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Episode 219. Knockout Tournament (6)
[Wow, I thought even the B-class battles were awesome, but the A-class battles are just so different in terms of impact;;]
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Early in the second day of the game, when people’s concentration starts to wane.
At this time, the first S-class hunter participant, Kang Chang-ho, finally appeared.
Naturally, the reaction was explosive.
The game that Kang Chang-ho played was actually pretty good if you had to describe it.
It was a relatively mild victory, however, as we caught the A-class who was running away for additional prizes and destroyed the necklace.
[Wow!]
[oh my god!]
[That kind of person is S-class, really]
[A guy who is good at everything except protecting the country]
After that, interesting scenes appeared frequently.
A bloody struggle by hunters from impoverished areas who have a strong sense of mission to earn foreign currency through this game and feed their compatriots in their home country.
Or the active support from fans for famous contestants who are former celebrities, etc.
“Miss, another ad.”
YTV, which won the broadcasting rights, aired advertisements for cosmetics and beer whenever it had time.
When viewers start to feel bored with the CFs that break the flow and the continuous matches between equal players.
at las.
A new subtitle appeared on the screen.
[[大Korean people][rank S][Gim Gi-ryeo]]
The moment the man’s face was caught on camera, various broadcasting sites went crazy.
[???]
[uh?]
[Huh???]
Originally, Kim Ki-ryeo’s participation was not decided until right before the start of the Hwangryongjeon, so it was not announced to each country.
The blonde S-class hunter showed off her monstrous moves by pulling up YTV’s viewership ratings by 14% in just 3 minutes of her appearance.
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Eventually, even communities that had nothing to do with the Awakened were occupied with related news, so that says it all.
‘When did you go to China again?’
‘Are you after Triana?’
‘This is Kim Ki-ryeo fighting!’
‘By the way, is it true that there’s a rumor going around that Hunter is affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense…?
People were focused on the screen with various expectations.
But the scene that follows is truly shocking.
Kim Ki-ryeo.
[uh.]
[??]
He began to remain silent, holding the jewel part of his match necklace, one of the factors that led to his defeat, in his right fist.
And he maintained this posture for a full 10 seconds after the start of the game.
So what did the hunter intend?
[No, if you were to hit me now, would you call me a loser?]
[Is this a consideration to make sure you fill up your time and get at least the minimum prize?]
[But what if it goes over 3 minutes?]
[I guess you’re confident you’ll catch it at the last minute, considering everything]
Before long, the chat room on the relay site was flooded with responses.
Contrary to some people’s concerns, the reactions were quite far from criticism.
Although it is an ambiguous feeling to call it patriotism, the citizens secretly felt uncomfortable with the situation where the power of their country’s hunters was revealed abroad.
In the midst of all this, Kim Ki-ryeo showed a new strategy as if he would not reveal his skills, so I thought it was a good thing.
That was when.
Suddenly a change occurred on the screen.
-Quaqua light!
Sophia took the initiative.
The viewers were momentarily confused, but soon remembered the special rules of this match.
If you managed to escape from an S-class hunter for a full three minutes or succeed in overthrowing him, you would receive an injury that was far more than the entry fee, so it was definitely a gamble worth taking.
Sophia Lani, a freelance hunter.
Somehow his expression seems too desperate, but I guess you can just understand that he’s in debt and needs money a little bit.
“Oh~”
Viewers were left speechless at the intense magic show unleashed by an American hunter.
And around this time, the problematic ‘that’ scene appears.
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In the midst of the acrid smoke that was fading away, the double eyelids slowly moved.
YTV, which won the broadcasting rights, filmed someone’s cold gaze with a prepared drone camera, and when this was made public, netizens online unanimously responded with great reactions.
[crazy]
[Are you okay???]
[I wondered why he didn’t avoid it, but it wasn’t because he couldn’t avoid it]
[Much]
[??? You just stood there in the fire?]
[and]
[omg]
Because even Kang Chang-ho wouldn’t have been attacked so openly!
Even if an S-class was a superhuman who could fly and crawl, he could not completely ignore the attacks of beings who were just one step below him on the pyramid of power.
Perhaps because of this, Kang Chang-ho avoided the skill cast by his opponent in the first round, who was struggling.
But Kim Ki-ryeo is completely fine even after being hit by this head-on.
[Isn’t it because the camera quality is so bad that you can’t see the scratches?? Is this possible??]
Even a quail can use its beak to inflict wounds on the hands of humans who are much larger than it.
Whether or not one knows the difference in rank between hunters, the current scene is one that one cannot help but instinctively admire.
[See, I matched Kim Ki-ryeo’s defense system!!]
[Iron Fortress.gif]
[There’s already an edited version on YouTube ㅋㅋㅋ Wow~~ The broadcasting station is good at their job]
[Breaking News] Ahn Yoon-seung, who didn’t know that his mentor had gone to China and didn’t watch the original broadcast, expressed shock on SNS]
Sophia, whose summoning skills were sealed, was forced to use only auxiliary techniques with low power.
And a sacred tree sapling that guarantees the strength of a S-class defense hunter, if you can tolerate the side effects.
The current appearance of maintaining a brilliant gaze like an eye made of diamond even in the midst of exploding fireworks was actually the result of several factors coming together for good reason.
If we were to objectively evaluate it from the perspective of the general public, it was honestly a pretty good scene.
-Ugh, ugh… … !
Immediately after.
However, about 1 minute and 30 seconds into the match, something strange happened where Sophia suddenly freaked out and gave up.
