episode_0208

“Waaaaaaaah!!!”

The people surrounding Jeong Yu-shin and Rex waved their hands and screamed.

The resounding cheers filling the plaza were similar to those of a fall sports meet.

The magicians stood at the edge and began chanting.

Soon, a transparent circular barrier separated Jeong Yu-shin and Rex from the audience.

Jeong Yu-shin drew his single-edged sword and slowly walked toward Rex.

Flutter.

The autumn wind, passing through the barrier, brushed Jeong Yu-shin’s coat and forehead.

Rex raised his halberd, aiming it at Jeong Yu-shin.

A stance similar to the ox of longsword swordsmanship.

Similar to a cow aiming its horns.

Jeong Yu-shin had no intention of facing Rex with swordsmanship alone.

The halberd is a long weapon.

He needed to get into close combat.

To do that.

Jeong Yu-shin raised his arm.

Life Line Engraving.

[Sacred Weapon]

Grant Trait.

Gale.

Baraża’s golden single-edged sword was caught in his other hand.

Holding the red single-edged sword and the golden single-edged sword in both hands, he bent his body.

Paaaaaaang!!!

Jeong Yu-shin’s figure lengthened in an instant. He sprang out with tremendous speed, wielding the single-edged swords in both hands.

Rex calmly thrust his halberd.

He already knew that Scar was using inferior sacred magic like Sacred Weapon to perform strange tricks.

Information that the Barbaroi bastard wielding the golden single-edged sword became insanely fast was also known in the underworld.

Swoosh!!!

A simple stab flew, aiming for Jeong Yu-shin’s head.

He swung the red single-edged sword, knocking away the spearhead that had come right before his eyes.

Ttaaaaang!!!

At the same time, a shockwave erupted.

Paaaaang!!!

Jeong Yu-shin’s hair whipped violently.

Piiiiiiiiing.

Blood poured from Jeong Yu-shin’s nose and ears. His vision blurred, and nausea surged.

He couldn’t hear the cheers of the people, nor the sound of weapons cutting through the wind.

‘I definitely blocked it…?!’

He had no idea the shockwave would be this strong.

Jeong Yu-shin staggered back. Before he knew it, blue demonic flames blazed in both eyes.

[Revenger]

An engraving that increases recovery of stamina, magic, and injuries when attacking the opponent after taking damage was activated.

Rex grinned and raised his halberd. A moth drawn to a flame.

From top to bottom.

The halberd tore through the air, plunging down towards Jeong Yu-shin’s head.

Jeong Yu-shin urgently stepped aside to evade.

Kwaaaaang!!!

The halberd shattered the ground and emitted a shockwave.

Waves violently erupting as they pushed the air away. Small pieces of stone flew like shrapnel from a grenade.

Splat!!!

The flying stone fragments tore his cheeks and forehead.

Bloody water flowed down from Jeong Yu-shin’s eyebrows.

His clothes were in tatters, and the tip of his sword trembled.

“…”

The people who were enthusiastically cheering for Jeong Yu-shin became as quiet as mice.

The duel had not been going on for long.

Scar and Rex had only exchanged two blows, and the people could immediately tell who was at an advantage.

Astaroth, sitting in the upper seat, frowned as if inwardly uncomfortable.

“Ingrid, is this really right? No matter how promising Scar is, he’s only a lower mid-level explorer, right? Rex is upper mid-level. Look, the difference in capabilities is that big. It’s a fight he can’t even win from the start, so why do we have to do this?”

“Wait. The duel isn’t over yet.”

Ingrid replied with an indifferent expression.

“I understand Scar is granting ‘Traits’ to Sacred Weapon, but what’s the use if he’s being pushed back like that in the front? The Revenger engraving is the same. It’s useless against overwhelming attacks. A battle of wits is only possible when the exchanges are even.”

Astaroth grumbled, sticking out his buckteeth.

“…”

But Ingrid didn’t say anything and focused on the battle.

Jeong Yu-shin struggled to move his body, evading Rex’s attacks.

But he couldn’t block the shockwaves separately, so the damage was gradually accumulating.

His stylish coat was torn to rags, and his hair was disheveled.

Tig, the leader of the Beast Clan, wore a sinister smile.

Easy.

No matter how much of a butcher he was called, he was no match for an upper mid-level explorer from the underworld.

He thinks he did well to build a good relationship with Rex.

He rescued Rex from the maze a few years ago.

Among the party members torn to death by monsters, Rex was bleeding and dying.

He recognized it at a glance.

Talent.

He saved his life, so naturally, Rex joined his clan.

He taught the naive next clan leader various knowledge.

Power rules everything.

Rex, who had lost his party members in the maze, readily accepted his teachings.

‘Unlike that Darmung bastard.’

