Academy Silver Gatekeeper

149 – The One Who Can’t Stop – 3

The injuries from the recent battle have healed a long time ago.

It is said that there may be aftereffects due to exposure to magical power, but there are no such things.

Rather, my body felt lighter and my eyes could see more than before.

On the other hand, Hyun Soo-jin’s condition seemed worse than then.

Is it because of the battle with Irina, or is it because of a direct hit from me?

One thing that is certain is that every time you move, blood is dripping onto the floor.

Okay. I’m sure it will happen. I would definitely be the one with the advantage.

‘Fuck. How can you be so fast!’

I barely avoided the shadow passing by my neck.

If I had been a little late, I would have seen red blood pouring out.

Or, my head would just fall all over the floor.

Even after that, Hyun Soo-jin’s attacks continued without hesitation.

Black shadows flying towards blind spots and gaps.

The moment you give up even just one moment, you will become a hedgehog.

It cuts down dozens of shadows flying in front.

Without even having time to catch my breath, I turned around and cleared away those surrounding me from the left and right.

Even then, this is not the end. Even when it came from behind, I avoided it by just a piece of paper.

My heart feels like it will explode. All the magical power in the body is shaken.

I wanted to sit down and rest right now, but I gritted my teeth and held back.

The good news is that Hyun Soo-jin is just as tired as I am.

In order to push it to this level, she would also have to use up her enormous magical power and stamina.

As expected, after several storms, a brief period of calm came.

From afar, I could feel Hyun Soo-jin regrouping her magic.

It was clear evidence that Hyun Soo-jin was also doing his best in this battle.

“Whoo!”

I’m trying to take a breath and understand the situation… This is crazy.

Kwagwagwagwa!—

Does that make sense? You stabilized your magic power in that short period of time?

Even I, who is in good health, is panting because it is too much.

That quickly, with a body riddled with injuries? It’s a real monster!

I held my sword as I looked at the shadow that filled my eyes again.

This time there are a lot more than before. And it’s much sharper.

Feeling an eerie feeling from behind, I reflexively swung my sword towards the left instead of towards the back.

Then, with a loud noise, black shadows shatter and scatter in all directions.

This is the scary thing about Hyun Soo-jin. This is why she is stronger against the stronger.

Having good skills means having good sense as well.

All powerful people were like that. Starting with Irina, through Ma Hak-jun and Kang Min-seong.

Current Soo-hyeon, Lee Hyeon-woo, and even Kwak Hyuk were like that.

It is about taking that sense to the limit and exchanging attacks and defenses in a split second.

However, Hyun Soo-jin’s shadow can completely fool that sense.

Obviously, he stands in front and exudes energy, but the real attack comes from somewhere else.

There is no sword as sharp as that for the strong who believe in their own senses.

When I fought Hyun Soo-jin before, I had a really hard time because of this anomalous attack.

At the time, I didn’t know it was happening, but now it’s different. Being fooled once is enough.

Kwaang!- Boom!-

If you’re trying to deceive thoroughly, you don’t have to be even more thorough.

If you do everything in vain, the only thing left is the attacker who has run out of numbers.

Let’s be patient. Let’s hold on just a little longer. If I endure just a little longer, my turn will definitely come.

Considering Hyun Soo-jin’s physical condition, it won’t be long.

I almost lost my sword due to the attack pounding my whole body.

But I came to my senses and held on tightly until my grip was torn.

It reminded me of Kang Min-seong’s words, “Don’t let go of your sword even if you die.”

‘It’s not overwhelmingly advantageous, but it’s not entirely disadvantageous either.’

If you look at pure skills and abilities, Hyun Soo-jin is superior to me.

But when it comes to physical condition, I am ahead of that woman.

You have to believe that and go in. That is my powerful weapon.

“Knock, call!”

Just by looking at Hyun Soo-jin, you can get the answer.

Instead of talking or walking like before, he is coughing.

And I could see something dark and red flowing out between the coughs.

It was a moment when it became clear that time was not on that woman’s side.

However, there are a few drawbacks: the space is very small.

The surrounding area is not completely open like in the last battle.

Just as Hyun Soo-jin has little space to use, the places I can hit are also limited.

No matter how fast you move, no matter how sharply you swing.

Ultimately, considering that it is underground, there are bound to be limitations.

However, for Hyun Soo-jin, such space and limitations are meaningless.

Obviously, I’m the one holding the back of her, but her shadow of her is holding the back of her.

If you move to the side to avoid it, that side is already occupied.

If you have no choice but to try to break through from the front, it will fly in from the front as well.

And the other thing is that Hyun Soo-jin’s goal is not me.

Kwa-kwang!- Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu!-

‘Fucking underground laboratory.’

Even while fighting with me, Hyun Soo-jin thoroughly destroyed every part of the facility.

Even though he could be crushed under the rubble, he shows no hesitation.

You were moving extremely quietly just a moment ago, but now you have no intention of doing so?

“… Fuck!”

