158 – vs Charlotte Lesberry (3)

Above Kang Hwa-ryeon’s crimson head.

A very large, black shadow was cast.

I tilted my head back slightly, wondering what was going on, and saw a boulder the size of a house popping out of the empty space where there had been nothing.

It was large and threatening, almost like a meteorite.

I don’t know why that boulder suddenly popped out of nowhere, but it was clear that it was a dangerous situation.

‘What the hell is that?’

The moment when you instinctively recognize a threat.

Muscles and blood vessels expanded, blood flowed, and an unknown, intangible energy coursed through every corner of my body.

It was something close to a spinal reflex.

My body reacted first without me having to think about it in my head.

“Ugh, ugh?!”

However, no matter how much physical strengthening ability was used to protect the body, it was not easy to block the mass that was falling like a ray of light.

Of course, if we had been prepared, we could have completely crushed that boulder, but as you know, we were taken by surprise so suddenly that we couldn’t even properly take a defensive stance, let alone counterattack.

Because of that, I had no choice but to be hit with full force, unable to withstand the enormous mass and kinetic energy.

Kang Hwa-ryeon, who was hit by a rock that was slanted down, bounced up like a soccer ball and rolled around in the air several times.

The sight reminded me of a little child who had been hit by a truck.

“… … Ugh!”

And then, Kwaaang!

With a loud noise ringing in my ears, Kang Hwa-ryeon’s body was slammed hard into the wall of the training ground that was far away.

The walls of the training ground, which were designed to withstand considerable impact, collapsed helplessly, sending thick dust, rocks, and debris flying in all directions.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the building did not collapse.

That’s because the boulder that had been used to price Kang Hwa-ryeon had disappeared.

‘……what?’

Han Seo-jun couldn’t help but look dumbfounded at the sight.

It happened so quickly that I couldn’t even see it properly.

What just happened?

And where did that boulder come from?

And Charlotte, why did that b*tch suddenly attack me?

At a time when countless doubts and thoughts were swirling through Han Seo-jun’s head.

I saw Ryu Ye-rin approaching Charlotte like the wind with a whoosh of footsteps.

“Teacher! Back!”

Ryu Ye-rin shouted at Han Seo-jun in an urgent voice, then pulled out her red sword without any hesitation.

Ryu Ye-rin was also taken aback by the unexpected attack, but it was clear that it was the brat’s doing.

If so, there is no need to hesitate.

The moment she recognized the enemy, Ryu Ye-rin’s red eyes glowed menacingly and she used her magic to get close to the opponent.

Ryu Ye-rin had been threatened with assassination several times, so she knew full well that hesitation meant immediate death.

It doesn’t matter what their goals are, what their abilities are, or why they’re here.

The important thing is that the opponent is an enemy and has already launched an attack.

Therefore, Ryu Ye-rin had only one thing to do.

‘I don’t know what kind of ability it is, but… … I can’t leave it alone!’

The sharpened senses whispered in Ryu Ye-rin’s ear.

You shouldn’t give the other person any leeway.

“Ugh!”

Ryu Ye-rin took a deep breath, then wrapped her magical power around the blade of her sword and used Sword Qi Seong-gang.

It was a technique that only the most elite swordsmen who had reached the state of body and sword unity could use.

Its power was said to be so great that it could even cut through steel as easily as a sheet of paper.

“… … Huh?”

But when Charlotte, who was yawning, slowly brought her hand up, the blade bent to the side with a whooshing noise.

The blade, covered in black ink, slanted past Charlotte’s head.

Only the poor wall that was far away was cut with a black sword.

The diagonally split wall collapsed with a crash like a wall.

“… … Not bad.”

“Tch.”

Charlotte looked at Geomgang and gave him a light compliment, and Liu Yerin quickly left the place.

“Sacred Ice lance.”

Then, a ray of light pierced through Ryu Ye-rin’s back like an ice spear.

This is Seo-yoon Choi’s ice magic.

Strengthened using freezing abilities and freezing magic.

