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Episode 218. Knockout Tournament (5)
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Acrid smoke rises high above the stadium, like the sky in the Lunar New Year when fireworks begin.
America’s A-class hunter, Sophia, suddenly started to attack.
Since she was an Awakened who hid her birth nature, she did not bring any summoning magic stones into this arena, so her main weapon was sealed.
Fire, explosions, and boiling heat that causes suffering to people.
In addition to summoning, Sophia also had some talent for fire-attribute magic, so she had already acquired many related skills.
-Whoooosh!
And among them, there was also a technique whose power increased considerably depending on the amount of mana poured in.
A rare situation where you can produce destructive power that is roughly commensurate with the level using only auxiliary magic.
‘Eww!’
bang!
Once again a loud noise echoes through the stadium.
As the A-class Awakened performs an unfamiliar magic, the audience cheers as if they had been waiting for it.
But for some reason, the face of the sorcerer who was attacking began to gradually distort, as if he was about to burst into tears or snot.
‘Hic, ugh, ugh… … !’
Let me get straight to the point.
Sophia is now in a state of extreme fear.
However, a certain S-class hunter did not even try to chase his opponent, but rather just stood there quietly.
In fact, the man’s leisurely appearance seemed quite different to Sophia.
‘Damn it! Damn it! No matter how talented the Chinese healer is, how can he bring a dead person back to life for that Asian sociopath!’
Shiver shiver.
The tips of the wizard’s fingers tremble as he casts his spell.
How can I not be afraid?
During the past Demilich raid incident.
Sophia looked at the blonde man chasing her and a certain illusion came to her mind.
He only stopped running midway due to lack of lung capacity, but this was transformed into a twisted scene where a monster S-class that could easily neutralize a Demilich was playing around by letting go of a weakling.
-Uh, uh, how did you do that to me? How did you treat an A-class Awakened person like a mere toy… … .
That’s why I was so sad and trembling when I reported to Brooklyn.
The situation returns back to the present.
The mysterious oriental man who had teased him in the past appeared before his eyes again.
And unlike other S-class hunters, he was extremely generous and just stood there comfortably in silence.
It’s as if he has no intention of attacking at all, and is telling you to just spend two minutes as much as you want, then comfortably receive your reward and go back.
A truly gentle attitude of concession.
But Sophia just couldn’t stay still.
‘Ahhhhhhh… …!’
This is a mockery.
Kim Ki-ryeo is not attacking me so openly, but is instead looking at me as if to say, “Let me show off my skills.”
If you are fooled by that and really do nothing, wouldn’t that bored monster physically express its disappointment?
As expected.
About 15 seconds into the game, Kim Ki-ryeo tilts his head and begins to express his emotions openly.
There was deep doubt in his eyes.
And this was a situation that felt like pressure to Sophia, like, ‘What are you doing now, being lazy and not showing off your talents?’
‘You want to watch me struggle like last time. You want to enjoy the sight of your opponent… …!’
As the smell of smoke spread throughout the stadium, strangely enough, the faces of the attackers who had casted the spell became damp.
-Whoooosh!
Then comes the explosive [Fireball].
A new era miracle that even criminals cannot imitate occurs before their eyes.
But when the smoke from the fire that had started cleared.
“omg!”
The American awakener swallowed loudly.
Beyond the smoke, the shadow of a man standing upright was reflected, and the moment the opaque whiteness disappeared.
“… … .”
The figure of a hunter appeared, untouched by soot.
The man in the suit tilted his head again at Sophia’s actions.
‘Suddenly, he’s running wild without sparing any magical power. What’s going on? Is this some kind of Earth-style fighting strategy?’
[Sacred Tree Sapling].
He was originally a level 1 counterfeiter who would fracture his bones if Sophia even touched him with her palm.
As expected, the protective effect acquired by using knowledge from a previous life was a truly fearsome defensive power.
Sophia desperately clings on, even though she knows it won’t work.
