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repechage match
For a moment, time seemed to stop.
As if they were frozen, neither of them made any movement.
The same was true for Kang Min-hyuk’s sword, which was close to Kim Jin-seong’s neck.
The greatsword did not even move at a distance where even the slightest movement could decapitate him, and Kim Jin-seong just stared at Kang Min-hyuk.
“······.”
After a while, Kang Min-hyuk’s gaze fell from Kim Jin-seong’s eyes.
The place where his eyes slowly moved down was where Kim Jin-seong’s blade was aimed at his neck.
‘···It’s fast.’
Kang Min-hyuk swallowed his sleep in a completely unexpected situation.
I never thought he would react so quickly to his surprise greatsword movement.
Peeing!
The sharp confrontation between the two ended with a ricochet from the defense force that flew towards where the two were.
Empty!
Kang Min-hyuk blocked the bullet by slightly moving his sword.
As a result, the situation naturally changed to a position where only Kim Jin-seong was aiming at the neck.
“···.”
Kim Jin-seong, who was watching the action in silence, removed the sword from Kang Min-hyuk’s neck.
Afterwards, it was Kang Min-hyuk who made the first move.
Looking at Kim Jin-seong, he slowly took a step back, then turned around and started sprinting at full speed.
As Kang Min-hyuk disappeared into the grass in an instant, Kim Jin-seong turned in the opposite direction without any intention of chasing him.
Kim Jin-seong thought to himself as he ran away from Kang Min-hyuk.
‘Thank goodness you’re not a villain, Kang Min-hyuk.’
Honestly, if Kang Min-hyuk was a villain, one of them would have died during the confrontation just now.
And given the circumstances, the person who died would have been Kang Min-hyuk. Kim Jin-seong was confident to that extent.
However, there is a high probability that Kang Min-hyuk is not a villain.
Kang Min-hyuk, Kang Chan’s child and one of the most promising prospects in recent times, has had almost his every move made public through the media.
Rather, unlike other promising players who only rely on their strength, Kang Min-hyuk is receiving good reviews for his personality.
‘You can’t be dismissed as a villain for taking revenge on the clan that killed your father.’
In today’s harsh world, if someone is evil for committing murder, there is no person on earth who is not evil. What is most important is the intention behind the murder.
In Kim Jin-seong’s opinion, it was quite difficult to label Kang Min-hyuk as a villain.
‘More than anything, I don’t think it will be easily resolved even if we fight.’
Kim Jin-seong and Kang Min-hyuk’s heights are just a page apart.
It’s not that Kim Jin-seong lacked confidence, but even if he wins, there is a high probability that Kim Jin-seong will bleed.
There would be nothing more unfair than getting seriously injured for no reason and then being immediately ambushed by another participant and dying.
There is no need to overdo it.
This was Kim Jin-seong’s current mindset, considering survival as the top priority.
‘Anyway, why were you trying to keep me in check?’
One question remains in Kim Jin-seong’s heart.
Moreover, they didn’t immediately do everything in their power to kill him, so why did they only keep him in check by aiming at his neck?
That time.
First, Kang Min-hyuk is running away from Kim Jin-seong…
‘The situation just now… was dangerous.’
I was replaying in my head the time when they were fighting each other while pointing their swords at each other.
‘I didn’t even notice until his sword touched my neck.’
Kim Jin-seong knew that the sword was heading for his neck and immediately counterattacked.
And Kang Min-hyuk didn’t notice his counterattack at all.
On the outside, it may seem like they were aiming at the same time, but if you look closely, there is a difference.
‘If I had just fought, I would have been the one to die.’
I hate to admit it, but if we had risked our lives in the previous situation, most likely Kang Min-hyuk would have lost.
‘As expected, the world is wide.’
He remembered what his father always said when he was alive.
The world is large and there are many monsters.
Kim Jin-seong, who seems to have just become an adult, has skills that are already on the verge of surpassing himself.
To Kang Min-hyuk, Kim Jin-seong felt like the monster his father had talked about.
‘So I was keeping it in check without even knowing it.’
To be honest, a little while ago, Kang Minhyuk didn’t seem like himself.
He, who always gives his all, didn’t do anything about it, he just threatened to aim at the neck and then retreated of his own accord.
There is no way to explain this other than that I felt ‘fear’ of Kim Jin-seong without realizing it.
