Chapter 179 (1/2)

Park Muyeol’s party watched the match together in the audience stands. According to the community, the round of 16 would be played in a one-on-one tournament format. However, the situation in front of her left Kim Sujeong dumbfounded. It was the same with the other party members. They were outraged by the sudden deathmatch and vented their anger in their own way.

“Crazy. Why has the match suddenly changed like this? Can he do such unfair things just because he is the owner of this place?”

“Yes. I think the participants are a bit puzzled.”

“Baroque... worried.”

This was the Mukjeba Brothers.

“That Kaidan guy has a lot of hair.”

“As expected, those with a lot of hair have no backbone.”

The so-called bald brothers were talking nonsense. Surprisingly, the one who was the least worried was Park Seongchan, the grandson of Park Muyeol.

“It’s okay, my grandfather isn’t going to die.”

“How can you be so sure?” Kim Sujeong asked and Park Seongchan smiled like it was natural.

“My grandfather is someone who will survive even if he falls into a jungle. Well, we actually lived in a jungle-like place for a while.”

His strange words lingered in Kim Sujeong’s mind. What type of words did Park Muyeol and Park Seongchan experience? Kim Sujeong had never seen them fighting before and could only c.o.c.k her head. The match became a nine against six confrontation. The audience was boiling like a hot pot.

“Damn! I don’t know who will survive?!”

“What the hell is this?”

“Aaack! Crazy!”

“My heart is pounding. Sigh.”

“Please. Survive. Please. Please.”

Many clamors were heard around them. Everyone here was someone who had paid for the tickets. The condition for buying a ticket was to make a bet so it was a natural response. All of the group had bet on the man called Park Muyeol.

“Sujeong-ssi, will Father be okay?” Choi Jeonghyun sat next to her and watched the match with a dejected face.

Kim Sujeong smiled lightly. “If you’re so worried, why didn’t you bet on Father like me.”

“Ah, well... Haha. I don’t know how strong my father is here. I heard it has been only two months since he started. I thought it would be better to bet on the uncle I have seen and experienced. Ah, right. Can you keep it a secret from Father?”

“Um~ I understand. Still, why are you talking to me with honorifics? You are older than me.”

“Haha... I’ll let go of it slowly.”

“...Hmm. I understand.”

Was it just her illusion or was she being avoided? There seemed to be an invisible wall between him and her. Kim Sujeong thought there should be a reason. In this way, the match turned into a mud fight. They confronted each other and a huge amount of smoke and dust filled the stadium. The crowd was tense and Kim Sujeong had no idea what was going on inside. There was a lot of sighing when Kim Sujeong suddenly saw someone wearing familiar clothes.

He was holding onto the railing that prevented him from entering the field and shouted desperately, “Aaaack! Old man! Please win! I’ve bet all my assets!”

“What? Why is he here?”

She hadn’t found him despite searching last night. Unexpectedly, she ran into him here. Kerenos was dressed in green armor as he banged on the railings. “Win! You must win!”

Kim Sujeong got up and approached him.

* * *

The surroundings were full of fire. The heat swirled around my body. I opened my closed eyes and found that I was still alive. That’s right, I was 100% resistant to flames. It was a blessing in the midst of misfortune.

[Your fire resistance is 100%.]

[It is the highest-grade flames.]

[Your body has adapted to the flames so you won’t receive any damage.]

“Phew.”

I had forgotten. Even if fire resistance was 100%, damage could still be received depending on the rank of the flames. Rising Sun was powered by the sun and it could deal damage despite 100% resistance. Of course, it wasn’t as good as before but it was still the privilege of the top-grade. By the way, the identity of the glove that absorbed Rising Sun and reflected it...

“Umm.”

I would have to think about it later. Now I had to attack this guy first. I quickly stabbed at Hutton’s arm with the fork spoon.

“Um...!”

He was fl.u.s.tered by the sudden loss of health and quickly pulled away. I literally ran toward him and stabbed at him with the fork spoon. However, Hutton’s club quickly blocked my attack. It was damn fast.

“How interesting.”

It wasn’t interesting at all. The moment Hutton smiled, I immediately raised my magic power. I felt the power of the wind in my heart traveling to all my veins at a high speed. Eating the anemone would increase my power but I couldn’t expect to do it in this type of messy struggle.

Hutton opened his mouth. “I already said it. Such an explosive attack won’t work on me...”

[10% of wind energy is consumed.]

[A sharp wind is created.]

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

The blade of wind that I learned from Kerenos formed in one hand and I threw it. A huge half-moon flew like an eagle while leaving an afterimage in the air. It was thrown from a close range so it was hard to avoid.

“......!” Hutton was shocked for a moment before hitting the club against the wind blade. The club wasn’t cut because of Stick's Protection but that wasn’t my goal. “Um...!”