Viewers interpreted this without difficulty.
[Anonymous]: ??? It hasn’t even been 2 minutes yet and you suddenly abstained?
N [Anonymous]: When I watched the video at 0.1x speed, there was a scene where Kim Ki-ryeo tried to raise his left arm right before he gave up. If he hadn’t given up at that time, he probably would’ve used some kind of skill.
N[Anonymous]: Ah~
[Anonymous]: We may not feel it because we are in the corner of the room, but it is different on site. Sophia must have felt the magic of Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo vividly.
[Anonymous]: Where did the awakening power that made Jo Sang-oh fall go? Based on what Han Je-heon said, it seems that Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo’s actual magical power is amazing. Even I would have been scared and reflexively done that without thinking about the prize.
Scent, touch, and magic.
No matter how much technology has advanced, modern monitors are still unable to convey it.
The seeds of distortion that have accumulated through various incidents.
Based on this, a soft mess was completed without any time to fix it.
In the end, contrary to the worries of some S-class hunters, public opinion in the community turned positive.
[What is it? -_-]
Of course, as always, there is no such thing as a perfect story that everyone in this world agrees on.
[These days, the S-class hunters are blinded by the items and are just going all the way to China without any sense? Lol?]
A few minutes later.
YTV’s channel is once again showing a car insurance commercial featuring a famous celebrity.
But unlike the warm scenery shown in the advertisement, a fierce debate was taking place on the Internet.
[If two S-class hunters are missing, who will close the dungeon? Even if the dungeon was originally like that, what on earth was Kim Ki-ryeo thinking?]
[Oh my… In China, they’re going to sneer at people from >>small countries<< and call them beggars who are obsessed with money.]
[Looking at the schedule, the Hwangryongjeon takes place over two whole days. Why are these S-ranks leaving for such a reason?]
[No, honestly..ㅜ China.. Even before the previous Olympics, didn’t they bias our athletes’ judgment??.. Anyway, they treated us unfairly by applying the rules strangely. ㅜㅜ Other communities only praised us, but to be honest, I find this atmosphere a bit huh? Is it right to voluntarily participate in a competition held in a country like that..?]
[You look like you have no self-esteem ㅜㅜㅋㅋ]
The three East Asian countries are geographically close, so they have been intertwined throughout much of history.
The resentment and hatred that arose during that process could not be eradicated with just one Dungeon Shock.
A few netizens expressed concern over the news that a S-class hunter from their country was participating in a Chinese event for material reasons.
[Huh?]
But surprisingly, this public opinion quickly evolved.
[Oh, I admit it]
[This is a confession]
[But is he crazy… …?]
A few hours later.
This is because some breaking news was reported on the main page of the Seonhan Ilbo website.
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Tianjin, China.
Hotels near the Hunter Tournament venue.
-bang!
A broadcast of some kind is playing on the 98-inch TV mounted on the wall in the suite.
It was a match between a South Korean S-class hunter and an American freelancer, and when the usual opening-the-eyes scene appeared, Zhan burst out laughing.
“her!”
The Koreans on the screen looked like needles hidden in cotton.
Unavoidable malicious processing?
This is just the aftermath of a rag that was dying.
Siren.
Since S-class hunters are naturally resistant to singing, anyone at the highest level can conquer Mermaid Pass.
There is the Kagoshima S-class gate in Japan.
As of now, the activities in the place called [Poison Nest] are limited to support at best.
With the help of the Public Security Bureau, we have secretly confirmed copies of the dispatch contract documents between Korea and Japan.
China has long believed that the man is in fact an empty shell.
“Kim Ki-ryeo… … .”
But after watching the morning game, that evaluation completely changed.
It’s now been about 10 minutes since Zhan’s first match ended.
Because it was also the official lunch time of the event.
Zhan had returned to a nearby Tianjin hotel to maintain his condition.
While waiting for the food to be ready, a video playing caught my attention.
“What a great hunter.”
Who would have thought that an unexpected person would become the center of a new topic of conversation?
There were a total of five external S-rank players in the Chinese stadium, but originally, Zhan only cared about one foreign figure.
Enzo Ciano.
Due to the nature of the awakening ability, several skills are inevitably sealed when you meet him, so the tricks in the arena are tailored to him as much as possible.
“Hmm.”
A few minutes later.
Before we knew it, a Chinese dish of stir-fried sea cucumber, Chinese chives, and bamboo shoots arrived in the room where Zhan was.
However, Zhan glanced down at the food the hotel staff had brought and soon waved his hand.
“Clean it up.”
“yes?”
“I changed my schedule, so clean everything up. And have the car wait in front of the hotel.”
I guess I’ll have to have lunch with that Korean guy who’s like Cheolongsanseong.
I looked down on you because you come from a small country, but surprisingly, you have extraordinary natural talent.
Kim Ki-ryeo is a freelance hunter.
Despite his heavy status as an S-class, he was a person who left the country without any manners.
Because they were blinded by the expensive promotional items offered by China.
If Koreans are this materialistic, it would be easy to persuade them to move with appropriate means.
‘His country used to be a vassal state of China. If you think about it, isn’t it okay to consider Kim Ki-ryeo as a Chinese citizen? Then he won’t have a hard time adjusting when he naturalizes.’
Distorted judgment due to deep-rooted Sinocentrism.
Zhan guessed to himself that the man would rather go to China than be dependent on a country as distant in terms of land and race as the United States.
And if Kim Ki-ryeo wanted to move to the Chinese market, he thought he could readily ‘accept’ him.