Not to the present Kim Jin-seong, but to the future Kim Jin-seong who has grown much further.
‘If we meet again, will I be able to win?’
Honestly, I couldn’t be sure.
If Kim Jin-seong’s growth rate was fast, the gap might have widened even further the next time they met.
* * *
[Ah, this is how the union between Kim Jin-seong and Kang Min-hyuk comes to an end! The two created a very dangerous situation at the end, but there was no bloodshed!]
[I really thought one of them would die, but that didn’t happen.]
[It’s the same for me. But if you think about it positively, wouldn’t it be a bit of a shame that one of the two stars chosen as the best stars in group A of the preliminary round has already died?]
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[Hahaha, that’s right. It’s only been 3 days since the season started.]
[Now then, I will summarize the situation in District 2 once again.]
Caster began reading the information displayed on the personal monitor screen.
[Out of a total of 38 players who entered the Zone 2 barrier attack, 29 passed the barrier safely!]
[This is a complete defeat for the defenders. We even sent reinforcements from Districts 1 and 3.]
[Look at the despairing look of the defenders! It seems like a premonition of the future!]
On the TV screen, the defenders on the wall are seen sitting down in frustration.
The PDs in the monitor room who were watching this shook their heads.
“This is a complete victory for the athlete, with no room for disagreement.”
“Viewers have similar reactions. “A chat has just come up saying that all of the helpless defenders should be eliminated.”
“Then, disqualify me right now…”
That was when the PD started talking about it.
“Wait a minute.”
Jang Seung-wook behind them stopped them and took over the phone call he was taking.
“yes yes. Um… yes. I will direct you that way. yes.”
Jang Seung-wook walks toward the PDs after hanging up the phone.
A PD asked him.
“Did you talk to the representative?”
“yes. “Let’s first check the situation of other barriers.”
“yes.”
The PD immediately gave instructions to the employees, and soon the situation in District 4 began to be broadcast on the TV screen.
The commentator, who also received the opinion from the PD, looked at the monitor and opened his mouth.
[Then, at this point, we will look into the situation on the other side of the wall. First of all, I think it’s Area 4, where Fade was nearby…]
[I think the situation is over here too, right?]
There were quite a few corpses visible on the wall in Area 4 visible on the monitor. Just by looking at it, it looks like it was after a battle.
[Looking at the defenders sitting helplessly here, it looks like a lot of players passed through!]
[I want to at least see the highlight scenes. Ah, it appears.]
Soon the TV started replaying the scene on the wall in Area 4 from about an hour ago.
The defenders on the wall of Area 4 were calmly standing watch.
Suddenly,
Sigh!
“Ugh…!”
With the sound of something being pierced, one of the defenders fell to the floor, blood spurting from his neck.
“what?!”
“Is this a surprise attack?”
The defenders, startled, began to stand guard even more tightly.
but,
Suddenly.
“Huh?!”
“We were ambushed again!”
For all their efforts, another defender’s head was cut off.
Since then, the number of victims has continued to increase.
Sigh! When the sound of something being hit is heard, one defender falls down, bleeding from the neck.
“No, where on earth are they attacking from?!”
“Hey, aren’t you watching over there?!”
“You guys do it right!”
As the damage accumulated unilaterally, divisions began to arise among the defenders.
“wait for a sec. “Are you sure there’s a spy here?”
“What bullshit… huh? wait for a sec. no way···?”
“right? “No matter how hard I search, I can’t see the enemy, so it doesn’t make sense for people to die so easily, right?”
“Then who is it? Hey, who was standing near the kid who just died?”
They begin to suspect each other, and soon their voices become louder.
“I didn’t do it?!”
“Why are you angry? “Does it get more suspicious when you’re angry?”
“You really catch a live person without any evidence? “Aren’t you the criminal?”
“What are you doing, you bastard?”
“This bastard is the criminal! Hey, check this kid’s arms. “I’m sure he’s hiding a dagger!”
“Won’t you let go?! “Don’t let go, you bastards!”
puck!
“evil! “This bastard…!”
In the end, the scuffle led to a physical fight, which soon turned into a fierce blood battle.
“Come here, you bastard!”
“Okay, here we go! “I didn’t like you from the first time I saw you!”
“No, don’t fight… ah! “This bastard stabbed me?!”
