Chapter 172
Chapter 172
“Wааааah!!!”
“Loоk, whаt did I tеll уоu! I said Khan wоuld win, didn’t I?!”
“Wаaaаah!!! Khаn!! Тhаnks tо уоu, I barelу recоvеred mу lоssеs! I lоvе yоu!!!”
“Phеw, damn… now I’m rеаllу lеft with nothing.”
As Кhan turnеd and slowly wаlkеd out of the arеnа, the voices of thе сheering audiencе rеachеd his eаrs.
Sоmе сheered gratеfully for Кhаn, whilе others glаrеd аt him with eyеs full of hatrеd.
Of course, thе mоment Khаn turnеd his heаd to loоk, they shut their mоuths and bоwеd their heads.
Khan wаs a Маgе.
It was оnly beсаusе this was the Undеrground Аrеnа thаt thеy соuld rеcklеsslу shout his name; if they met him outside, they were ordinary people who wouldn’t even be able to properly lift their heads in front of Khan.
As Khan stepped out of the arena, he checked the messages that appeared before his eyes one by one.
[Main Quest cleared.]
[Acquired a certain amount of Experience Points as a reward.]
Now, even seeing the Main Quest clear message didn’t bring any feelings of joy or excitement.
‘Again, no Level Up message, huh.’
He had hoped a little, but it seemed the Level Up message still didn’t appear.
Since the previous Main Quest reward was also a certain amount of Experience Points, the Experience Points probably hadn’t increased much.
◈ LV.89
◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)
◈ Mana: 16140/19140
◈ Talent: Magic
◈ Experience Points: 89.3%
◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath, (4★)Mana Circulation, (4★)Power Amplification, (4★)Space-Time Leap, (5★)Dark Flame, (1★)Wind Drill, (4★)Flame Curtain
Checking his Status Window, it had risen exactly 10% compared to the last time he saw it.
‘If this continues, my fate will depend on what the next Main Quest is.’
Now, all that remained were the semifinals and the finals.
That meant there was only one Main Quest left before meeting Dramos in the finals.
‘If the next Main Quest reward is also a certain amount of Experience Points, then both the Underground Arena Tournament and the Main Quest can be considered completely finished.’
If you fail to clear a Main Quest even once, from then on, Main Quests simply don’t appear.
That was the system of <Geo Arc>.
So Khan also had experience raising dozens, even hundreds of characters.
‘I never thought it would be blocked so meaninglessly… It was already nonsensical for such a heavyweight to appear in a place like Erindel.’
Still, he had no intention of giving up.
The next Main Quest might yield a good reward, and if things went very well, there was a chance he could defeat Dramos even in his current state.
The problem was that the probability was less than 0.01%.
Returning to the participant waiting area, Khan was met by Byutek and Sharin, who greeted him enthusiastically.
“Hahahahaha, Hyungnim!! That was so cool! When that arrogant bastard dared to insult you without knowing his place, hoo… I almost went up into the arena myself?”
“So I had a really hard time stopping him. But since Master won, I feel completely relieved! Hehe.”
It seemed both Byutek and Sharin were very angry after seeing what Edwen did to Khan on the arena before the match started.
“Isn’t your match next?”
The very next match was Byutek and Sharin’s match.
But both of them seemed surprisingly not nervous at all.
“Hahaha! That’s right! I plan to use this opportunity to clearly establish the hierarchy! Sharin, even if you’re my younger sister, I won’t go easy on you.”
“What are you talking about? That’s my line! Master thinks I’ll win too, right?”
Both Byutek and Sharin boasted that they would win, but Khan couldn’t guess who would win either.
‘This… I really don’t know who will win. Originally, Sharin would have won without a doubt, but now both have become too strong.’
Moreover, both of them were growing infinitely, their Levels continuously rising every time they fought in this tournament.
‘Maybe it’s fortunate I didn’t have to face them.’
Without answering, Khan checked their Levels.
[LV.159 Khan’s Escort Knight Byutek]
[LV.155 Genius Mage Sharin]
Both were approaching Level 160.
‘Now the difference is almost double mine. If we fought seriously, I might really lose.’
Khan’s thoughts were sincere.
With an almost double Level difference, how could he possibly win?
Moreover, Byutek and Sharin were individuals with extraordinary talent in their respective fields.
Even with the Hidden Skills and 10-star Skill Khan possessed, the possibility of not winning was quite high.
“Both of you, do your best. I hope you don’t get hurt.”