If I took just a few steps closer, Hyun Soo-jin could be within the trajectory.

But damn it, I narrowly missed it because of the collapsing rubble.

Passsss—

After all the debris, debris and dust have disappeared.

I looked around again and saw Hyun Soo-jin standing in front of me.

I thought they were going to attack right away, but all the shadows are standing still.

“Why did you follow me?”

Even just hearing it sounds like a voice full of fatigue. No, something beyond fatigue.

That was something that someone who was walking between life and death worked hard.

“No, no. How are you in Changwon? “Have you been following me without my knowledge?”

No, it’s this girl. Even if I skimmed through it, I skipped it for a long time.

Why am I following you like I’m crazy? No, how can you follow me?

Not only Han Ji-yoon, but even Irina is someone who is completely impossible to chase.

Following Hyun Soo-jin like that? It would be more likely that Kwak Hyuk would do the pole dance.

“… “Looking at the expression, it doesn’t seem like it.”

“Yes. Just really, coincidentally. That’s why we met here in Changwon.”

“Ha. Really… I don’t have any luck, damn it. “I barely managed to beat the S-ranks.”

Afterwards, Hyun Soo-jin grumbled in an annoyed tone.

They say that if they had known this would happen, they would have just left the branch without touching it.

They say they tried to make a tail, but they only caught their own tail.

It may be unfair on my part, but is there anything I can do? The water has already spilled.

“Baek Seo-jin.”

“Don’t think about attacking me by talking to me.”

“I got caught. Then, just really talk. “You know there are hardly any people in this facility, right?”

I nodded at Hyun Soo-jin’s words.

That’s why I can fight with peace of mind.

Even though Hyun Soo-jin beats them up and makes a fuss, they don’t lure them outside.

It would be better if there were no people in places that shouldn’t exist in this world anyway.

“It looks like they want to get rid of this place since they keep fighting inside instead of leading them outside.”

“I know exactly. So?”

“It’s come to this, can’t we just stop here?”

The question was whether we could stop fighting and back down.

That Hyun Soo-jin is trying to avoid battle. This is just shocking.

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“Of course, I have no intention of ending here. After destroying this place, let the world know what this facility was built for. After that, we have to kill all the people who instigated this.”

“You know that the people who instigated those are high-ranking people, right?”

“What. “Are you trying to tell me that I shouldn’t touch you because I’m a high-ranking person?”

No way, it can’t be like that. Even if you are a high-ranking person, if you do something wrong, you will be punished.

What I’m worried about is not those high-ranking bastards, but something else.

“Next to high-ranking people, there are always many people who take care of chores. “Most of them don’t know anything and are innocent of what happened to you and your fiancé.”

“They are not subject to revenge.”

“Yes. Nope. In that sense, the students and faculty who died at the academy were also innocent. “I wasn’t the direct target of your revenge, but if I was nearby, I didn’t have any intention of putting it. .”

“…”

“Aren’t you planning on doing that this time too? “I won’t pay any attention to those who get caught up.”

Hyun Soo-jin could not answer my question.

Of course it will. Looking at her actions so far, she didn’t even care about that.

I ended up here because I was only crazy about revenge.

I threw everything away for just one person.

“Maybe…”

If he were just that kind of villain, he would try to get away with lies.

They will try to move on by saying that only the people involved will be eliminated.

“Maybe so. “If I do it for them, my revenge may be hindered.”

But Hyun Soo-jin answered my questions very honestly.

In the past, she did not ignore the things she did or treated them as nothing.

Thank god. If I had lied, I might have been really upset.

As soon as he heard her words, he would have rushed towards her with his sword in hand.

“Thank you for your honest answer. In that sense, I will also give you an answer. I don’t think I can back out. To be precise, I should end here.”

“Why. Because you don’t want to see any more innocent people killed and hurt? Hey, you’re a hero. Great…”

“No.”

If you ask me if that is all, I will confidently answer no.

Or if you ask me if that is the biggest reason, I would say no.

“I am. No, there is only one reason why I am against you today.”

I wipe my hands, which have become slippery with sweat and blood, by roughly rubbing them on my clothes.

And once again, she held her sword tightly and aimed it at Hyun Su-jin.

“My teammates almost got seriously hurt because of you earlier.”

“For team members…”

“You saw it too. Students at that time. “I was trying to fight you.”

“… “That is the reason why they are clearly hostile to me.”

“Okay. Just as that person is important to you, those friends are also important to me.”

After hearing my answer, Hyun Soo-jin looked at me blankly for a moment.

Then, all of a sudden, he smiled and started laughing.

“Ahaha! Ahahaha!! … Ha. Good. It’s better then. Forget about cause and justice and that kind of thing. It is a fight between those whose precious things have been attacked. Okay. “I guess that’s not that bad.”

Sssss!―

The quiet shadows raise their heads again.

I feel a much stronger magical power and deeper anger than before.

“Don’t blame me even if you die? Because you chose it.”

“You are.”

Even if you die without getting revenge, don’t blame me.