To her, Kim Ki-ryeo is a person with unique tastes who may show unexpected behavior.
As the American hunter wearing a black leash went after the S-class pendant with great difficulty, the audience roared in admiration at the provocative situation.
‘uh?’
but…….
These struggles were short-lived. Soon, their game came to an end.
As I was attacking without thinking, about 1 minute and 30 seconds had passed.
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The scoreboard here was set up for the gaze of the spectators, not the awakened ones.
So, one alien tried to check the analog watch on his left wrist without knowing it.
“──Surrender!”
Immediately after.
From the other side, the sad cries of mammals flowed.
“Abstain… … . Abstain… … . Where’s the referee! I was wrong, so please come quickly and mediate!”
At the same time, Sophia throws away all her pride and gets down on her knees.
By the way, if a strong person who had been silently accepting you for about 1 minute and 30 seconds suddenly moves one arm as if he were going to use magic, it tends to come across as having a completely different nuance, regardless of his original intention.
‘no…….’
It’s a game where nothing went right from start to finish.
A few minutes later.
When Sophia’s withdrawal was accepted and the South Korean hunter officially recorded his first win.
I thought as I watched the summoner being carried out on a stretcher by the medical staff with a pale face.
‘Earthlings’ thinking has always been difficult, but it has never been more difficult than now… … .’
Why did I win… … .
If it had stayed that way for just one more minute, the necklace would have definitely been destroyed.
I was quite taken aback by the unexpected abstention.
And that’s not all that’s concerning.
‘Is that the original sentiment of America? To understand it properly, I guess I’ll have to find an American’s corpse later?’
The audience became as quiet as if ice water had been poured over them.
They must all have paid the expensive price of a seat to see the magic performed by the highest level sorcerer.
If you think about it, this match was just a one-sided beating of the S-class, so you can imagine how boring and tiring it must have been for the spectators.
‘hmm.’
The Korean grade counterfeiter soon looked down with that judgment.
‘That must have been really boring… … .’
Maybe the crowd’s voices heard throughout the match were swear words.
Since this body has no Chinese-related functions, the words they were spitting out, whose meaning I couldn’t understand, really bothered me.
‘I’m so sorry… … .’
But what can we do now that the game is over?
He returned the match pendant necklace he was holding in his fist to the organizers.
And as I walked down the stairs at a leisurely pace, I thought:
‘I know I’ll be criticized from all sides for ruining the event, so I’ll probably refrain from using the internet for a week or so.’
Of course, this anti-electronics addicted alien never stopped surfing the web.
But his worries never came true.
***
Squeak.
Saturday at 11am.
A man in his 30s with an ordinary appearance stretches his tired body slightly and lies down on the living room sofa.
He is an office worker working as a developer at a small to medium-sized company in Icheon City.
Up until this point, I had no interest in international events in China.
Whether the Awakened fight each other or not.
Because I am just an ordinary person who is busy earning a living day by day.
‘Oh my. The Olympics and this too. Anyway, why are things like this, when I’ve never watched sports in my life, causing such a fuss on days like this… ?’
It’s the weekend, so I was thinking of ordering some chicken. But I guess delivery will be difficult today due to the surge in orders?
The office worker let out a tired sigh and got up from his seat.
And I turned on the coffee pot to have a quick meal with cup ramen.
-Bubble, bubble, bubble… … . Click!
While waiting for the water to boil, the hand naturally picks up the cell phone.
He sat at the table, resting his chin on the table as usual, browsing the YouTube app.
This video streaming platform has a separate section for uploading content that is limited to 60 seconds in length.
Just running my thumb up was effective in killing time in the short term.
-Wow!
-Hahahaha.
-Hahaha!
But at that time.
A short video of about 15 seconds came into the office worker’s field of vision.
-bang!
The first part starts off with a heavy binge, unlike the content intended for humor.
