Chapter 177

Аs Кhаn urgеntly drew uроn his Маnа, an immense wаvе of Mаna cоuld bе fеlt аrоund him.

Simultаneouslу, Khan рullеd out his Маnа tо its mаximum аnd used а skill.

[Skill ‘Flame Сurtаin’ hаs bеen used.]

Аmong thе defense-tурe skills he could usе, it wаs the most powerful skill, ехcluding Mirror Defensе.

Sinсe he wаs alrеаdу using thе Dark Flame skill, when hе deplоуеd the Flamе Сurtаin, a massivе Dark Flamе Curtain was crеаted.

Thе twо doublе-edged аxes flying thrоugh, clеаving the earth, slammed intо the Dаrk Flаmе Curtаin.

Then, аt first, аn еnormous rоar еruрtеd.

А mоment lаtеr, thе doublе-еdged axes continued to bore into the Dark Flame Curtain, threatening to pierce through it.

‘If this continues, it will break through!’

He hadn’t expected such a powerful attack to come flying at him at all.

‘To think he was hiding such a finishing move…! Judging by the look of it, if this attack is blocked, it’s over for him.’

Having thrown away both of his main weapons, the double-edged axes, he must be unarmed now.

Orphes probably threw his double-edged axes, staking everything he had.

‘If I can just block this, victory is mine.’

The Dark Flame Curtain created before Khan’s eyes was slowly being pierced.

At the same time, very small cracks began to form in the Dark Flame Curtain.

[Skill ‘Barrier’ has been used.]

Khan immediately used the Barrier skill, layering it behind the Dark Flame Curtain.

However, no matter how much of a Hidden Skill it was, it was only a Rank 1 skill, so it couldn’t hold and disappeared.

But Khan didn’t stop there and continued to use the Barrier skill.

[Skill ‘Barrier’ has been used.]

Crunch!

[Skill ‘Barrier’ has been used.]

Crunch!

[Skill ‘Barrier’ has been used.]

Crunch!

After repeating this process of the Barrier disappearing and being used again several times, the double-edged axes finally began to lose their power.

The axes, having lost their power, were swallowed by Khan’s Dark Flame Curtain, burned, melted, and completely vanished.

‘Now it’s over…!’

Thinking so, Khan looked ahead, but the guy’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

At that moment.

“Die!!!”

Orphes, who had leaped high into the air, was descending upon Khan, swinging a large fist.

It was certainly a well-aimed move targeting Khan’s opening, but Khan, after only being slightly flustered at first, smiled inwardly.

The dozens of Dark Flame Drills and Dark Flame Blades Khan had prepared in advance.

All of them flew towards Orphes floating in the air.

“Gyaaaaaaah!!!”

Then, Orphes’s entire body was pierced by the Dark Flame Drills and slashed by the Dark Flame Blades.

No matter how tough his body was, it wasn’t severed or anything, but avoiding fatal injuries was difficult.

Orphes, collapsed on the ground like that, seemed no longer capable of continuing the fight.

“The first match of the semifinals is a victory for Contestant Khan!!! Until now, Khan has never been pushed this far, it was truly an incredible match…!”

“No way, Orphes lost?!”

“Don’t mess around! It’s not over yet!!”

“No, my money!!!”

As Khan won the match, sighs and curses from the audience could be heard.

On the other hand, some who had bet on Khan were swaggering.

“Kehahaha!! Now I’m rich!! I don’t even know how many times in a row I’ve guessed right!!”

“If you don’t know who will win, just bet on Khan unconditionally! Huh?!”

“Hahahahaha!!! I’ll bet on you in the finals too, Khan!!! Do well!!! I’ll be counting on you!!!”

Those who bet on Khan seemed genuinely happy, likely having bet quite a lot of money.

Khan himself, as soon as the match ended, was preoccupied with checking the messages that appeared before his eyes.

[Main Quest has been cleared.]

Not only the Main Quest clear message that always appeared, but there was something else.

[Level has increased.]

