episode_0099

“Now, two hunters, get ready. When you hear the sound announcing the start, you can fight freely.”

The guide hurriedly explained some simple rules,

Jihoon, who has already been listening to the same content for the fifth time in less than 20 minutes, yawns as if he is bored.

After a while, the guide who finished explaining disappeared, leaving only Jihoon and Hwang Woo-don, ranked 20th, in the stadium.

“The performance was… good. It was amazing. Let’s have a good game.”

“…Yes, please take care of me too.”

“Are you planning to carry out the attack targeting the neck after rushing in like in the previous four games?”

“Um…yes, that’s right”

Before fighting, do you ask your opponent’s tactical strategy first?

Under most circumstances, it could have been very hurtful to one’s pride, and it would have been highly unlikely that he would have answered even if he had asked.

However, Woo-don, who came down after seeing Ji-hoon’s extraordinary and strange behavior right before his eyes,

I ask Ji-hoon a question, believe his answer, and raise my magic power.

The rankers quickly went from 32nd to 29th place and heard the story of 17th place Seong Seong-jun.

There were already quite a few people who simulated Jihoon’s movements in their heads and concluded that they could not compete with him.

They were ranked from 28th to 21st.

They delivered a message to the guide that they would acknowledge Jihoon taking his ranking position.

but

Hwang Woo-don could not accept it as easily as they did.

No, it’s not that he didn’t recognize Jihoon’s skills, it was that he had a greater desire to receive his blow.

The only tank position among rankers.

Seeing everyone else being knocked out by that new participant,

He was confident that he would be able to prove his skills by exchanging a few more sums.

With a height of well over 2 meters, his entire body is made of muscle.

as well as limbs, chest, and shoulders.

If you look closely, even his neck looks very thick and strong, like the stump of an old tree.

He was, in name and reality, the best tanker in Korea.

“I am not unaware of Hunter Kang’s extraordinaryness and strength. However, I really want to take that blow and endure it. Even so, I am the best in Korea when it comes to tenacity”

“Hmm…that’s cool. There are definitely quite a few signs of training… Take a look at the tanking skills, and the tanking skills on that thick neck.”

“Hahaha. Yes, I will do my best. Thank you very much.”

It was a match between the 20th ranked player and a new participant.

However, the conversation between the two now had a nuance, as if the strong were testing the achievements of the weak.

It sounded like the 20th ranked player had already recognized him.

The incident that occurred in the waiting room on the day of the horsepower measurement, the four games just before, and Hunter Seong-jun Seong’s recognition.

All rankers, guild officials, and Hunter Management Association officials who are already in the ranking room on the 12th floor underground are

I was somewhat fascinated by Jihoon’s extraordinary strength.

Hwang Woo-don does his best to increase his magical power, as if he were to draw on all the strength he had in his early days.

Refined blue light magic leaks out from his body, little by little, all the way to his arms, legs, torso, and face…

It covers the entire body without leaving anything out.

yet

His entire body was covered in magical armor, and he knelt down and placed his hands on the floor.

Around him, huge tombstones protrude from the floor, creating a castle wall.

“Phew…thank you for waiting. It is the [Impregnable Stonewall] that protected me and my colleagues without collapsing even in the A-class gate subjugation. You won’t be able to break through it easily.”

“Hmm…it’s impregnable…”

Jihoon rested his chin and faced the castle wall.

Since the broadcast sound announcing the start had already been sounded, everyone was holding their breath and waiting for his movements.

Hwang Woo-don maintained the same goal he set out for in the first fight.

Perhaps he was planning to use all his strength to withstand Jihoon’s blow, but instead of leaving any magic power for attack, he just wrapped himself up and waited.

“It looks sturdy, but…”

Ji-hoon’s eyes turn red and his voice conveys the message to Hwang Woo-don.

It seems as if he was trying to give a light lesson to someone who came out to take his blow seriously.

He spoke slowly and softly so that Hwang Woo-don could hear well.

“Why did you pull it out so big? Anyway, the one I’m going to deal with is my little white moon… It’s probably a shield made as usual, but wouldn’t it have been better to spread it out a little smaller to increase the density of magic power and concentrate the defense hits? It’s because I see a gap. A gap…”

“…Yes?”

Before Hwang Woo-don can even finish understanding, Ji-hoon’s new brother rushes in with his steps.

Powwow

When Baekwol shoots out his sword with all his energy, it creates a small crack when it touches the huge castle wall.

