chapter 421
421 – Unfair Competition
Even though Cha Mu-yeol saw Hwa-ryeon behaving rudely, he just smiled once and continued the process. Because you can’t hit a kindergartener because he misbehaved.
[The selection method has been distributed in advance, so I don’t think there is anything to talk about at length. The first match starts right away.]
I read all the information provided in advance, but there was nothing special, one thing.
The bracket was not provided.
A situation where no one knows who is coming except for Hualien.
So everyone focused their attention on Cha Mu-yeol’s mouth.
[The first match is Lee Yeon-hee vs. Kim Beom-jun. Please come to the center of the training ground.]
‘Oh, good.’
“Huh? We’re just starting right away? We’re selecting a representative for the White Knight Guild, but something is missing.”
“Then should we at least play entrance music? I think it’s good. It’s simple.”
“Uh… I have to leave first… I guess we can go in together with Ilwol summoned, right?”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
Although Yeonhee went through a similar situation due to her confrontation with Ilseom, the experience of showing off her force in front of hundreds of people still seems unfamiliar.
While holding her hand tightly, I gave a little strength to the hand I was holding her as I watched her take a step forward.
“Tick, tick, tick.”
“Ugh.”
It was nothing to worry about.
This was our official debut stage in the White Knight Guild, and it was a moment that should be remembered as a good day when we look back on it later.
I summoned her flames into a small heart shape and covered it with her hand so that only Yeonhui could see it.
“Puh-huh-suddenly a heart?”
She smiled brightly as if she knew what I wanted to say, and before she knew it, the shaking in her hands she subsided.
However, I had one worry of my own ahead of the national team selection competition.
‘I haven’t practiced much without killing.’
It wasn’t about winning or losing, it was worrying about what would happen if I couldn’t control my strength and killed my opponent.
‘In moderation, in moderation. Reminds me of the time I sparred with Arin…’
She made that promise to herself and escorted her, walking close to her side.
I walked for a while along the sparring grounds, which had straight lines drawn as if they were measured with a ruler, and finally arrived at the center.
‘You drew it broadly.’
The end of her line was barely visible to the naked eye. It probably means that you can fight to your heart’s content.
“Hello, my name is Beomjun Kim.”
“Ah… Hello… My name is Lee Yeon-hee.”
“Wheeyu~ It’s just as amazing as I heard.”
“······?”
I don’t know what he heard, but judging from the way he was looking at me with his bewildered eyes, it seemed like he was at least preparing for us.
Beomjun Kim.
It was someone I remembered.
‘It’s been a while since this kid too.’
Beomjun Kim was a hunter who had been taught for a long time under the spearman ‘Jingon Park’ and had quite excellent qualities.
And in my past life, there were a few people who cursed at me behind my back, and one of them was that guy.
I don’t know what he didn’t like about me, but he was the one who spread the rumor that I was Kang Yeon-soo’s sleeping partner who matched his sexual preference.
‘I remember everything.’
When I think back on it, it wasn’t a big deal, but it was true that it bothered me a bit at the time.
However, it was already a worn-out memory, and when I thought about it, I felt a strange sense of sympathy because that guy, like Yeonhee, had died while preventing the invasion of the Orc corps commander.
‘Was he a guy who used a baton?’
At the same time as the recalled memory, Kim Beom-jun takes out a black baton and confirms my memory.
His posture is solid and the flow of his magic power is very calm and orderly.
Regardless of his personality, he is a hunter with excellent fundamentals.
As I was watching the guy warming up, a not-so-good feeling went up his toes.
I thought it would be okay, but have the bad feelings from my past life bloomed again?
‘No… This feels different from that… It’s strange, isn’t it?’
There is a disgusting smell like bad breath.
Why can I sense the scent of Jinhwa water from the guy in front?
You might not know it if you’ve never smelled it before, but I was able to detect it without difficulty because I ran into guys who had taken the evolution water several times.
‘This is the scent of Jinhwasu. But I don’t think he has become a mutant… What is this, you bastard?’
It wasn’t just a taste… I couldn’t quite figure out how on earth a member of the White Knight Guild could get his hands on such a dirty drug.
What is certain is that it is not an arbitrary action. Because it is not something that can be easily obtained.
‘Park Jin-gon… I’m too greedy.’
He must be involved.
He is very angry and often gets into fights with other executives, but I know him as a cautious person… What made him impatient?
Beep──
The game had already started, but neither Yeonhee, Kim Beomjun, nor I made any movement.
Hung- Hung-
Kim Beom-jun watched the situation for a moment and then slowly approached us while twirling the baton he had taken out.
But that’s it.
No longer closing the distance, just circling around. What are you waiting for?
I wanted to check his abilities
‘How about this?’
A gap was revealed.
Then suddenly a bong filled my field of vision.
‘Oh… The reaction speed is good.’
Taaak—!
The first combination was completed in a split second as I lightly raised the palm of my hand to swat away the incredibly fast thrust.
“As expected… It’s a monster, just like I heard. It was a single shot that pierced the gap…”
‘I guess it’s because I don’t have much experience… I don’t think that was my intention.’
The guy looked quite surprised when his attack was blocked cleanly.
But I soon regained my composure and focused all my attention on my feet.
‘I’m sure a lot of my information is already circulating…’
This was predicted from the time Roctor followed our party.
– Churrulalararap!
– Wow!
– Awww!!
As the confrontation between Beomjun Kim and I continued, Yeonhee began to summon alpha-level summons one by one.
“Ugh… Damn.”
But he couldn’t move even one step.
It’s hard to keep myself in check, but I can’t even worry about Yeonhee.
