chapter 35
35 – Bet Within 35 Chapters
1.
In a place far from Han Arin’s house, Han Arin spoke.
“I could die. Are you really going to do this?”
“The reason I left home was because of Eunho… If things end badly between Eunho and me like this, I’d rather die.”
“…….Me too…”
“I’ll catch up quickly. We both need to adapt fast.”
Han Arin raised Nam Gung-yeonha’s foot with one hand. And…
“One….two..”
Zzwaeng!!!
“Three!!”
Sonic Boom rose and sent Yeonha soaring into the sky.
“…..I’ll send you too.”
“I’ll send you right away!!”
Zzwaeng!!
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“Kulk..! Kulk..!”
Ryu Cheon-hee was bleeding from her nose.
With Yacha’s keen vision, she could see Eunho’s Siloagi, untarnished, as expected.
“….Is that how a man’s weapon looks?”
With gulping saliva, Ryu Cheon-hee descended to get a closer look. Of course, she didn’t go too far to avoid being noticed.
However… something flew towards her while she was completely off guard.
“《Sahwangyongcheonnoe!!!!》”
“?!!”
Kwaaah!!!
The blade touched her neck. It didn’t cut her, but…
Pit..!
A thin trace of blood flowed.
Nam Gung-yeonha’s skill. Sahwangyongcheonnoe, a basic stance in swordsmanship that strikes downward, derived from the Emperor Sword Style.
Ironically, Nam Gung-yeonha mastered it to gain the man she liked.
Moreover… the power within her had already undergone countless enhancements.
After receiving a bet, Yeonha made it her own with Eunho’s help as she came to this place.
With a strong will, she quickly surpassed the early stages of 5-star and reached the mid-stage in an instant.
However, as Ryu Cheon-hee, who had reached the realm of half a body, realized what had happened to her, Yeonha felt her vitality.
Simultaneously, she felt shame. It was shame that she had been blinded by the color blue and allowed herself to be ambushed.
Taking out the drama and intending to kill Nam Gung-yeon, Ryu Cheon-hee receives a second strike.
“Two won’t work. You cowards.”
Ryu Cheon-hee, who was trying to fend off the flying Fong-ya-hwa petals, quickly noticed Han Arin ascending rapidly from below and changed her target.
Anyway, attacking with all four or five stars wouldn’t make much difference.
And even if she descended a little, this place was hundreds of meters above ground level.
To land, she needed an enormous amount of energy.
Fong-ya-hwa had no chance to attempt anything; they might die without even trying.
“《Hondon Wall Breaker!!》”
That’s why Ryu Cheon-hee simply endured the massive blow and prepared for the next attack.
“Tss…”
Han Arin gathered her sword energy even though she was within his striking distance.
No matter how Ryu Cheon-hee tried not to kill them for Eunho’s sake, there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t. Seeing her rushing towards him was just annoying.
At that moment, Han Arin spoke.
“《Deep Sea》”
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“……?”
Nothing was visible. Nothing could be felt.
What? What happened?
In the dark and somber space, she was slowly descending.
And she felt a slight pressure.
“……..”
“So, that’s it. I’ve fallen into a trap.”
Having reached the half-spirit realm, Ryu Cheon-hee finally realized what had happened to her and released her power.
And then…
-Kagagagak!!!
She felt the impact in her abdomen.
And she had the sensation of being pulled up to the surface.
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“Your years, you’re a genius.”
“… Damn it. I didn’t know it wouldn’t work at all.”
As Hanarin, who had taken away Ryeocheoni’s vision and sense with an overwhelming amount of energy even among the transcendents, put in a single shot of “Hoesim,”
*thud*.
There was no damage except for a small scratch on the abdomen.
“…. That there is someone weaker than me to learn from the enemy. It’s a strange feeling.”
Ryeo Cheon-hee laughed menacingly.
“Should I try it too?”
Hanarin, who only taught the enemy and fell, looked down.
“what?”
“When sparring with the teacher, I learned how to buy time against a stronger opponent than myself.”
Hanarin, falling at an incredible speed. He falls at an incredible speed even shooting a sword in the air.
Ryeocheoni saw that precious scene.
First, he caught Pungyahwa and Namgungyeon-ha who were already falling.
Taat! He landed without any injuries.
Then,
*crash!!*
He threw them both into the sky again.
Ryeo Cheon-hee burst into laughter at the sight.
“Pfft… oh dear! Can´t fly around in the sky, so you fight like that?”
“Tiger palace reliance!”
*Kwakrang!!*
“Nam Gung-yeon-ha, right?”
“I won’t tell you to give up Eun-ho. Just be with us to protect him from heaven and earth. “
“That’s a reasonable thing to say. But in your case, what?”
“What’s watching is not me. Arin’s attack was too strong for me to stop, but if you put your heart into it, it wouldn’t have been hard to shake off the covered energy.”
“………”
“So please follow me. If we grab your ankle flying around unaware of the height of the sky and bring you down there, it will delay taking Eun-ho away a little more.”
Ryu Chun-hee looked at Nam Gung-yeon as if questioning his sincerity.
“If you don’t like it?”
“At the very least, it will prove that you can’t protect Eun-ho. Even if it’s not sincere, you won against a 4-star and a newly reached 5-star in the first stage of transcendence, defeating a three-person joint attack from the beginning to the mid-stage. That’s what I’m saying.”
“……”
“That’s enough for me. Alright, let’s start the bet.”
*Bang!*
“Ugh..!”
“Don’t talk when you don’t know.”
With a force strong enough to make a mid-stage 5-star faint, Ryu Chun-hee clenched her teeth and spoke.