It was a small crack that wasn’t even noticeable, but the balance of power had already collapsed.

As Jihoon’s rushing body reaches a small crack in the castle wall,

The castle wall suddenly cracked like a thin glass window, and soon one side completely collapsed.

and

Hwang Woo-don faces Ji-hoon, who broke through the castle wall, with surprised rabbit eyes inside.

Before he could even move, he gave up the left side of his neck to the back of Baekwol’s sword.

The refined blue magic armor was thickly covering his entire body, especially around his neck.

I was helpless in front of Baekwol, who was surrounded by inner strength.

widely

Baekwol, who was lightly cut off, concentrated all his strength on a single point on Hwang Woo-don’s neck and swung it.

Hwang Woo-don’s body becomes stiff as a result.

The magic armor was not broken, nor was the beaten Hwang Woo-don flying far away.

It’s just that the destructive power concentrated at one point was clearly transmitted to his neck, which was originally thick and hard, inside his magic armor.

Hwang Woo-don’s frozen body tilts and then falls to the floor with a loud noise.

The magic armor that surrounded him and the walls that were still intact on the other side scattered like dust in an instant.

Everyone realizes that his consciousness has been blown, just like the previous four people.

[Win – Kang Ji-hoon]

A message appears on the electronic display board announcing Jihoon’s victory, but

No one in the audience could say a word.

It was the same blow.

Rushing in, breaking skills, and splitting the back with the back of a knife

Even Hwang Woo-don, who had given up on the attack and poured all his magical energy into defense, could not receive a single blow.

He is the 20th strongest in Korea and the only tanking position ranker with the best defense ability.

“…He may be a greater person than I thought…I will return the 17th ranking.”

It was Gu Seong-jun who broke the silence.

He told his guide that the new participant, Kang Ji-hoon, was a stronger hunter than him and that he would admit defeat without a confrontation.

Starting with him, the 16th and 15th ranked players also moved.

To the rankers who recognized Jihoon’s power, the battle was just a meaningless waste of time and mana.

Just a little faster, see how high he can go

That was the only thing they were curious about.

As the rankers continued to convey their intention to give up to their guides,

Before we knew it, the order had reached 11th place, Park Jeong-hoon.

His pale complexion and slanted eyes made everyone guess the choice.

but,

An unexpected decision was made.

Isn’t he, with his haggard appearance, moving towards the stadium rather than the guide?

“Park Hunter…are you trying to do this?”

“Isn’t it meaningless? You already suffered that way on the day of horse power measurement…”

“Isn’t it some kind of mistake? Honestly, if you think back to the previous five games and the movements shown on the day of the horse power measurement, I think there is no hope…”

The voices of concern from other rankers were not unheard of by Park Jeong-hoon.

However, Jeonghoon could not give up easily.

Because he was hiding a trick.

Best magic hunter

It was true that Park Jung-hoon, ranked 11th, was beaten by that crazy guy the other day.

I was relieved that I didn’t reveal my hidden skill.

It was a skill that had never been shown to any of the existing rankers due to the process of researching how to use it and optimizing it for one’s own magical power.

Not in a magic measurement room, but right here, in a ranking match.

It was a hidden skill that needed to be revealed.

A skill that will elevate you to 7th or 8th place, if not 11th place.

It was ridiculous to just hand over my original rank to that crazy guy.

“Huh? Short-talking man, don’t you give up?”

“Don’t be cocky. Do you think you beat me? I didn’t show my all that day.”

“Ugh…I guess you were hiding some kind of secret?”

“Shut up and get ready. I will clearly show you how the top rankers are different.”

Grinning

The corners of Jihoon’s mouth rise slightly.

With the broadcast sound announcing the start, the excitement in the audience heats up again.

The rankers realized that just because Hunter Park Jeong-hoon did not give up, he would bring out a new skill.

What kind of skills has the magic class’s best hunter hidden… Their eyes, filled with anticipation, shine brightly.

Will we be able to catch that rookie this time?

No, can that guy, like other rankers, destroy Park Jeong-hoon’s skills with one sword?

Although it is the 6th game that everyone’s attention is focused on.

Jihoon completely shattered their expectations.

As soon as it starts, Jihoon utters one word from above Park Junghoon, who is pinned to the floor.

“I don’t want to see your skills?”

Before Park Jeong-hoon could even muster his magic, the game was already over.

The 6th game ended several times faster than the previous 5 games.