Chapter 257 (2/2)

‘There is only me, but it doesn’t matter.’

There was no one left in the United Kingdom team except for David after they had a battle with China. However, David felt this was enough. He was really arrogant.

“...Was there a trap?”

Damian laughed like he hadn’t thought about this, but he still seemed relaxed.

“This is a very advantageous place for me. Come out, wood dragon.”

The roots of the nearby trees became thicker and tangled together to form a giant wood dragon. As the name suggested, a wooden dragon appeared and wrapped around the towering throne. It looked like a guardian.

“Hahaha. You will all become the nutrients of this king.”

David laughed as he predicted Britain’s dominance. He thought that it was a golden opportunity now that Michael was distracted. If he got rid of the US and South Korean teams, then Michael at the end, Britain would emerge as the new powerhouse of Arkstar. He didn’t doubt it, at least, until the dragon in front of him was torn in half.

“W-What...?”

David’s eyes widened when he saw the black evil spirit flying toward him and tearing apart the dragon. He controlled the sharpened roots from all directions to attack the enemy in front of him. However, it was only for a moment.

“...Activate, Elemental Bullets, Shadow Bullet, Rampage.”

A tremendous, quick fire attack came from James. The black bullets quickly destroyed the roots of the surrounding trees. It was James’ solo performance.

“... Activate, Fire Bullets.”

Click.

James pointed his two pistols at David.

“Sleep...”

He pulled the triggers without any hesitation. David disappeared into the ashes without leaving a single trace behind. Michael saw this scene and smiled with satisfaction.

‘...He is quite good.’

Park Muyeol wasn’t satisfied when he saw Michael. “Focus, this guy.”

Park Muyeol’s sword energy flew through Michael’s sand. Michael managed to escape by stepping on the sand in the air and smiled apologetically. There was the Desert Calibur he made in advance in the sky. Michael grabbed it with a huge sandy hand.

“I’m sorry. I’ll do it right.”

“Yes.”

Park Muyeol’s wooden sword was also wrapped in a golden light. It was the temporary summoning of the Olive Club Star Relic that hadn’t been found yet. Park Muyeol frowned at the Korean players behind him who already started fighting.

‘I’m sorry, Chuntaek. It seems that I can only protect Mido up to here.’

* * *

“Gasp. Gasp...”

Meanwhile, I was lying on the ground in an exhausted manner. The surroundings were full of traces of fierce fighting. Some places had huge puddles of water that spread like a flood while others were frozen hard.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is saying that you've had a hard time.]

“Yes, it was a great struggle.”

I stared up at the sky for a long time and smiled. Suddenly, I was reminded of when I was young. At that time, I would look up at the sky with my colleagues after a fierce fight.

“I’m hungry.”

I ate the cooked meat of the herbivorous dinosaurs that I made in advance and kept in my inventory. I was watching my health and magic power slowly recovering when a message appeared.

[The user ‘Sky-Dragon’ has been logged out.]

“Um.”

My eyes turned cold. This wasn’t the end.

[The user ‘Park Jangdaesoo’ has been logged out.]

[The user ‘Tsunami’ has been logged out.]

[The user ‘Kim Hyeonu’ has been logged out.]

......

They were all IDs of Korean players. In turn, it was Lim Changyong, Park Jangsoo, Kim Haeil, and Kim Hyeonu. Damn. They were in danger while I wasn’t present.

“Fenrir.”

I called Fenrir. Fenrir rose from the ground and I stood on his head. It was high so I could see more of the surroundings.

“There is a fight,” Fenrir told me.

“Yes. Go over there.”

It was located in the center of the island. It was obviously where the fight was taking place. Poisonous gas was encroaching at a high speed. The explosions were also coming from there so it was 100% the location.

“Hold on tightly. I’m going to jump.” I grabbed Fenrir’s mane with my full strength. At the same time, Fenrir’s body curled up and he jumped into the sky like a spring.

“Kuk.”

I almost let go of my hand. In the blink of an eye, we were able to arrive at the place where the fighting took place. Fenrir’s body landed on the ground and caused an earthquake. The moment I arrived, I could see Mido disappearing through the rising dust. Shit. I was too late.

There was also the fallen Park Muyeol.

Just then, I heard a sound around me. It was the United States team who appeared after all the dust had cleared. There was James, who I fought before. He made eye contact with me and started coughing.

I asked them, “...Did you do this?”

“Yes. Well, this is what happened. We are enemies. By the way, I haven’t greeted you yet. It is nice to meet you, Dark Wolf. No, Elder Choi Chuntaek.” Damian politely greeted me as the representative.

I silently looked at Park Muyeol.

Then I turned to Damian. “How long has it been since Muyeol died?”

“Oh, unfortunately he died around 10 seconds before you arrived. Michael’s sword pierced his heart. So...”

I ignored Damian’s words and walked over to Park Muyeol. Then I kicked Park Muyeol who was lying down. “Stand up. I know you’re not dead.”

At this moment, something amazing happened.

“Um, didn’t you notice? I was pretending to be dead. Tsk.”

The eyes of Damian and the other US players widened. Park Muyeol, who had his heart pierced, stood up in a relaxed manner. A golden aura wrapped around his body as he stood up.

Three weeks down, approximately one month left to go until the end of the contest submission on the 15th November. We have a few fanart entries but are still lacking any fanfiction entries.