“Hahaha! Of course, Hyungnim! No matter how much it’s a match, how could I hurt my younger sister? Anyway, Sharin’s skill difference from me is so big that I can finish without hurting her, so don’t worry too much!”
“Byutek oppa, you keep misunderstanding something, but what Master just said was meant for me? He said that hoping you wouldn’t get hurt. Anyway, as Master said, I’ll take good care of you while defeating you, Byutek oppa!”
Byutek and Sharin glared at each other, eyes blazing.
“That’s enough. The match will start soon. Start warming up and preparing.”
“Yes!”
“Understood!”
If left alone, it seemed like a fight would break out even before the match started, so Khan stopped them.
Hearing Khan’s words, Byutek and Sharin snorted once each and began warming up separately.
Once the treatment of Edwen, whose entire body was charred black on the arena, was completely finished, the tournament host Rodion shouted loudly.
“Everyone, thank you for waiting! Now, we will proceed with the second match of the quarterfinals. The protagonists of the second quarterfinal match are contestants Byutek and Sharin!”
“Waaaaah!”
“Byutek, win!!! I’m betting everything on you!!”
“You should bet on the genius mage Sharin! Didn’t you see her in the round of 16?! She was incredibly strong!”
At Rodion’s shout, the audience cheered and shouted.
“Then we will begin the betting! Contestants Byutek and Sharin, please come up to the arena.”
As Rodion called Byutek and Sharin’s names, the two looked at Khan and shouted.
“We’re going!”
“I’ll be back, Master!”
Byutek and Sharin seemed to be getting gradually nervous, as their words were very few and their expressions stiff.
While the two walked up to the arena, the betting proceeded.
Khan, being a participant and thus blocked from betting, was betting in his heart.
‘Still, betting on Byutek is right, isn’t it? Originally, in a one-on-one fight, a Mage is at a much greater disadvantage. Moreover, Sharin’s Level is even lower than Byutek’s.’
Analyzing it directly like this made him feel a bit regretful.
If he bet all the Gold Coins he had on Byutek, wouldn’t he be able to buy better Artifacts when he went to Arcana later?
‘It was an opportunity to multiply my money, but it’s a shame.’
The more he thought about it, the more convinced Khan became that Byutek would win in the match between Byutek and Sharin.
Still, since he had already earned a lot of money from betting, being too greedy here would be overreaching.
Khan cleanly let go of his regrets.
Meanwhile, Byutek and Sharin stood facing each other after climbing onto the arena.
“We will now close the betting! Both contestants Byutek and Sharin showed such incredible performances in their previous matches that this time too, the betting odds have come out similarly!”
A large monitor floated in the air, displaying Byutek and Sharin’s betting odds.
Again, exactly fifty-fifty.
“Hahahaha, Sharin! It seems the audience has no eye for talent! I thought I’d be at least 70.”
“I thought I’d be 80.”
Byutek looked relaxed, but Sharin, perhaps because of her young age, showed signs of being provoked.
‘I already feel like Sharin might lose.’
They said they would be careful not to hurt each other, but a situation where something might happen could still occur.
So Khan planned to step in himself if a dangerous situation arose.
“Now, I wonder who will win the second quarterfinal match! We will start the match right now! Countdown!”
As soon as the countdown ended, the match began.
The one preparing to attack first was Sharin.
As immense blue Mana spread from her body, the entire arena shook greatly.
“Hahahahaha! Sharin, do you need to go all out against this oppa from the start? Well, if you don’t, defeating me would be impossible. No, even if you do, I’ll be the one winning this match.”
“Instead of saying that, worry about your own body, oppa? If you’re not careful, you could get seriously hurt? I won’t take responsibility, so know that!”
“Hahahahahaha! You think your magic can hurt me?”
“Ugh, seriously! I was going to go easy a little… but now I’m going all out!! I don’t care anymore!”
Provoked by Byutek’s taunt, Sharin drew up all the Mana in her body without leaving a single bit.
It seemed she intended to use the most powerful magic she could.
“I’m using this for the first time too, so I don’t know how powerful it will be. So block or dodge it on your own!”
Sparks flew from Sharin’s body.
After reciting the entire Magic Incantation, she shouted the name of the magic.
“Lightning Overload!”
The 5-star magic Lightning Overload that Silvia used in the previous match.
Sharin began to perfectly manifest that magic.
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What I’m looking forward to is the match between Khan and Dramos in the finals ✌️