Chapter 60 – Finals (4)

“Then, I hope we will fight fair and fair with each other without regret.”

Amid cheers, the referee said so with a hardened face. When Kim Joo-sung heard that, he laughed. His tough muscles and outstretched limbs stood out. I set my shield forward and caught my breath. Joosung Kim said.

“We were seated next to each other at the entrance ceremony, right?”

“It did.”

Kim Joo-sung was next to me at the entrance ceremony. At that time, Kim Joo-seong was a healthy young man who asked me if I was trembling for fear of being called, and he was also an ordinary man who avoided me as I came down from the stage with a miserable expression on his face. If you think about it, it was a very funny coincidence. He said.

“Just surrender. Because it hurts.”

Kim Joo-seong said that as if he were a superior. I really didn’t like that attitude. I shook my head and said.

“Young. Did you put medicine on your tongue? You speak well.”

“This kid is really…”

The referee raised his hand. Our conversation was drowned out by the sound of cheers. He was glaring at me with an expression of unparalleled cruelty. Tendons sprouted from his hard forearm muscles, and his clenched fists were as hard as a marble statue. As he bent his arms with strength, his bulging muscles rose like those of Rodin’s statues. He clenched his teeth and ducked, as if preparing for a wild beast to jump.

A count appeared on the screen.

3

People’s voices rang louder. I was dizzy as the voices of people calling my name and those calling Kim Joo-sung mixed.

2

As if Kim Joo-sung would come running at any moment, he bent his body further. I put my shield in front and held the spear tightly.

One

Kim Joo-sung closed his mouth and opened his eyes wide. I was fighting a beast right now. A huge beast that cannot be controlled by human power. It was only for a moment, but the corners of the referee’s mouth seemed to rise slightly. It sounded like laughter came from his mouth. A blank bullet exploded from his hand, and at the same time, a loud echo like an emergency bell filled the arena.

As soon as I heard the voice of the announcer in the hall, Joo-sung Kim attacked me. It was terrifyingly fast, like a rocket launching.

“Game! It started!”

Every time Kim Joo-sung stepped on the floor with his feet, fan marks appeared on the floor. I unconsciously tried to take a backward step, then took another step forward. It was an out-of-the-box defeat if we just stepped back from here. Even if I was beaten and defeated, my pride would not allow me to run away and lose.

Kim Joo-sung was walking like a snowman digging through the snowy field. Debris from the arena surged as his foot hit the ground without hesitation. Using his ignorant strength, he pulled his hand back wide, then threw his arm like a stone sling and punched his fist.

Bang!

Only one room. The shield he held up with his left hand shattered in a single blow. My left arm tingled, and my vision flickered for an instant, as if a bomb exploded right in front of my eyes. But it was not the time to make a fuss about the excruciating pain. I braced my lower body, which was about to fall, and pushed my right arm out as far forward as possible to stab the spear. The right arm, from which part of the shock had just passed away, shined brightly and stabbed Kim Joo-sung in the side.

“Oops!”

A heavy sensation pressing down on the flesh. I felt a strange hitting feeling on my fingertips, as if I had hit pork cutlet with a hammer. Kim Joo-seong, who was about to crush me with her other arm, twisted her face and took a step behind her. However, his blows did not go in properly.

It was because his shield had been smashed and his stance had collapsed, so he had been stabbed at random. If he had poked a little more calmly, would there have been any damage. Kim Joo-sung immediately readjusted his stance and prepared to run, and the referee asked me.

“Are you going to continue?”

“Yes.”

I nodded and answered. The shield had already been smashed, so there was no countermeasure, but I was thinking of trying it anyway. Kim Joo-sung came running again, stretching his arm behind him. All I had left was a handle that was embarrassing to even call it a shield and a wooden spear with a blunt tip. Kim Joo-sung’s fists seemed too gigantic compared to him.

He swung his fists with ferocious force, as if to crush my head. A battering ram covered in human skin was attacking me. There was no time to hesitate. With all my strength, I swung my left arm, which was gripping his handle, and struck his fist.

Bang!

Once again there was a loud crash. The fist holding the shield handle was pressed flat for an instant, as if it had been crushed by a press machine, and then returned to its original state. A small, thin lump of metal that served as a handle was smashed.

“Quaaaaa!”

I had no choice but to pull my left hand back as I screamed in pain. Kim Joo-sung smiled and raised his hand again. But this was my goal.

A little while ago, while his left hand received all the impact, considerable damage accumulated on his right arm.

Using the recoil of my left arm, I threw the spear with all my might. Kim Joo-seong, who raised both of his hands, had an empty stomach. The strength of my right arm, shining white, gathered at the tip of the spear, and I gnashed my teeth with a spirited spirit.

“Aaaaa!”

Bang!