Also, since it uses a mix of magic such as Maximum Hardness, Booster Magic, Widen Spell, and Physical Resistance Penetrate, it should be able to pierce even the sturdy body of a reinforced dragon.

“uh?”

But how did this happen?

The ice spear that had reached right in front of Charlotte’s nose disappeared without a trace.

As Choi Seo-yoon let out a short sigh, unable to calm her bewildered mind, she realized that the part of the air where the ice spear had disappeared was slightly split.

‘There’s a crack in the air? Could that ability be…?’

“Fuck, really!”

Kang Hwa-ryeon, who had come to his senses, ran towards him, swearing.

Despite being hit by a boulder the size of a house, he didn’t even get a scratch.

Charlotte let out a short exclamation, “Huh?”

“… … Are you okay?”

“You son of a b*tch, you’re really lost.”

“Wait a minute! Just wait, Hwaryeon!”

Choi Seo-yoon, who was startled, quickly tried to stop her, but Kang Hwa-ryeon, who was already angry, could not stop.

I was already in a shitty mood, but getting beaten up by that fucking kid just made me even angrier.

Kang Hwa-ryeon bit her lip and took a powerful step forward. The ground beneath her footsteps cracked open as if unable to withstand the force, and Kang Hwa-ryeon rushed forward like an arrow, reaching Charlotte right up to her. It was literally lightning-quick. It was really in the blink of an eye.

He extended his fist much more forcefully and threateningly than when he attacked Han Seo-jun.

It was difficult to keep my eyes open due to the wind pressure and gusts generated when swinging my fist.

Charlotte’s hair flew out in strands, her hood pulled down low and fell back, and her headset shook.

Charlotte frowned slightly and let out a loud noise, as her headset seemed to be about to break.

“… … Just like I heard, I just ran in without thinking.”

Charlotte slowly disarmed Kang Hwa-ryeon’s attack by extending her hand.

No, to be exact, Kang Hwa-ryeon’s fist went straight into the crack that appeared in front of Charlotte’s nose.

Kang Hwa-ryeon couldn’t help but look perplexed as he looked at his right arm that had disappeared into a black, damp crack reminiscent of an abyss.

And then.

Suddenly, a crack opened before Ryu Ye-rin’s eyes.

As if the sky was cracked open, Kang Hwa-ryeon’s fist slammed in, creating a gust of wind through the gaping void.

Ryu Ye-rin quickly took a defensive stance, but it was already too late.

That would be the case, as it was an attack that Ryu Ye-rin’s physical ability could not handle.

Because the fist swung half-sincerely by Kang Hwa-ryeon, full of rage, could kill even a monster with one blow.

It was a truly one-hit-kill attack.

A normal human would lose their life just by brushing against it. But Ryu Ye-rin is not a normal human.

He was a genius whose fighting sense and fighting talent were evaluated as better than that of the current head of the Sung family.

Ryu Ye-rin, who had grown up alone after being abandoned by the Sung clan for a long time, has been able to grow day by day after acquiring numerous elixirs and visions with the support of Sung Baek-hyun in recent months.

Compared to before, his physical abilities have also improved significantly, and he has absorbed almost all of the secret arts and secret techniques of the Seong family.

If it were the usual Ryu Ye-rin, she would have been able to use the Geon-Gon-Da-Na-I (乾坤大挪移) or I-Hwa-Jeop-Mok ​​(移花接木) techniques to deflect Kang Hwa-Ryeon’s attack.

But was it because I was caught off guard?

I failed to completely flush it out.

Of course, even though she failed to shed the blow, she succeeded in defending perfectly, but since it was an attack she couldn’t handle in the first place, Ryu Ye-rin had no choice but to let out a groan and roll around on the ground like a hamster on a wheel.

I deliberately bounced off to minimize the impact and dispersed the damage by taking a falling attack, but it was still a formidable blow.

Ryu Ye-in slammed herself against the wall far away and spat out blood.

As I was coughing up blood and gasping for breath, this time I felt a sharp pain in my right arm.

