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Chapter 11: Throne Game (2)
TL: Myoni
Edited: Myoni, Yoni
Flas.h.!.+
Lights flashed out everywhere as a king symbol appeared above everyone’s forehead. And they were granted the names of the kings.
Jung Minji’s symbol was a b.l.o.o.d.y knight, her king name was the Crazy Knight King.
Choi Junsung had an executioner as his symbol, his king name was the Slaughter King.
Kim Piljoong had a hunter as his symbol, his king name was the Hunter King.
And above Choi Hyuk’s head was a black flag made from something that looked like the clothes of a death G.o.d. His king name was the King without subjects.
As their symbols were larger and brighter than everyone else’s, it was easy to find a king wherever he was. And you could tell who was under who’s rule in an instant.
Those who declared themselves as kings numbered 43 and there were 5 thrones.
Each group started to distance themselves from each other. There were too many compet.i.tors to start fighting right away. A fierce psychological battle erupted between close groups. And that boring engagement… would have continued.
If it wasn’t for Choi Hyuk.
While groups were wary of each other as they distanced themselves away, Choi Jung dashed. Towards the school president, the Hunter King Kim Piljoong.
Kim Piljoong’s reaction was fast.
“Those with s.h.i.+elds come forth, spearmen behind them. The rest get behind them and all of you get your backs against the wall.”
Among the groups in the gym, Kim Piljoong’s group was the truest to their name as well as the strongest. He wasn’t afraid of Choi Hyuk. However, he was p.i.s.sed.
‘There nothing good being under attention from the start… tsk.”
In a situation where everyone was trying to read what was on each other’s mind, they would only become targets if they put under attention. If his battle line became disorganized when fighting Choi Hyuk, there was a possibility that another group would launch a surprise attack.
Kim Piljoong drew an arrow. The bow he obtained when he killed a dropout, the ‘Returning Bow’, not only increased the speed of his arrows but his arrows would return to him after being shot.
‘I will shoot when he comes within 5 meters.’
No matter how good Choi Hyuk’s skills were, he believed that there was no way that he would be able to block an arrow shot from the ‘Returning Bow’.
But, Choi Hyuk switched directions before he came within 5 meters. He even sped up. With his 19 karma points in Speed and the speed effect of the ‘Tireless Boots’, Choi Hyuk sped forward.
Choi Hyuk’s target was never the Hunter King Kim Piljoong. Running towards Kim Piljoong was just a disguise.
His real target was the weakest of the six kings he pointed to. His symbol was a dhole[1].
Choi Hyuk didn’t know his name. Only that he was friendly with Lee Mangi, Bae Hyunsung and others who bullied him. His killing intent towards Choi Hyuk was his mistake.
He stared blankly as Choi Hyuk approached him. His eyes widened later as if he was surprised but it was already too late.
Tada, Slam!
Choi Hyuk’s body flew 10 meters into the air. The moment his subordinates flinched, Choi Hyuk was already pa.s.sing above their heads. When his target was fumbling with his sword, Choi Hyuk pulled his Fang Saber from its sheath.
Slas.h.!.+
[First Kill! You were the first to kill a king. You have been given an additional 3 free karma points. Retribution points have increased by 3.]
[You have killed a king. You have been given 2 free karma points.]
If he found a hidden rule about the first kill, he might have gotten a bigger reward but it wasn’t a bad start.
Thud.
When Choi Hyuk landed, the group without a king stared at him with blank expressions. The king’s symbol above their heads disappeared.
Choi Hyuk lifted his head and counted the numbers.
“One down. Five b.a.s.t.a.r.ds left.”
Choi Hyuk’s next target was the next weakest one. It was normal in a fight against many to target the weakest ones first.
The fight began.
Originally, those subject who had lost their king would become affiliated with the enemy king.