The man suddenly stops moving his hand, which had been moving inertially.
Then what you see is.
It was a hot ball of fire that exploded loudly, like gunpowder and metal that should have colored the sky had hit the ground.
-Kwaang! Kang. Passssss… … .
What was flowing now was not a special sound effect from a movie, but a real sound created with skill.
The chubby foreigner in the video was attacking someone with an expression that was almost desperate.
-Ugh, ugh… … !
But despite such fierce attacks, the person on the other side remains coldly silent.
A hand quietly holding the end of a silver necklace’s string.
The camera, which had been capturing the back of the hand with its prominent blue-green veins and bones, slowly raised its angle.
Soon the screen is filled with the eyes of a certain person.
The video ends with the dry, apricot-colored eyelids slowly opening to reveal the impressive Sanbaek-an.
“… … .”
While the video automatically returns to the first scene.
The office worker unknowingly checked the comment window next to him.
[ദ്ദി] [5531] [☆][1.2 million]
[**Is that a person or a monster? lol]
[0:13 What is this? Fireworks are going off right in front of my eyes, but why aren’t they blinking?;;]
[Greatness]
[This method is also novel.]
[At this point, the opponent who didn’t give up upon seeing the opponent’s face is even more amazing… ]
Yes, that’s right.
The unexpected victory of a certain hunter was causing a huge reaction in real time in someone’s homeland.
.
.
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Superpowered person.
Moreover, the mere fact that such a being exists is a strange feeling, so if they fight while using mystery, wouldn’t everyone’s ears perk up?
[Oh?? I thought that IHT or something was fake news, but is it real??]
One day.
When the news of the international tournament was confirmed, various communities around the world were in an uproar for a while.
The Olympic Games that had just taken place were a mess due to that damned mana phenomenon, so it was not surprising that the world’s expectations, which had lost their way, were newly focused.
I don’t know what the cause is, but somehow athletes are more likely to awaken magical powers than others.
Pole vault, 100m dash, and handball, etc.
This is because medalists in various categories have been disqualified one after another due to awakening.
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Hyeonhyeop: This is the Korean national archery team.
└ What the f*ck, give it back to me
└ Don’t take it away!!!
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Of course, the filial piety category of the mother country was no exception.
Since magic power is a newly emerging concept, it is a situation that involves transitional problems in many areas of society.
[If it’s going to be like this, why don’t we just gather the awakened people together and hold the Olympics?]
[Sounds like a good idea]
[But then, there are the Paralympics, so why are they disqualifying athletes just because they are awakened? To be honest, athletes are people who have devoted their entire teenage years to their dreamsㅠㅠ]
[Guys… They say there is a difference in skill between the awakened ones. But the game is going really well.]
[That’s true too]
[Oh, right;]
Recently, discussions have been taking place regarding the participation of the awakened in sports.
[China, controversy over holding international tournament… … ]
But in the midst of all this, what would the reaction have been if an event that actually used magic power had appeared?
Even intellectuals who had maintained a negative stance eventually found themselves secretly tuning in to the TV channel due to the temptation of curiosity.
And soon, what filled the viewers’ living rooms was the start of the Silver Tiger War (B-Rank Battle), which would decorate the first page of the historical Awakening Tournament.
The opening ceremony performance of the ice attribute wizard.
Let’s skip over trivial topics like the controversy over the quality of the 6 million won seats and get to the main point.
The event in China was quite successful.
As expected, the magical dazzle was enough to captivate humanity.
[Wow… . I always see hunter activities taken by ordinary people with their cell phones, so seeing these people’s skills in taking pictures with such precision is truly admirable.]
Moreover, the arena was once used as a sleeping pill to calm public sentiment, as it stimulated the peripheral nerves.
The strange pleasure that violence gives.
After successfully completing the Silver Tiger Tournament on Friday, China’s IHT now has only the highlight of the event, the Yellow Dragon Tournament, left.
And then Saturday came.