Chapter 190 (1/2)

Act 7

Crack, crack—!

Su-hyeun grabbed Hercules’ neck tightly and slammed it to the ground. Hercules was already staggering from his injuries. Moreover, Strength was Su-hyeun’s best stat, and he was using the Immortality skill at the moment. Above all, Hercules here wasn’t the hero in his prime.

Crunch, crunch—

Craaack—!

Hercules’ head went through the floor, and the floor of the stage collapsed. Some heroes who had been rushing toward Su-hyeun hesitated for a moment. The others launched their skills.

Whoosh—!

Swish, swiiish—

Ifrit’s flames swept over Su-hyeun and Hercules. Meanwhile, other heroes rushed at Su-hyeun with their spears and swords.

Stab, stab—

Whooosh—

Su-hyeun’s body was pierced by the spears and swords and burnt by fire magic. One spear pierced Su-hyeun’s neck. He still held Hercules’ neck tightly. The shadow heroes stopped moving all of a sudden. Right after that—

Puff—

—Su-hyeun’s figure scattered like smoke.

[Doppelganger.]

Swish, swish—

Slaaash—

The heads of the rushing heroes were cut with a single stroke. At that moment, Ifrit started moving again.

Whoosh—

Crack—!

Huge wings appeared from both of Ifrit’s shoulders. At the same time, Su-hyeun hit Ifrit’s abdomen. Ifrit’s mouth opened wide. Even though they couldn’t make sounds, it seemed like they still could feel pain. For a moment, Ifrit staggered.

Stab—!

When Su-hyeun tried to swing his sword again, an arrow from somewhere penetrated Su-hyeun’s shoulder. Su-hyeun couldn’t swing his sword all the way. With no other choice, he moved his other arm and grabbed Ifrit’s neck.

Crunch—

Ifrit’s neck was broken. Su-hyeun lifted the body without hesitation.

Whiz—

Wham, wham, wham—

Five arrows flew to Su-hyeun again. They all aimed for his weak spots.

<<Robin Hood.>>

Robin Hood was the hero who had fought against Chun Ha-jin at the quarterfinals.

Screech—

Robin Hood drew his bow once more from a distance. The arrows that had been flying were definitely annoying. Su-hyeun took his spear off his back as Robin Hood drew his bow. There was no preparation action. He didn’t even inject his magic into the spear. Naturally, the Dragon Slaying Spear was just an ordinary spear without magic. Su-hyeun even didn’t need a skill. He only needed to kill one person. What he had to do was throw.

Swiiish—

Whiiiiizz—

The spear and arrow flew at the same time. The tips of the spear and arrow hit each other. The spear broke the arrow and stuck into Robin Hood’s neck.

Crack—

Flop—

Robin Hood fell backward. His neck had a hole from the spear. Su-hyeun knocked another annoying opponent away. He pulled the arrow from his shoulder. At that moment, he felt dizzy. He felt as if the sky and ground turned upside down. Su-hyeun held his head with his hand.

<<Was it a poisoned arrow?>>

Robin Hood’s arrows had been flying at him throughout the fight. He was avoiding them because it was easy enough. But the one shot Robin Hood had made was a source of trouble.

It was a poisoned arrow. And it was a deadly poison. It was a pretty fatal wound. If it were a simple poison, Su-hyeun would recover slowly over time because his magic resistance was directly related to his resistance to poison. But…

<ven if it were a simple poison, I wouldn’t have enough time to recover.>>

There was little time left for the Immortality skill. He had to hurry. He didn’t have time for detoxification. Su-hyeun began to move again. There was no reason to hesitate since he realized that there was no time left.

Swish, stab, slash—

Chun Ha-jin, Hercules, Ifrit, and Robin Hood. Su-hyeun had been killing many important heroes. Now, almost a quarter of them remained.

<<I have about five more minutes…>> Su-hyeun’s eyes moved fast, gleaming. <<I have to kill them all in time.>>

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Splash—

Luslec stepped on the body of a shadow hero who had fallen to the floor. He didn’t mean to step on him, but it just happened when he began to move. Luslec canceled the summoning. Then, the shadows heroes who had fallen all over the place turned to smoke and scattered in the air.

“Gasp, gasp—”

And, among the smoke, Su-hyeun was standing, his sword tip on the floor. His mouth was filled with a sweet smell, and his legs and arms were shaking. His whole body was covered with wounds, and the poison was spreading through his body. The duration for Immortality was already over.

Whoosh—

Luslec could clearly see with Eyes of Heroic Spirit skill, that the flame inside of Su-hyeun had weakened. More precisely, it was the little magic power left in Su-hyeun. Not only was he injured and out of shape, but his magic had run out.

“…Great job.”

But Luslec was still amazed. He had no choice but to be amazed. He looked at the shadows of the heroes that were still turning into smoke.

“At first, I wondered who would be the strongest one here,” Luslec said.

“Gasp, gasp—”

“After you beat Chun Ha-jin, I began to wonder how many heroes you could defeat. But you… you exceeded my expectations over and over.”

Clap, clap, clap—

Luslec clapped his hands with sincere admiration. He didn’t clap to celebrate Su-hyeun. It was to express his respect.

“You’re the best,” Luslec went on. “The achievement rate is meaningless for you. Now you can move on to the next floor—”

“Bull…sh*t…,” Su-hyeun muttered.

Crack—

Su-hyeun pulled out the sword that he had stuck into the ground. Luslec frowned a little at such an act from Su-hyeun.

“Are you trying to continue?”

“I…didn’t win yet, did I?”

The king was still standing. The game, the competition, wasn’t over yet.

<<He wants to finish since I defeated all the other heroes?>>