Let’s take a quick look at his right arm, which was trembling with its grip on the sword grip tight. One of his fingers was bent in the opposite direction, and there were cracks in the ulna and heel.

Considering that my right shoulder wasn’t moving very well, I thought it was probably dislocated.

‘… … Even if I defended properly, is this the extent of it? That girl is really so ignorant.’

Ryu Ye-rin gritted her teeth and tried to hit her shoulder blade, but she couldn’t control her body due to the late concussion. Her vision became blurry and her stomach acid surged up.

‘What the heck… … .’

What the heck is that kid?

The hood was blown off by the gust of wind, giving a clear view of the little boy’s face.

‘Wait a minute, is that kid… … ?’

While Ryu Ye-rin was glaring at Charlotte, Charlotte flicked her fingers at Kang Hwa-ryeon with a calm face.

“… … !”

Kwajik!

An ice spear shot up from the empty ground and pierced Kang Hwa-ryeon’s thigh.

Not satisfied with piercing Kang Hwa-ryeon’s thigh, it pierced the ceiling of the training ground again and again, eventually soaring high into the sky.

It was the ice magic that Choi Seo-yoon used earlier.

“What the heck? What the heck is this… … !”

“… … This works?”

As her center of gravity collapsed due to the punctured thigh, Charlotte took out a chopstick and giggled.

Then he took out a chopstick and stabbed it at Kang Hwa-ryeon.

Kang Hwa-ryeon tried to block the chopsticks by raising his left arm, but it went right through Kang Hwa-ryeon’s forearm as if it was nothing.

Because the blood vessel was stabbed, Kang Hwa-ryeon had no choice but to fall down.

“Hwaryeon!”

Papa pat! Purple ice arrows rained down, but before they could touch Charlotte’s body, they were sucked into the air again.

It disappears into the cracks as soon as you attack, so you can’t protect it.

Charlotte took out three chopsticks and prepared to throw them at Choi Seo-yoon.

Choi Seo-yoon quickly created an ice wall. The ice wall rose up to the ceiling of the training hall. Thanks to this, she was able to block Charlotte’s view.

Judging from the fact that it pierces Kang Hwa-ryeon’s body with those chopsticks, it would be difficult to block it, but at least if you block his vision, he won’t be able to hit it properly.

Seo-yoon Choi used the ice wall as cover to evade and tried to use magic to draw Ryu Ye-rin and Kang Hwa-ryeon towards her side, but… … .

“Huh?!”

As I frowned at the sudden sharp pain, I saw chopsticks being stuck into my shoulder, abdomen, and thigh, one by one.

‘When on earth did you throw that, beggar?’

No, it’s not.

I never threw the chopsticks in the first place.

Also, it didn’t come through the ice.

The chopsticks disappeared from Charlotte’s hand and just popped out of Choi Seo-yoon’s body.

“It’s good that the view is blocked… … but… … I already calculated the coordinates… … It’s a shame… … .”

Charlotte yawned, covering her mouth.

“… … By the way, is this the level of a Korean S-rank ability user? If so, I’m a bit disappointed.”

He muttered with a slightly disappointed look on his face.

Charlotte’s eyes were clear on only Ryu Ye-rin, who was panting in the distance, Kang Hwa-ryeon, who was tightly clutching her thighs, and Choi Seo-yoon, who was pulling out her chopsticks.

“… … What if you rush in without any countermeasures without even knowing the opponent’s abilities? The abilities themselves aren’t bad.”

“shallot!”

“… … Do you think you can climb the tower with these kids?”

All this happened in just one minute.

Han Seo-jun’s face hardened at the fact that it only took about a minute to defeat three S-rank users.

‘What a monster.’

We all know that Charlotte Raspberry is strong.

But I didn’t know it would be this overwhelming.

‘No, shit, no matter what, does that make sense?’

When asked who the strongest ability user in the world is, Charlotte’s name is never left out.

Top 10, Britain’s strongest, single ranker, the best force of the Seongcheon Church, etc.

There are as many adjectives as grains of sand to prove Charlotte’s strength.

