Chapter 159

“The two of us? Will they accept that?”

“Anyway, all the one-on-one matches were shattered, right? I think they’d welcome it if we proposed a 2-on-2.”

Yeonhan Kim stepped forward and proposed to the Violent Guild members.

“Since there are five of us here, one side will win if they get three consecutive victories anyway. How about we do a 2-on-2 for this round? I don’t think it would be a bad offer for your side either.”

Then, the Violent side seemed to be deliberating.

“What should we do?”

“The Guild Master is still unconscious and hasn’t woken up.”

“…Given the situation, it might be better to accept the offer.”

“Viper, Silia. It would be best if you two went out.”

The man called Viper and the woman called Silia nodded. Silia, who wielded a greatsword, and Viper, who controlled Electricity, worked very well together. If one of them fought alone, they would lose, but if they fought together, there was a high chance of winning.

“Especially since both of them are close-range, it won’t be bad.”

“Understood.”

“We will definitely win and return this time.”

After making that decision, one of them shouted towards the Paehyeok Side.

“We accept!”

“That’s more like it.”

Yeonhan Kim grinned and walked to the center with Dongju Kim. Viper and Silia also stepped forward. Unlike Dongju Kim and Yeonhan Kim who stood side by side, on the Violent side, Viper was behind and Silia was in front. Seeing this, Yeonhan Kim said,

“Looks like one of them is a long-range dealer, huh?”

“I’ll know when I see them.”

“Be careful.”

“Of course.”

While they were talking, the Violent side attempted an attack, as if unwilling to give up the first strike. The sky rumbled, and soon a thunderous crash! Lightning struck the ground. Yeonhan Kim and Dongju Kim immediately leaped backward to dodge the Lightning. And as Yeonhan Kim dodged the Lightning, Silia rushed at his side. Whoosh-! As Silia swung her greatsword vertically, Yeonhan Kim twisted his body to avoid it and drew his own sword. This was also a massive greatsword, no less formidable. Yeonhan Kim swung his sword horizontally. Clang-! The large greatswords clashed against each other. Their power struggle began. Silia’s sword trembled, as if Yeonhan Kim was superior. Meanwhile, Dongju Kim leaped swiftly in front of Viper. Crash! Lightning struck where he had leaped. Dongju Kim jumped sideways to avoid the Lightning and once again rushed towards Viper. Clang! A loud clang was heard from the side. Silia pushed Yeonhan Kim with all her might and rushed towards Dongju Kim. Dongju Kim drew a thin, long sword and blocked Silia’s greatsword. Clang! As Dongju Kim retreated, lightning struck above him once more. Crash! Dongju Kim took another step back. Yeonhan Kim, who was watching, said,

“She’s the type to attack while protecting the lightning user.”

“You need to experience it to know? It’s obvious just by looking.”

“I thought you wouldn’t know.”

The two siblings were still bickering even in this situation. Then, Yeonhan Kim once again rushed at Silia. Silia immediately raised her sword to block Yeonhan Kim. Clang! And at the same time, Dongju Kim rushed at Viper. Viper retreated, striking lightning once more. Craaash-! Dongju Kim leaped further forward, avoiding the Lightning, and closed in on Viper.

“Ugh!”

Silia immediately tried to go to Viper, but Yeonhan Kim, who was in front of her, stomped on Silia’s foot.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Yeonhan Kim put more force into the sword he was pressing against Silia.

“Ugh-!”

Silia’s body tilted more and more.

“Making me upset.”

Yeonhan Kim’s foot pressed harder on Silia’s foot, and Silia, unable to retreat, was receiving Yeonhan Kim’s sword. Yeonhan Kim put more strength into the hand holding the sword, pushed her away forcefully, and then.

“Oh no!”

He brought his sword down hard from top to bottom once more. Clang! And in the meantime, Dongju Kim was facing Viper. Viper moved back, dodging Dongju Kim’s sword. In their current state, they were too close to Dongju Kim, making it awkward to strike lightning.

“Get out of the way!”

“If I get out of the way just because you tell me to, what would I be?”

Dongju Kim swung his sword horizontally again. Slash-! Viper’s side was cut.

“Viper!”

Silia cried out in a hurry, but her arms were trembling just from dealing with Yeonhan Kim’s sword. Yeonhan Kim grinned.

“Hey, you guys are boring.”

Yeonhan Kim quickly took a step back. Then, with the same speed, he approached again and powerfully struck Silia’s sword from bottom to top. Clang! Her sword flew away, and Yeonhan Kim didn’t miss his chance. Crack! Yeonhan Kim’s sword made a large cut from Silia’s shoulder to her chest. Splat! Blood burst out, and Silia fell to the ground. Viper called out to Silia loudly.

“Silia!”

“You should care about me. Aren’t you upset?”

Their lines were similar, as expected of siblings.