“Just because nobody knows how high the sky is?”
Ryu Chun-hee descended all the way to the bottom as a half-transcendent. She wasn’t even of the same species, yet she nearly died by a human’s hand and her life was threatened.
Although she thought that she would eventually pierce through every sky, Ryu Chun-hee knew exactly where she stood at the moment and truly disliked being called arrogant.
“And also, someone may be above me, but…”
“《Iron-Blooded Aspect!!》”
“But that’s not you guys.”
*Swoosh!*
“Urgh..!”
“Ack..!”
Paeng Yae-hwa also fell apart all at once.
If this happened, Hana Rin wouldn’t be able to come up, and they would have to go down to save them.
But…
“Haaa!!”
“Why are you coming up? Those guys are falling unconscious!”
“Their abilities are still untapped flowers… But we can’t ignore their resolve.”
“Are you expecting me to just stand by?!”
While saying that, Ryu Chun-hee shook her head. Before her eyes, Hana Rin, whether she was crazy or not, gathered all her strength and flew towards her.
No matter how weak she was compared to herself, Hana Rin was a superhuman. And she surpassed most transceivers in terms of total energy alone.
Even if they were hundreds of meters above the sky, there would undoubtedly be a strong shockwave on Eun-ho’s side.
It’s impossible to go down. Hana Rin is forcing her way up.
There’s no other choice.
She has to go up to the sky and knock down Hana Rin in one fell swoop.
“Are you calling the determination of four years just an odd job?”
“Mmm…”
Hanarin, with a sheathed sword, was on the verge of exploding with 100% sincerity in her strike.
“『Silver Frost』”
She ascended. She began to ascend endlessly.
Like her own distant figure wandering through battlefields after parting ways with Eunho.
She cried countless times. She wanted to die. Blinded by fear, she couldn’t forgive herself for leaving Eunho behind.
Ryu Cheonhee, who became a revenge ghost, achieved unprecedented growth.
There seemed to be no limit to her abilities, and she still had room for growth.
Becoming stronger, even resorting to fratricide against other Yachas, seeking solace. More solace.
Until she could kill Cheonma.
Then, news about Eunho’s survival reached her.
There was no need for revenge. Let’s take him and go to the eastern island country.
Somewhere beyond Cheonma’s reach.
Hanarin, flying towards Ryu Cheonhee as she ascended.
*Kwaaah*
A swirling snowflake-like shape.
It was a blazing sword like the plum blossoms of the volcanic wave.
The explosive force of her ambition clashed with the determination in those countless blazing swords.
No need to look closely. It struck with a power that could make anyone in the early stages of transcendence faint.
*Jjeoak!*
“…Cough…!”
Hanarin, unconscious while gasping for breath. Truly a monstrous talent.
Her body lost strength and fell.
Suddenly,
*Huuaaang!* *Huuaaang!*
Her form overlapped with Eunho, who sobbed uncontrollably upon killing Houun.
Eunho, looking like a dot below.
On top of that, Yeonha and Baekhwa. If Hanarin were to plummet and fall to her death…
What would Eunho’s reaction be?
“I felt my body stiffening. ……. Why did you kill him? Why… why…. When Ho-woon died in the past, she answered that it was because he deserved to die. He had actually tried to rape her. What should I say this time? ‘Why did you kill him?’ ‘…..!’ Ryu Cheon-hee was falling sincerely and the space trembled for a moment. She fell towards Bong-ya-hwa while carrying Hana-rin on her shoulder. The distance narrowed in an instant. Then “Gaguk…! <Thunderbolt!>” ‘?!’ Something stopped her from behind. Hanarin stabbed her with a sword in her back. This time, she didn’t cough up any blood because of the aura she had put up, but she fell even more rapidly due to the shock. “Are you crazy?! We are trying to save you worthless people!” “You have priced us up to the limit we can bear, but.. look.” ‘….?’ Looking down, she saw that Namgoong Yeon-hwa and Bong-ya-hwa had gathered energy to land under them. “How…” “You certainly hit us with an attack that brought us to our limit. But… I will repay my debts to Eun-in. The two of them added up to more than what you anticipated, not less.” “………..” “We can all do more than our limit if it’s for that man like you.” Only then did Ryu Cheon-hee think of regaining control but as Hanarin kept striking her down, and she herself dropped downward with great force, she couldn’t do anything. “Wait! Eun ho is below!” “Don’t worry.” “……..We’ll all land together.” Namgoong Yeon-hwa and Bong-ya-hwa gathered energy to land while pulling Ryu Cheon-hee down, and collected her to the river where Eun-ho was taking a bath.”
– Splash!!!
The sound was not so loud even though we fell hundreds of meters from the sky.
“Hah… hah… I thought I was going to die.”
“…I really fainted and woke up.”
“I did the same. But Cheon-hee, we won the bet with you.”
However, Cheon-hee was bleeding from his nose.
“…Did you hit your face when you fell?”
But Cheon-hee’s face was so swollen and red that they instinctively spread their fingers to prevent them from covering their eyes.
“…..Hold on… are you Cheon-hee, Yaha, and Ahreum?”
At the sound of that voice, Pang-yahwa, Yaha, and Ahreum all turned their heads in that direction.
“…….?!!!”
“Gongja?! How did you…!”
“These damn guys… there was Eun-ho below…!!”
“…I didn’t know they’d all be naked…”
“Sorry..! I’m sorry, Eun-ho!”
Eun-ho, with a face redder than ever before, covered his private parts, and the four of them even scrambled to cover up with their clothes.