‘I know the top rankers are strong, but I can’t believe they can’t put up much of a resistance… … .’

Those who are ranked within the top 100 in the world are called top rankers.

Top rankers are mostly praised as representative talents of their country.

Except for Yerin, who defeated Kim Han-na with her ability, Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon are not among the top rankers. In fact, if you look at her actual skills, it would be difficult for Yerin to be among the top rankers either.

‘A world-renowned top ranker… … He was said to be one of the top ten single rankers… … Damn. This is a whole other level.’

Han Seo-jun gritted his teeth.

While Charlotte and the others were fighting, Han Seo-jun couldn’t do anything.

Because it wasn’t at a level where Han Seo-jun could dare interfere.

It was difficult to even follow their movements with my eyes.

I thought that if I tried to come forward, it would only cause harm to them.

But if I had known this would happen, I would have come forward sooner… … .

“What do you think? Doesn’t it remind you of the old days… …?”

“What are you really up to? Why are you… … .”

“I just, you know, wanted to give you a reason.”

Charlotte’s chopsticks were clicking.

“Don’t they need to be a little more desperate for the future… … ? Whether it’s revenge, humiliation, or anger… … .”

“What the hell are you talking about!”

“… … Well. To be honest, I just wanted to see the side of you that I hate the most… … .”

“This b*tch.”

“… … Ah. It feels good to see you swearing.”

Charlotte giggled and placed her chopsticks on her thumb, twirling them around like a pencil.

“… … You were like that back in the old days too, killing our kids.”

Charlotte’s eyes were shadowed. What she could sense in them was a subtle anger and resentment.

“… … But I didn’t kill anyone. Don’t you think I’m a good person?”

Charlotte slowly walked towards Liu Yerin.

“… … If you think about it, wouldn’t it be okay to take away at least one eye? Look at my eyes. I have one missing because of you. At least make it fair, at least with my eyes.”

Han Seo-jun immediately used his telekinesis and freezing abilities to attack Charlotte, but was sucked in and disappeared before he could even reach Charlotte.

No matter how much I used my telekinesis or my freezing ability, it wouldn’t reach Charlotte.

“Even if it’s useless?”

“Fuck!”

Using his enhanced physical abilities and the high-speed movement ability he had slightly absorbed from Jumina, he approached Charlotte, but in the blink of an eye, Charlotte’s new form disappeared.

Charlotte appeared a little ways away.

“At your speed, I could never catch up to you in a lifetime.”

Han Seo-jun silently scattered his telekinesis, but it was all in vain.

“That’s what I mean. Just sit there and watch. I won’t kill you. I’ll just gouge out one eye… … Huh?”

“Ha, huff!”

moment.

Charlotte blinked.

Han Seo-jun took a deep breath and stretched out his hand, and he could feel the air shaking slightly.

There was a leak in the space, even if it was just a little bit.

Charlotte snapped her fingers and it was instantly restored.

“… … What just happened?”

“Sigh, chew.”

“… … You just showed my ability.”

“Hey. You over there.”

That was when.

A cold woman’s voice was heard.

And immediately, a psychic power surged towards where Charlotte was. It wasn’t Han Seo-jun’s psychic power. It was much more powerful and ferocious. It was so powerful that the space shook.

“… … .”

Charlotte used her powers to block the telekinesis, but it only lasted for a moment, as she felt the space begin to warp.

It seemed like the space was slightly distorted due to the influence of telekinesis.

“… … Did you attack by concentrating your telekinesis in one place? … … This is interesting.”

Soon Charlotte used her teleportation ability to escape the place.

Then, the spot where Charlotte had just been was hit with a “Kwaaang!” due to telekinesis and dented, and then completely collapsed and fell down.

“… … You’re Lee Ji-hyun, right? Is this your first time seeing it in person?”

“Charlotte Lesbian I don’t know why you are here, but… … .”

Lee Ji-hyun, who had been looking around the area with her arms crossed at the door of the training hall, soon glared at Charlotte with a sinister look.

“… … It would be better to give up the thought of returning safely.”