Tig gave a bitter smile. The kind-hearted bear he had wandered the maze with when he knew nothing.

He suggested retiring and running the Beast Clan together, but he ended up refusing and going to the southern district to open an inn and live peacefully.

“Tsk.”

Tig shook his head, brushing off meaningless old thoughts. The fight will be over soon.

If he wins this duel, there will be no one who can stop the Beast Clan.

All he has to do is use his head to extract the maximum profit.

Tig continued to watch the two men’s fight.

Bang!!!!!

Jeong Yu-shin, who was battered, rolled across the floor.

The halberd was embedded in the spot where he had been just now.

“Damn it!!!”

There was no time to catch his breath.

Rex seemed to think he had seized the victory, and was wielding his halberd while controlling his pace.

The skills honed in battle were firmly supporting the abilities of the siege destroyer.

A solid fortress wall itself.

Each casually swung attack contained overwhelming power.

Armor was useless, and evasion was even more useless.

Every time he thought he had dodged, a powerful shockwave shook his bones and turned his insides out.

Rex gripped his halberd with a disappointed expression.

“Let’s end this. I’m getting tired of fighting while being lenient.”

“…”

Jeong Yu-shin raised his single-edged sword without replying.

A gaze that never yields.

Arrogance?

Stubbornness?

He didn’t know, but it made a corner of Rex’s heart uncomfortable.

Rex rushed in and brought down his halberd.

Whooooooong!!!

The halberd’s huge ax blade cut through the air, aiming for Jeong Yu-shin’s head.

Jeong Yu-shin twisted his body.

Kwaaaaaang!!!

The shattered floor. Stone dust rose high, obscuring the view.

Through the dust, the halberd’s sharp spearhead accurately aimed for Jeong Yu-shin and thrust in.

Shweeeeeeeek!!!

A stab several times faster than before.

It aimed for his neck, as if to cut off his breath at once.

Jeong Yu-shin gritted his teeth and quickly raised his red single-edged sword.

Kwaaaaang!!!

The shockwave erupted.

Jeong Yu-shin’s figure was revealed through the billowing dust.

He was lying face down on the floor.

Complete defeat.

Some people closed their eyes as if they couldn’t watch anymore.

The chicken beastman in charge of judging shook his head as if there was nothing more to see.

“This duel is…”

At that moment.

Jeong Yu-shin staggered to his feet.

The half-breed Barbaroi’s condition was miserable.

His upper garment had become rags.

Blood was dripping from his nose, ears, and mouth.

His left arm was dangling powerlessly as if it was completely broken.

The crowd covered their mouths at Jeong Yu-shin’s gruesome appearance.

“Scar, stop it now. You’ve lost. If you’re injured to this extent, your life is in danger.”

The chicken beastman said with a frown.

Jeong Yu-shin lowered his head and spat red phlegm on the floor.

“Keueueueueok!!! Ptooey!!!”

Jeong Yu-shin raised his head.

A ghastly appearance.

Nevertheless, Jeong Yu-shin’s eyes were burning bluer than ever.

“This much is nothing? It’s like usual.”

“…”

The crowd stared at Jeong Yu-shin with their mouths wide open.

That one word compactly contained what kind of hell the half-breed Barbaroi had gone through.

“It’s manageable.”

Jeong Yu-shin muttered.

Rex grinned.

“Okay. Let’s see the end. Don’t blame me if you die.”

“Your mother.”

Jeong Yu-shin tore his tattered clothes and replied.

His muscular upper body was clearly revealed in broad daylight.

Jeong Yu-shin slowly walked towards Rex with the red single-edged sword slung over his shoulder.

Rex, seeing Jeong Yu-shin’s burning eyes, swung his halberd. It’s hard to be lenient anymore.

A strike swung with all his might.

‘I’ve been waiting.’

Jeong Yu-shin’s hand shone for a moment.

[Sacred Weapon]

Grant Trait.

Half-Ogre Gauntlet.

Tremendous dragon force emitted a golden light and swirled around Jeong Yu-shin’s hand holding the single-edged sword.

The halberd and the single-edged sword collided in the air.

Jjeoooooooong!!!!!!

A roar and shockwave erupted. Stone powder and dust scattered around Jeong Yu-shin and Rex.

“What…?!”

Rex’s eyes widened like lanterns.

Scar was smiling. Blood was pouring from his nose and ears, but he didn’t seem to care at all.

The smile of someone who had given up their life.

His spine was chilled by that devilish smile.

“One.”

Jeong Yu-shin muttered.

One?

Rex’s eyes trembled. A meaningless murmur.

But he couldn’t pay attention.

This half-breed Barbaroi bastard was pushing back his halberd with force.

Veins popped out on Rex’s forehead.

