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Chapter 5: Ring of Rebirth (5)
TL: Myoni
Edited: Myoni, Yoni
Kang Minho. He had the most outstanding physical traits in school. His 181cm height that made Choi Hyuk look small, thick bones and muscles developed through regular exercise.
However, Kang Minho was also no match against the 175cm tall Choi Junsung who didn’t work out. From the start, Kang Minho didn’t have the courage to fight with Choi Junsung.
That’s right. Kang Minho with his incredible physical traits just didn’t have the b.a.l.l.s in critical moments.
Kang Minho wanted to appear more manly and intimidating but that was only his wish. He was the type who, in the face of real danger, would stay back and read the situation.
He called out Choi Hyuk because he wanted both safety and reputation.
‘It’ll be embarra.s.sing if I beat a small fry to death. So Choi Hyuk who’s big but weak is best.’
No matter how much of a loser Choi Hyuk was, it looked better killing him because he was tall.
At the same time, he thought.
‘But I don’t know how much stronger Choi Hyuk will get once he gets karma.’
Not long after he stood in the ring, he received something similar to a system message and karma was distributed to him. Because of this, he personally experienced how strong a body with karma truly was.
Kang Minho’s eyes became colder. He made up his mind.
‘I’m going to tackle him as soon as he gets in the ring and beat him to death.’
Kang Minho was planning on beating Choi Hyuk to death before he received karma and before he could adjust to his new strength. Since that was safer.
That was why, as soon as Choi Hyuk entered the ring with trembling hands.
The moment Choi Hyuk laughed, “Haha, okay.”
Cras.h.!.+
Kang Minho charged. His strengthened body flew out like a cannon ball.
The students spectating the match responded late. A tackle as fast as an Olympic gold medalist’s. Before Choi Hyuk could finish speaking, Kang Minho’s hands were already wrapping around his waist.
Kang Minho was a.s.sured of his victory.
Crush.
‘What is this sound?’
However, at the critical moment, Kang Minho felt something was weird. A disturbing crush had sounded out too close to him.
‘Where did this sound come from?’
With his face smashed in, Kang Minho, along with that thought, turned to ash.
Choi Hyuk’s body reacted the moment Kang Minho lowered his stance and lunged. First, he firmly planted his left foot on the ground. Then used that momentum to twist his waist and his upper body was pulled forward. His right foot arched as he thrust his knee upwards and his right thigh exploded with power the moment it made contact with Kang Minho’s face.
Bang!
He used his whole body to propel his knee up. No, it shot up. Choi Hyuk’s knee instantly smashed Kang Minho’s face. Even Kang Minho’s charge reinforced with karma was used against him as his face crumbled like tofu.
An explosive counter knee kick from Choi Hyuk who had never learned martial arts.
With that, it ended.
While absorbing Kang Minho’s ashes, Choi Hyuk let out a small sigh.
“I won…”
It suddenly started and ended before he could do anything.
The adrenaline pumping through his veins had nowhere to vent.
He was dumbfounded at the quick conclusion.
His guilty conscience of killing a man collided with his cynical ego that believed that those who intended to kill had nothing to say when killed. However, he didn’t feel it. It didn’t feel real. Instead, a sense of disappointment swept over him.
Choi Hyuk read the message that appeared in front of him. It was like a system message from a game.
[Great Accomplishment! You have killed someone with karma before it was distributed to you. As a reward, you get 10 points to allocate however you want. Your karmic stat has increased by 3.]
[You have entered the Ring of Rebirth. Karma has been distributed.]
[ You have killed someone! You have absorbed a portion of your opponent’s karma. Karmic point has increased by 1.]
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[Choi Hyuk]
*Human
*Karma Points
Power: 5 +1 Up!
Speed: 7 +1
Control: 22 +1
Endurance: 7 +1
Stamina: 9 +2
Recovery: 10 +1
*Free Karma Points: 10
*Retribution Point: 4
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On average, he had 10 for each stat. However, his control was extremely high to the point of being strange.
And the absorbed stats from killing Kang Minho were indicated on the side. Seeing how stamina was +2 while everything else was +1, it seemed like Kang Minho had high stamina.
The points would be distributed differently for each person.
And Choi Hyuk could feel the ‘thing’ had squeezed into his body. Something sticky like honey filled up his insides. It was an unfamiliar feeling but it wasn’t uncomfortable. It was probably ‘karma’ that was circulating his body as it bonded with his body more securely than his muscles and tendons and allowed him to move explosively.