Sweat began to bead on Beomjun Kim’s forehead.
Continuously scratching the back of the hand holding the baton may be an expression of anxiety.
It’s not because he’s weak that he acts like a dog that wants to poop.
I am hesitating because I have enough skills to understand how strong my combat power is.
“Even if the information is wrong, it’s so wrong… You’re talking like B grade. Fuck.”
Beomjun Kim realized that I was much stronger than the information he had heard in advance and criticized the person who had given the information.
But you can’t solve a situation with your mouth.
In an attempt to somehow find another way out, I pour out my magic here and there and wait for the gap I first dug into to reappear.
The guy must have imagined the attack several times in his head
But no matter what he did, he couldn’t get through me, and he was wasting his magic power by repeatedly activating and canceling the skill.
“If you don’t do it, I’ll go?”
Nod-
This is a guy I don’t need to step up to.
And it will be interesting to see how the grown Yeonhee will deal with him.
With the artifact I obtained this time, my magic power increased by 500 and my control increased by 100.
“Rakan, no. 1, double-toothed. Hold the back!”
After sending the three combined summons forward, Yeonhee immediately activated a provocation using Crackling and Spotted.
Kim Beom-jun’s brow furrows greatly as he is exposed to the influence of the provocation.
“Ouch…! Liberation!”
However, the guy recovered by tearing the scroll that was enchanted to remove status abnormalities in subspace and immediately widened the distance.
‘I managed to withstand that and used an item.’
However, this does not mean that Yeonhee’s provocation is meaningless.
In fact, provocation is good if it works, but even if it doesn’t, it does its job, because the opponent who is attacked somehow exposes a gap.
Boom boom!!
Alpha Rakan’s sharp claws and Lizard No. 1’s tail hit Beomjun Kim’s defense wall as he retreated.
Beomjun Kim focused on defense by quickly rotating the baton, and easily deflected the huge club attack swung by the Alpha Orc who jumped in from the side. He then struck the Orc’s face with his elbow, causing great damage and quickly falling back.
“Whoa!!”
The Alpha Orc that had been hit properly stumbled as if it had difficulty maintaining its balance.
‘You’re so good at it it’s ridiculous. I have a feeling that my physical abilities are excessively good compared to the energy I feel. Is it also an effect of the number of evolutions?’
The alpha-level summons grew by catching monsters and are now showing the movements of full-blown B-level monsters, but they somehow managed to block them and even counterattack, so I couldn’t help but be suspicious.
“Krrrr!”
Dark red blood flowed from the corner of the Alpha Orc’s mouth after being hit on the chin.
However, they did not appear to be as excited and reckless as before.
‘Oh…’
When Yeonhee lightly raised her hand to stop him, he became calm like a puppy sitting in front of a snack.
‘The effect of dominance is amazing. Actually, it went up by 100.’
“Lan, apply a buff to Chehwa.”
Yeonhee seemed to think that alpha level was not enough and she summoned additional summons.
Specter ‘Embodiment’, which is immune to physical attacks, five direwolves ‘Wanggui’, and two were ravens ‘Black Swan’.
When as many as eight summoned animals were added, Beomjun Kim’s eyes turned red as if he was about to cry.
“Fuck!! Damn!! This is so unfair!! How many on earth are there?!”
Beomjun Kim, who was playing the game calmly, eventually exploded with dissatisfaction.
He seemed to have a temper tantrum when summoned beasts of similar level to him attacked him in droves.
The face of Park Jin-gon, who was sitting behind Kang Yeon-soo in the distance, was already distorted.
‘Are you not using the Evolutionary Beast’s abilities?’
Because the lecturer is watching? Or did he decide that he couldn’t overcome it even if he tried some trick? It was most likely the latter.
Since they thought they could fool Kang Yeon-soo’s eyes, they probably supplied Jinhwa water to their disciples.
Park Jin-gon shook his head at Kim Beom-jun, who was looking at him.
Kim Beom-jun then looked very disappointed, but he did not object. Still, he seems to be following his teacher’s instructions well.
However, he didn’t give up right away.
Since he doesn’t know when he will be able to fight Yeonhee, who has the only class, again, he will try to gain as much experience as possible this time.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!!
“Kwaa!!”
“Fuck!! Dirty bastards!!”
In the end, Kim Beom-jun, who defended several moves after that, was soon surrounded by summoned beasts and became a punching bag.
Yeonhee extended her palm forward, helping the summoned beasts control their strength.
“Kahah! Stop! Surrender! Surrender!!”
Kim Beom-jun, who was caught by Alpha Rakan and was in danger of having his arms torn off, eventually declared surrender.
Fortunately, Rakan immediately responded to Yeonhee’s command and let Kim Beomjun go.
[Game ends. Lee Yeon-hee wins.]
As the game ended so overwhelmingly, there was silence at the training ground for a moment, but soon the executives and staff of the White Knight Guild in the stands applauded and shouted at the same time.
– Wow~!! Crazy!!
– This seems a little crazy.
– Isn’t that already at a level that can’t be called one person’s power?!
– Kim Beom-jun is already a hunter who is sure to be promoted to Class B, right? It’s amazing…
The guild members express pure surprise at Yeonhee, who may be their rival.
The response was much hotter than expected.
In her past life her her her, perhaps because of Yeonhee’s appearance her her, few people cheered her when they saw her in action …
Yeonhee, who was being cheered by her, tried not to show it, but looking at the corners of her mouth shaking slightly, she didn’t seem to be in a bad mood.
‘Don’t spread it around like that. I haven’t even started yet.’
I quietly listened to the lecturer and looked at the reactions of the high-ranking officials.