Lv.2

-Imperfect Shingeomunil Lv.4

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Ah, if I had known this would happen, I would have trained harder and achieved a total stat of 30.

Although stats were not an absolute indicator of hunter grade, they were usually that way.

If the overall stats are below 20, it’s E grade, if it’s below 30, it’s D grade, if it’s below 40, if it’s medium, it’s C grade, and so on.

Now, the awakened people from the Cataclysm era who have retired or reached the end of their lives used to shout latte, saying that in their time, guys with a total of 30 stats were fighting against monsters named Rank A, but I was not a hero of the Cataclysm.

“I’ll give up the first move. Come in once.”

When I grabbed my sword and took a stance, he taunted me by telling me to come first.

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“Have you ever run away from the fact that you are swinging a sword? Have you ever set your own limits and collapsed in your seat?”

“This is truly pathetic…. By setting limits for yourself and withdrawing, you have closed off your own possibilities.”

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….B-class and D-class hunters, I took a heavy step into the fight where the outcome was obvious as to who would win.

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[Imperfect Shingeomunil]

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Even if the outcome was decided, there was a moment when we had to fight.

visor!

I aimed for his chest with an accurate stab, but my strike was easily blocked by his sword.

“Ha, this guy only has this kind of skills…”

And it was Baek Ho-young’s attack aimed straight at me.

“Inhale!”

And I immediately parried his next attack.

Still, there is one fortunate thing to be seen.

This is the movement of the C to B rank hunters who have appeared in the games so far.

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[Optic Nerve Strengthening (Stage 2)]

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It was probably due to the level 2 awakening ability I had awakened, but in any case, it was also my awakening ability, so I was proud of it.

Kang!

Block Baek Ho-young’s attack and cut off the next blow.

jing….

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[Strengthening muscle fibers (step 1)]

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And the lack of strength is compensated for with level 1 awakening ability.

“Ha, yes. Still, I’m not a guy who doesn’t even know the basics. Is this what you’re talking about?”

And the more I blocked, the more the tempo of Baek Ho-young’s attack increased.

Although his attack was clearly visible, my body was in a hurry to follow his movements, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t react to the attack.

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“Well, the speed is definitely fast… but isn’t the speed of reaction and processing also fast?”

“What on earth do you mean…”

“Hmm…. That means you can see it. Where and how will you attack?”

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….Because I also learned something from Alia.

The fact that I didn’t have to do complicated moves gave me an angle that I could use against him.

see. His sword road.

Where will his sword go?

All I had to do was place my sword in advance where his sword would go and block its path.

To be honest, his attacks were easy to block as he had no finesse and each sword was extremely light.

Her strength, stamina, and speed were infinitely slow, but her attacks in the martial world were much more unpredictable and tricky.

‘How easy is it?’

For a moment, I thought that as I was receiving his attack.

He is clearly a B-rank hunter who survived until the latter half of this competition.

At this point, I couldn’t help but realize.

I thought their teachings were much more amazing than I thought.

“….Tsk. Still, you weren’t just a mouthy brat.”

Hey, why do you keep changing your words?

Why, when I try it, it doesn’t work out the way I want?

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

One time, it could just be a coincidence.

However, as the next attack was blocked, it was revealed on Baek Ho-young’s face that he had underestimated his opponent too much.

Now I’ve gotten to the point where I’m just leisurely provoking him.

“Then, I honestly don’t know what level Hunter he is… From what I can tell, he’s a C-level Hunton, especially a low-level Hunton that’s barely a step above C-level?”

“….This bastard?”

Baek Ho-young swings his sword even more fiercely, as if he can no longer let down his guard. Even honest attacks are increasingly being mixed with finesse.

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[Imperfect Shingeomunil Lv.4]

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But not yet.

Her attack was so clumsy compared to her ghost-like swordsmanship in the martial arts world, where it felt as if I was approaching her just by standing in place and blocking the attack.

Unlike her attack, where everything had to be distinguished only by sense, such as the beginning and the beginning, his attack was so easy to understand that it could be distinguished even with the naked eye.

visor!

Pupils turned to the left.

Immediately afterwards, an attack came from the left.

I chew my lip as if wondering why this is blocked and try to deliver an additional hit, but the subsequent attack is also blocked by my sword and the flow of the attack is cut off.

The only target is the left arm.

what? Don’t you use your left arm?

Wouldn’t it be better to use it now?

“Keuak!”

Baek Ho-young has now completely lost his composure on his face.

But nonetheless, it is still there.

His composure was only lost because I, who had been expected to collapse at any moment, was unexpectedly still standing.

Just one moment.

There is no gap in that single moment.

However, if he were human, he would not be able to continue such fierce attacks.

So this is a chicken fight.

“….”

Will it be quicker for him to show a loophole, or will it be quicker for my body to collapse first simply due to the difference in physical specifications?

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[Strengthening muscle fibers (D)]

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The hand holding the sword slowly starts to tingle.

Perhaps the reason I can still hold a sword while taking his onslaught is because my special ability adds compensation to my strength.

He must have noticed that, too, and his expression suddenly regains composure.

“….I can see it slowly?”

Yes, there are limits.

As he predicted, my body was reaching its limit.

But, so?

I laughed at him.

“Are you so happy that a high-ranked hunter with such a huge ability can fight and win against a low-ranked hunter with such a small ability? ”

This fight is already your loss.

Even if you win here, you will just end up as an asshole.

“No, but this bastard has been doing this since a while ago?”

I don’t know if he was trying to land a solid blow on me when I was tired, but he started moving to prepare for a big attack, and I didn’t miss that single moment.

I can clearly feel the sensations that have been so vague and elusive.

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[Kingdom of Astiria, elven swordsmanship: basics – super senses]

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My attack, aimed at a moment’s emptiness, targets his body.