The white color that looked like a solid line was stuck right in his stomach. The spear that pierced Kim Joo-sung’s chest, which he was trying to defend himself in haste, could not overcome his strength and was cracking. I gritted my teeth and looked at Kim Joo-sung. Kim Joo-sung opened his mouth wide in pain. I took a step forward on my wobbly legs and tried to drive the spear deeper.

“Aaaaa!”

And a scream rang out. Not a human cry, but a beast-like roar. Kim Joo-seong, who was on the verge of fainting with his head raised to the sky, suddenly screamed and swung his fist at me. I had no means of stopping it. A large fist flew at my head.

“Die!”

A heavy ringing like a bell on a New Year’s Eve shook my head. The world was shaking. I felt my body loosen up. My vision grew farther and farther away, and my head was dyed white.

Is this the end?

******

The world was dyed white. I was lying on the floor. When I opened my eyes, a dazzling light was shining on me. Is it a hospital room? Startled, I raised my head, but there was nothing around me. The Almighty Emperor was looking at me from a little distance away. She was leisurely drinking tea, and it was coffee from a coffee shop that I order from time to time in my room.

“You lost.”

White world. A monopoly with the Almighty. I raised my head and asked.

“Am I dead?”

“I wasn’t hurt enough to die. You just entered the world of images while losing consciousness for a moment. Haven’t you ever run into such a strong opponent since you’ve been training?”

“Yes. There was none. What am I doing outside right now?”

“I am still standing. The referee is looking at you, and I, Kim Joo-sung, are certain that you will fall.”

“I’m going to collapse soon.”

“I won’t do that while you’re here. Because this moment is just a fleeting moment outside.”

“Then can I go back?”

Almighty Emperor nodded. But asked me

“By the way, how did you plan to win when you go back? I just felt certain, he’s getting help from another Awoken. You’re not trying to win on your own, are you?”

“We have to do something.”

The Almighty Emperor heard me and slightly frowned his eyes, then stood next to me and said:

“‘When that happens, help me. It is to say, “God Almighty.” Doesn’t the opponent also use witchcraft without hesitation? If it was simply a strong enemy, he wouldn’t help, but that guy is using an unholy method. Yes, I will help you and draw out your strength.”

I looked at the Almighty. Almighty I nodded his head with a reassuring face. Going out like this and being beaten up for nothing made me a little pissed off. I, who had real legal doping, was calm, trained, and competed fairly.

Even if you lose when you lose, shouldn’t you give that bastard a proper blow to the face and lose? Shouldn’t I collapse after drawing out all my strength with this judge? The Almighty held out his hand to me. I held her hand and closed her eyes.

******

Silence came to the stadium where the vibrations resonated. Suhyun’s body, which stood blankly with her head raised, slowly began to lean backwards. Only then did Kim Joo-sung nod his head as if he was completely convinced of his victory. A smile slowly began to grow across his face.

Jeong Su-hyeon’s body tilted 80 degrees. The referee blinked his eyes once and then raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Yes, he was an apprentice hunter, and yes, he was a famous idiot. He couldn’t beat Kim Joo-seong, who would become the next star after receiving the buff.

The referee’s hand slowly began to rise. There was still a glimmer of hope on the faces of the spectators. They will not believe in the downfall of the hero they support until Jeong Su-hyeon is completely defeated. Even after he is knocked down, he will fill the arena with screams and groans. And, that sigh will be buried in a grand shout that heralds the birth of a new star.

Kim Joo-seong began to move her steps to get back to her place. She turned her broad back behind her and massaged her shoulders. He was a little sore because his stomach looked like it was bruised. The referee raised her head to call the fight over.

“Ugh… !”

Suhyun’s body, which was about to fall, stood tall. Kim Joo-seong, startled by the faint moaning from behind his own back, turned his body around. Suhyeon, who had fallen, stopped. He braced his legs, jumped back up, and gnashed his teeth.

Kim Joo-seong did not want to give him time to resurrect. He erased his bewilderment and quickly raised his fist and swung it at his face.

However, Jeong Su-hyeon was stunned and did not hit him with his fist. He twisted his body to avoid Kim Joo-sung’s fist, then thrust the spear into his abdomen with both his hands.

“Keuk!”

A greater pain than I thought pierced through his whole body. Kim Joo-sung was startled and took a few steps back. At the same time, the window that had served its purpose shattered and broke. The referee, who was about to call the end of the match, had no choice but to stop.

Jeong Su-hyeon was glaring at Kim Joo-seong with her waist slightly bowed. Shattered pieces of wood were spreading everywhere like snowflakes. Jeong Su-hyeon caught his breath in the rain of Sak-jeong, then clenched his fists and shouted.

“Come on! You bastard!”

At that moment, Kim Joo-seong felt anxious that he might lose. He was facing a beast now.