“I’m the type who gets angry when my date doesn’t pay attention to me.”

Dongju Kim kneed the side of the Viper he had knocked down.

“Ugh!”

Blood spurted from the Viper’s side. Dongju Kim didn’t stop there, striking the side of his neck with the blunt side of her sword.

“Gah!”

With a crunch, the Viper fell to the side. Yeonhan Kim and Dongju Kim clicked their tongues and scratched their heads, finding it less entertaining than expected. It was because these guys weren’t S-Rank.

“Damn it….”

The Violent Guild members gritted their teeth. Then, the man standing next to him, Kaden, who could summon mist, spoke.

“If we end it like this, the Violent Guild’s honor will hit rock bottom. Send me in. I’ll go out and claim victory.”

“What are you talking about? We’re all done here.”

Dongju Kim said, picking her ear. The Violent Guild members ground their teeth, seeing her attitude.

“If you want to do it, go ahead. It hardly satisfied me, so it’s better to continue.”

“We request our next opponent!”

At those words, everyone looked at Zhixuan. Zhixuan, who had been flicking the ends of his hair, looked up at the remark.

“Huh, me?”

“Looks like you have to step up too.”

Cho-i Hyeon pushed his back with an amused expression.

“Hurry up and go, you pig-faced brute.”

“Ah, when will that stop…?”

Zhixuan, looking somewhat deflated, trudged out. Yeonhan Kim and Dongju Kim merely clicked their tongues and returned to the Paehyeok Side. The fight ended more anticlimactically than expected, making them feel like they had only just warmed up.

“Don’t lose!”

Cho-i Hyeon shouted at Zhixuan, but Zhixuan completely ignored her. ‘No, I’m not even from Korea, nor am I affiliated with Paehyeok, so why am I standing here?’ But regardless of his feelings, the man who summoned mist, Kaden, stepped forward. His eyes were fierce. He had already lost the match, but his gaze showed a determination to somehow secure one win. Zhixuan’s face turned several shades of pale at that look. He detested fights that brought him no benefit. Unless, of course, he could devour the guy after the fight. Kaden’s eyes gleamed as he squeezed and released his necklace. Then, he slowly began to summon mist. The mist, which had been respecting the boundaries around the clearing, began to creep into the clearing. Kaden’s clothes fluttered lightly. The mist he summoned created a wind.

“Hmm.”

Zhixuan watched it, tapping his shoe on the floor. “This is going to be a bothersome fight, isn’t it?” There was only one way then. As Kaden almost completely summoned the fog, his opponent became blurry. The Hunters from the Paehyeok Side were also hard to see.

“I’ll somehow get one win.”

“No, not really. It’s not that noble a win anyway.”

Zhixuan scratched the back of his head. Just as the fog made it impossible to see an inch ahead, Kaden was aiming for his opening in the fog. He slowly drew his sword and charged at Zhixuan, who for some reason was standing still. And when he reached Zhixuan’s nose, he swung his sword. But Zhixuan didn’t move an inch. Creak-! Something collided with Kaden’s swinging sword. Something very dark and hard. Zhixuan’s Shadow, which had sprung from the ground, was blocking Kaden’s sword. Clang, grind. Making a sharp sound. And at that moment, Zhixuan opened his mouth.

“I forfeit!”

Forfeit, forfeit, forfeit… The voice was so loud it echoed. Kaden, standing in front of Zhixuan, stopped with a look of dismay.

“I’ll give you one win.”

“…”

“Take it.”

Zhixuan smiled brightly, then turned around. “Ugh, it’s hard to go back because of the fog.” He couldn’t see well, but complaints began to erupt from the Paehyeok Side when they heard Zhixuan’s forfeit.

“Hey! Don’t you have any pride?!”

Starting with Cho-i Hyeon.

“Idiot.”

Taeyang Kang’s voice.

“Hahahaha!”

From Yeonhan Kim, who burst out laughing, to Dongju Kim, who was shaking his head even though he couldn’t be seen. And then another shout was heard.

“I cannot accept this!”

Kaden charged at him again.

“Fight properly!”

He lunged at Zhixuan again with a whoosh, and hit something.

“Gah!”

Feeling a sharp stab in his stomach, he looked down. A dark, sharp Shadow was digging into his belly. Zhixuan turned around and warned him.

“I clearly said I lost.”

Zhixuan’s face was smiling, but his brow was furrowed. Kaden felt a chill. He also had a feeling that if he challenged him further, he wouldn’t be able to recover. He slowly collapsed to the ground, and the fog slowly began to clear. Zhixuan, looking relieved that the fog had cleared a bit, returned to the Paehyeok Side.

“Huh? Why is he collapsed?”

“What did you do! You said you lost! Why is he collapsed!”

“Ahaha, he must not have been feeling well. I don’t know.”