‘Finally…!!!’

The Level Up message Khan had so longed for appeared.

That wasn’t the end.

[Level 90 has been achieved.]

[Acquired ‘Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket’ as a reward for reaching Level 90.]

Having finally reached Level 90, Khan received a Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket as a reward.

[Acquired ‘Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket’ as a Main Quest clear reward.]

Having also obtained the Main Quest reward, Khan ended up receiving two Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Tickets at once.

Khan opened his Status Window to check his level.

◈ LV.90

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 9140/19150

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Experience Points: 1.2%

◈ 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

Khan’s level had truly become 90.

‘It seems leveling up has become tougher now that I’ve reached Level 90. The Experience Points barely increased.’

Even with a considerable amount of experience, it would have been nice if it had increased a bit more, but it seemed that after reaching Level 90, the experience pool had become much larger than before.

And perhaps because he used a lot of Mana in this match, for the first time, his Mana had fallen below ten thousand.

He wanted to use the Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Tickets right away, but it seemed he couldn’t do that now.

Bellua, who had appeared in the arena at some point, was healing Orphes’s body, which was completely charred black.

Suddenly, she turned her head and looked at Khan as if glaring, shouting.

“Hey, why do you hide your strength in every match? This match too. Why do you have to torture your opponent with hope like that when you could just finish it from the start?”

“…….”

“Hey, you! You should answer when I’m talking to you! Hey!!!”

Khan ultimately didn’t answer Bellua’s words, turned around, and descended from the arena.

At the end, it seemed like some curse flew out of her mouth, but he just ignored it.

‘Why does she think I was holding back? Is it because I use magic with Chantless Casting?’

Khan had never once held back against his opponent Orphes in this match.

From the beginning of this match, Khan intended to go all out from the start, drawing his Mana to its maximum and using his most powerful skills.

‘As expected, overcoming a level difference is not easy.’

No matter how strong Khan was or that he had the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart,’ it was difficult to easily defeat an opponent with a level difference of over 30.

Of course, until now, Khan had easily defeated his opponents, but that might also be because they were careless and fell to Khan.

‘If I had made a mistake, I could have been seriously injured.’

As he returned to the participant waiting area, Sharin and Byutek greeted him.

With expressions different from when they watched the previous matches.

“Hy-Hyungnim!! Are you alright? This time seemed a bit dangerous…!”

“Master!! Are you okay?!”

Both knew that Khan’s opponent wasn’t that strong, but they still seemed worried as Khan was pushed quite a bit in the match.

Khan opened his mouth to ease their worries.

“I was just controlling my strength to avoid killing him. I’m not injured anywhere, so don’t worry.”

“Ah… Hahaha! As expected!! That’s our Hyungnim!!”

“Well, if Master properly exerted his strength, the opponent would die without being able to do anything…. I should also always control my strength against the weak like Master!”

Both Byutek and Sharin subjectively interpreted Khan’s words and understood them perfectly.

In reality, both were much stronger than Khan, but to Byutek and Sharin, who had spent a long time with Khan, Khan was a god-like existence.

‘By the way, I’m worried about Sharin. The second match will start soon….’

Glancing at Sharin, she didn’t seem that nervous.

“Sharin, your opponent is Dramos. That guy will be stronger than any opponent you’ve faced so far. So never let your guard down and go all out from the start.”

“Yes, I’ll never let my guard down!”

As Sharin vowed with a determined expression, Khan said nothing more.

Because Khan thought that if Sharin went all out, she might be able to defeat Dramos.

“Hoo, Sharin. I can’t bear to see you get hurt. So if you don’t see a chance of winning even after going all out, forfeit. Master Dramos is not an easy opponent.”

“I know, Oppa. Stop talking now.”

“Alright…….”

Byutek said that to Sharin and disappeared, saying he was going to the restroom.

“The next match will begin after a ten-minute break!”

As a short break was given, Khan decided to utilize that time.

It was time to try using the Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Tickets he obtained as rewards.