He can’t lose.

“Two.”

Rex growled.

“What are you saying?! Why are you counting?! What’s your scheme?!”

Rex, losing his composure and swept up in Jeong Yu-shin’s devilish appearance, shouted.

“Three.”

A murderous aura felt from above his head.

Rex instinctively stepped back.

Kwaaaaaang!!!

The Zweihander fell from the sky and was embedded in the spot where Rex had been.

The golden greatsword was stuck in the ground, emitting a chilling cold.

His spine was chilled.

He almost died in an instant without knowing why. He had no idea what kind of magic he had used.

To summon a Sacred Weapon from the air, does that even make sense?

Jeong Yu-shin bit the handle of the single-edged sword and grabbed the Zweihander.

The blue demonic flames contained in his eyes spread out in streaks.

“Seureuhan is geumjeureutda.”

Rex took another step back.

What on earth is he saying?

Is it a magic chant?

Paaaaaaat!!!

A cold mist exploded from the Zweihander.

Mist Walk.

A magic that emits a cold mist around you and allows you to hide in it.

“Heot?!”

The onlookers were flustered and raised their hands to cover their faces.

The barrier magic was already in place, so the mist never came over to the audience.

But they couldn’t see inside.

People narrowed their eyes to look inside the barrier.

In the thick fog.

Rex took a few more steps back and raised his halberd.

His head was dizzy after experiencing a life-threatening situation while being careless.

What kind of ‘trait’ did he grant?

He was even more anxious because he didn’t know the identity of this cold mist. And the fact that Scar, who had disappeared like a ghost in an instant, was not showing his face also played a part.

“Such a petty trick…!”

Rex shouted in anger.

Tick.

The sound of a rolling stone from a short distance.

“Is it there?!!!”

Rex swung his halberd towards the direction of the sound.

Kwaaaang!!!

The halberd only broke the innocent floor.

At that moment.

“There it is.”

A voice coming from behind.

The Zweihander’s sharp blade, flying through the mist, pierced Rex’s thigh.

“Keueueueueuk!!!”

Rex swallowed his groan and tried to swing his halberd, but his body wouldn’t move.

Frost Tracker.

A magic that seals the opponent’s movements when an attack lands.

“What magic is this?! You cowardly bastard!!!”

Rex spat out a resentful cry.

A chilling blade was held to Rex’s neck.

Rex’s body stiffened once again.

As the Zweihander disappeared, the thickly laid mist also cleared.

The people were shocked by the revealed scene.

They didn’t know what trick he had used, but the half-breed Barbaroi was aiming a single-edged sword at Rex’s neck.

Blood was flowing from the thigh of Rex, who was kneeling on one knee.

The chicken beastman in charge of judging looked down at Jeong Yu-shin and Rex with surprised eyes. Then, he turned his head and looked at Astaroth and Ingrid.

Astaroth jumped up from his seat and looked down at Jeong Yu-shin.

“Wh-what is this?! How did that Scar summon a Sacred Weapon from the air?!”

Ingrid gave a small smile.

“Astaroth, why are you curious? It’s a secret.”

For the past three days, Scar had been racking his brain to utilize the Telekinesis engraving.

She asked the troubled Scar if he had considered summoning a sword from above.

‘Is that possible? Sacred Weapon cannot be summoned in places other than the hand.’

‘Didn’t I explain the trick to using the Telekinesis engraving? I heard you move an invisible “hand,” right?’

After that, Scar locked himself in his room and meditated with his eyes closed.

Ingrid trusted Scar.

He was a kid who would find a way somehow.

In the end, he succeeded in reversing the situation by using the Telekinesis engraving to summon a Sacred Weapon outside of his hand.

The chicken beastman Winger nodded as he looked at Astaroth and Ingrid.

“The winner is Scar!!! I really can’t believe it.”

Jeong Yu-shin’s appearance was too battered to befit a winner.

Jeong Yu-shin raised his single-edged sword. It was not damaged, but rather shone and emitted a chilling energy.

‘Good performance.’

He’s glad he got it from Aldaine. If he had brought another sword, it would have broken right away.

Rex gritted his teeth and looked up at Jeong Yu-shin.

“I lost this time, but…!”

Jeong Yu-shin sheathed his sword and raised his fist.

Bbaaaaaak!!!

He struck Rex’s mouth.

The chicken beastman, as well as the audience, stared at Jeong Yu-shin with dumbfounded eyes.

The match was already over, but he was hitting the loser.

This kind of unprecedented behavior was a first.

“Why are you acting cool, you bastard? Take off your pants. You son of a bitch. I’ll spare your life, but you have to die socially.”

“D-don’t do it!!! Please!!!”

The chicken beastman blankly looked at the two men and shook his head.