“Let’s start by killing him first!”
Soon, the area above the barrier in Area 4 was covered with gunshots, cutting sounds, screams, and shouts.
And Fade, the person who created this situation, immediately returned to the players hiding nearby and spoke.
“Now we are fighting each other.”
“Huh… I really created that situation. “How on earth did you make it?”
“That’s not important, is it?”
After saying that, Fade turned and started running towards the barrier.
“Okay, let’s go quickly!”
“Everyone charge!”
“Waaah!”
The players immediately followed him and ran towards the wall.
[···Ah, this is how you passed through the Area 4 barrier! The defenders were hit hard by a division operation using Fade’s stealth ability!]
[Fade created the situation all by himself. It’s really amazing. It is not for nothing that he is evaluated as a veteran assassin in the mercenary world.]
Jang Seung-wook, who focused on checking the highlights of area 4 along with the commentary, said,
“Let’s check the rest of District 7.”
He instructed.
Soon, the situation on the wall in Area 7 began to be broadcast on the TV screen by the PD…
“···!”
“oh!”
“omg?”
The eyes of the monitor room staff all widened.
The commentators were in the same situation.
[uh? What is it? This is the complete opposite of the other areas I’ve seen so far!]
[All the corpses lying in front of that wall are players, right?]
[That’s right! Among the fallen participants, not a single one is seen wearing the C mask!]
In fact, the number of defenders on the wall in Area 7 remained 100.
No, there were 99 people to be exact. Because one was standing outside the barrier.
[But the defenders standing outside that wall…]
The narrator’s gaze turned to the blood-dripping sword in the defender’s hand.
[Certainly, he didn’t kill all the players by himself, right?]
[Oh, how could that possibly be?]
Caster laughed and answered as if it was ridiculous.
* * *
However, the commentator’s prediction was correct.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
This is in front of the wall in Area 7.
One player, whose left leg and left arm had both been cut off, was writhing in pain and looking straight ahead.
“Uh…don’t come! “Don’t come… please…!”
A man dragging his body backwards, looking with fear-filled eyes at a defender approaching from the front.
The numbers 7-49 were written on the defenders’ clothes.
“That’s a monster…a monster…!”
I still couldn’t believe it.
How can he slaughter over 50 players by himself?
They didn’t even receive help from other defenders on the wall.
He came down alone toward the charging team and wiped them all out with his own power.
In fact, there was no need to call it a battle. The sight that came into his sight was a one-sided massacre itself.
“Why on earth do we bring such a monster to the defense force…!”
Suddenly.
He couldn’t even finish speaking.
A participant from the defense force who came right in front of him cut off his head like a machine.
* * *
– omg
– Did you really kill them all by yourself?
– Wow who is it?
– I wear a mask so I can’t even see my face.
– Isn’t that stronger than Kim Jin-seong or Kang Min-hyuk?
The chatting of viewers who watched the highlights became incredibly fast.
The monitor room had a similar reaction.
“and! “Who is that?”
“Looking at the uniform, it’s number 49 from District 7?”
“Check your profile quickly! “You can’t just ignore this!”
At that time, employees are busy checking their identity.
Jang Seung-wook, the only one who remained calm, was talking to the PDs.
“If this happens, the defense forces in all districts except for districts 6 and 7 will be eliminated, right?”
“yes.”
According to the rules, there was no room for opinion this time. Considering that the defenders of areas 1, 3, and 5 had joined and prepared in advance before the battle even started.
“Please connect the participants to radio communication now.”
“yes. “What should I convey?”
“Well… I’ll do it myself.”
Soon, Jang Seung-wook dragged a nearby chair and sat in front of the microphone where the PD was sitting.
Soon the PD gave the OK sign with his hand, and Jang Seung-wook began speaking into the microphone.
“Attention all participants. In particular, I hope that the participants in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 who failed to defend themselves will listen carefully to what I say from now on.”
Jang Seung-wook’s words began to be transmitted via walkie-talkie to everyone in the forest where the preliminary round was held.
“From now on, we will give the defenders who have been confirmed eliminated one more opportunity to bounce back.”
Jang Seung-wook paused for a moment and then continued.
“Defenders who have been eliminated must immediately find and kill the players. “Participants from the defense force who succeeded in eliminating them will pass the first round of the preliminary round.”
fantasy,
