Chapter 265 (1/2)

“You’ve worked hard. Good job.”

I stroked Chunza’s head and smiled when I saw her desire to be praised. Chunza smiled and nodded. Perhaps it was due to her high intelligence, but she seemed to understand everything I was saying. I would be able to go around with her later once she learned Polymorph to change her appearance. It was reliable just thinking about it.

“By the way...”

I looked down at Metheus’ square from the hill located right in front of the lord’s castle. Strangely, there wasn’t a crowd like last time. It was as if only NPCs were left and all the players were gone...

“Ah, the match isn’t over yet.”

It was the time when the Golem Siege event was in full swing. If so, it was understandable that there would be less people than there were now. I was curious about how the match went. I was about to walk into a beer bar where players were gathered when I stopped.

“Oh, my face...”

I had already revealed my identity. I heard that the black wolf masks popular in Metheus not long ago had disappeared. If I tried to hide my identity by putting on a mask, I would be blatantly advertising that I was ‘Choi Chuntaek.’ Other measures were needed.

“Hmm.”

I thought about it and used the Designated Return Stone for the first time in ages. I immediately checked the registered numbers and called Aren using the third-grade magic engineering technique ‘Secret Communication.’ Someone picked up after two rings.

-It has been a while, Jackson.

“It has been a while. I’m contacting you because I need your help. I would like to meet and talk. Do you have time?”

-Of course. Do you want to come now?

“I’m going right now.”

-I’ll be waiting for you.

The moment that Secret Communication was cut off, I tried to return to ‘Aren’s Mansion’ registered in the Designated Return Stone. Then something happened that I hadn’t thought about.

“Ah, this...”

The current designated return spot was the Vulcan Volcanic Zone. I had some things to do there after the competition ended so I saved it as the return place.

“Well, it doesn’t matter.”

I raised the magic of the wind in my heart. I felt the wind around me warmly embrace my legs and make my body lighter. The goal was Aren’s mansion in Fortren. It didn’t take long when running with the wind. The wind swirled around me and I soared upwards.

Then the magic power of the wind scattered and left afterimages. I was already gone.

* * *

Meanwhile, at this time. Mido was discharged from the hospital and went straight to find her teammates.

“Mido!”

Maybe it was a break. Her roommate, Lim Sara, was watching the match on TV while drinking an Iced Americano. Mido smiled like she had seen the worry in Lim Sara’s eyes.

“Unni, I'm here.”

“Of course. That’s why I came here.”

“It is good. I am just watching the match. Come and sit.”

Mido sat alongside Lim Sara on the bed while feeling grateful for her care. They watched the fierce Golem Siege that was being broadcasted live on TV. The Golem Siege had already passed the round of eight and was in the round of four.

“The first match in the semi-finals was France against Spain. Of course, France wasn’t a match for Torres.”

Mido nodded at Lim Sara’s words. It was natural since Torres was a powerhouse with enough strength.

“However, the fight is pretty fierce. I didn’t know that France was hiding such a trump card. Did you watch the video the other day? It is that Talmorim Knight or whatever it is called. The undead who fought your grandfather.”

“Ah, I remember. Immortal?”

“Yes. In any case, it has become stronger. My heart was beating quickly when I saw a water dragon and skeleton knight armed with bones fighting.”

“Wow, it must’ve been very fun,” Mido exclaimed.

“You should have seen it.”

“Well, I can watch it later.”

Mido left behind her regrets and focused on the match that was currently underway. The current fight was a confrontation between David, who had the ability of the trees and was nicknamed King Arthur in Britain, and Zhen Sulong, who was nicknamed the ‘Wing Chun King’ in China.

-Abyo! (Bruce Lee fighting sound effect)

On TV, Zhu Yangtian posed like a mantis and defeated the British enemies in the forefront. China had really strong individual combat skills. They each used different Chinese martial arts that seemed like animals. In addition to the famous ones, there were those that were like a chicken and a tiger. There was also a martial art that looked like a snake.

“Sigh, I don’t know why the British came to compete mainly with magicians. They do this every time.”

It was one-sided. With the exception of David, Britain was almost one-sidedly defeated. The game ended in an instant. There was no summoning of the golem. From the beginning, China didn’t bother collecting the magic cores and launched a surprise attack on the enemy. It was effective.

-It is over! China has reached the finals of the Golem Siege! Sure enough, it is Torres of Spain and Zhen Sulong of China. Who will be the winner in the fight between these two aces? It will start after 10 minutes of rest!

At the same time, the screen switched and an advertisement was displayed. It was an advertisement for a fusion razor company called Gallette.

“Sigh. It isn’t easy. We’re going to have to beat those players tomorrow.”

Mido shook her head.

”Don't worry. Aren’t you strong now? Have confidence. You are also a Star Fruit eater.”