However, it was different when their king was killed by the ‘King without subjects’ Choi Hyuk. The subjects who lost their king lost their affiliation as well and would join the first king who made contact with them. So, whenever Choi Hyuk killed a king, the place would overflow with new subjects. The first to take them got them. When such a chance appeared in a game where you would die out if you couldn’t increase your power, the real compet.i.tion between the kings began. The psychological battle quickly switched to battles and all-out wars.
A blood wind blew with Choi Hyuk at its center.
Choi Hyuk was intoxicated with the karma circulating his body. Karma was stronger than bones, tougher than muscles and more flexible than joints. The more karma he received, the more superior the karma that circulated his body was.
The karma from his 21 Speed stat immediately contracted to moved Choi Hyuk’s body. When others took one step, Choi Hyuk took two. In a fight, that one step difference could mean life or death.
Slas.h.!.+
His opponent unconsciously took a step back as he saw Choi Hyuk approach but, with another step, Choi Hyuk slashed off his neck with his Fang Saber. Choi Hyuk quickly turned around and charged to his next opponent.
Slas.h.!.+
It was a guy wearing an E rank armor. Choi Hyuk didn’t aim for his armor but for his wrist.
“Gahhh!”
When his target screamed as he grabbed his bleeding wrist, Choi Hyuk used that chance to take out a thin estoc with his left hand and stabbed his opponent’s neck between the folds of his armor. 30 Control. He didn’t waste a single drop of strength with his Control stat that surpa.s.sed his Power and Speed. The karma stretched out and precisely stabbed with the sword.
“Grkk…”
Enemies were everywhere, he took one out but another enemy arrived raising his sword immediately after. Choi Hyuk grabbed and pulled the wrist that was holding onto the sword. As the man lost his balance, the Fang Saber sliced his throat.
The dead turned into ashes as they were absorbed into Choi Hyuk. Then, Choi Hyuk’s stats would increase once again. He was getting stronger in real time.
“Block it! Block it!”
Choi Hyuk’s second target. The symbol of a wild dog, the Wild Dog King Song Minsik urged his subjects crazily. Due to the rule that subjects could not disobey their king, his subjects blocked Choi Hyuk’s path knowing all too well that they would die.
Taking advantage of the confusion, the Weed King Kim Taesik brought his subjects to launch a surprise attack on the Wild Dog King. “Euah! What the!” shouted the freaked out Song Minsik who ran away. “Goodbye,” said the tailing Kim Taesik. And behind Kim Taesik was the Crazy Knight King Jung Minji who attacked, “I’ll use your items well.” Jung Minji who wasn’t able to obtain any items during the Bonus Game was first targeting easy kings with items.
Although they chased one another and tossed and turned, eventually only the strong would survive.
The Crazy Knight King Jung Minji (Cla.s.s President, First in School) and the Hunter King Kim Piljoong (School President) were well versed in tactics. Their subjects didn’t lose formation in this confusing brawl.
“Go back a step!”
They would move back.
“Two steps forward!”
They would push away their enemies and stay in line. If they were to obtain s.h.i.+elds, spears and swords and planned out new tactics, everyone and their dog wouldn’t be able to stop them.
That was the reason. Why Kim Piljoong was so overly confident.
It had been 20 minutes since the Throne Game had started. 20 kings had already been eliminated. Kim Piljoong’s group was still the strongest as well as the largest. Choi Hyuk killed 3 kings by himself but to Kim Piljoong, it was like he only killed pathetic ones who didn’t even know the basics. It was because of that. During the brawl, Kim Piljoong’s group came close to Choi Hyuk but Kim Piljoong wasn’t nervous in the slightest. He thought that he could just lazily clean up his surroundings and devour Choi Hyuk when he had the chance.
‘Killing a regular king gives you 2 free karma points… I wonder how much a king without subjects will give?’
Instead, he was actually becoming more excited.
That moment, Jung Minji was in the middle of urging Yoon Girim.
“I did what I can. I’m p.i.s.sed so don’t push it.”