Chapter 179

The inscription engraved on Muhyuk’s hand.

Group B, No. 98.

Immediately after, Muhyuk’s name was inscribed on the tournament bracket above the plaza.

Level 124.

At the same time, exclamations burst out from everywhere.

They were users who frequently checked the tournament bracket.

“Hey, look over there!”

“What?”

“Group B, No. 98!”

“Oh……!”

“Wow, level 124?”

“Muhyuk? If it’s Muhyuk, is it possibly that Gangster Necromancer?”

“That’s right. Top Ranker!”

“Wow, I was wondering why the real experts weren’t showing up, but now they’re finally appearing.”

“Heh. This tournament is going to be really fun.”

Sungminwoo, who was next to him, laughed.

“You’re popular, aren’t you?”

“You’re a Ranker too, why aren’t you interested?”

“Just you wait. I’m going to make sure my name is etched into your brain during this tournament.”

It was at that moment.

Two users suddenly approached Muhyuk and stopped in front of him.

One was someone he recognized, and the other was a user he was seeing for the first time.

Since it wasn’t a hunting ground, there was no reason to fight.

Muhyuk looked back and forth between the two. They, too, looked at each other and frowned.

“You must have come to find me.”

“That’s right.”

After hearing Asura Han’s answer, he looked at the unfamiliar user.

“And you are……?”

“Ah, nice to meet you. I’m Kallion.”

“Yes, what brings you here?”

At that moment, Asura Han stepped forward.

“I came first.”

“Ahem, excuse me. I’m in a bit of a hurry. No, more than that, why are you speaking informally?”

Kallion and Asura Han’s gazes intertwined in the air.

They began to exude an aura that neither of them could yield, and Muhyuk, the person involved, was simply dumbfounded.

“Ah, never mind you.”

He turned his back on Asura Han and faced Kallion.

“What’s the matter?”

“Ah, I received a quest.”

“A quest?”

“Yes, Balsian, my master, told me to bring him a top disciple…….”

“The Gangster Necromancer?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm, but why did you receive such a quest?”

“Well, that’s…….”

Kallion hesitated for a long time.

It was getting quite frustrating.

“I’m a bit busy.”

“Ah, I’ll tell you the truth! So, at first…….”

He told the story of how he answered that he knew the Gangster Necromancer when asked if he knew him, and how he avoided the crisis with a lie that he came after hearing the words of the person promoting him, and how he ended up receiving this quest while being suspected.

“Ah…….”

Something flashed through his mind at his words.

That’s right, he asked if I was promoting.

It must have been because of the user in front of him.

Hmm.

The expression on the user in front of him, Kallion, was truly pitiful.

It was hard to refuse.

Muhyuk nodded helplessly.

“Well, it’s nothing.”

“Th, thank you! Thank you so much!”

“It’s nothing.”

“I’ll never forget this favor!”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

“Understood!”

Afterward, he looked at Asura Han.

“What’s the matter?”

“Let’s fight.”

“What……?”

“I challenge you to a duel.”

“…….”

Muhyuk felt a chill run down his spine.

This guy is strange.

For some reason, he felt like he had to avoid him, but he was convinced that even that wouldn’t be easy the moment he confirmed the eyes of determination that seemed like he would keep chasing him if he avoided him.

He suddenly thought that it would be better to just kill him once and be comfortable for 24 hours.

“Follow me to the hunting grounds.”

Asura Han turned around, speaking unilaterally.

Muhyuk followed him as if drawn by a magnet.

The moment Asura Han used his first skill, he knew.

Shadow Dancer.

He remembered that he was originally an ordinary assassin.

Lucky him.

But he appeared with a considerably good job in a short period of time. The fact was interesting, but the duel was the priority, so he focused on him.

What skills did he have?

Muhyuk was thinking about the Shadow Dancer.

Right, he had Stealth.

Being able to hide in the shadows was a huge merit. But because he knew the job, he also knew the weaknesses.

The range in which he could hide was not very wide.

Most of the time, it was the shadow of the opponent, the shadow of a clone, or the shadow of a nearby tree or rock.

Therefore, if you use a range magic spell to attack the expected location, the figure will be revealed.

Muhyuk decided to thoroughly target that part.

Six clones.

Including the main body, there were seven.

He was planning to pour out magic attacks, aiming for the moment when one disappeared.

Of course, he would have to exchange a few attacks before that.

Armor Cavalry, Charge.

Around the time they were exchanging a few attacks.

He disappeared.

He must have used Shadow Stealth.

Mage, magic attack.

He turned the surroundings into ruins.

The soaring dust disappeared, and he hurriedly scanned the surroundings. The six clones were in front of him, and one was in front of a rock not far away.

That’s the guy.

With the conviction that it was the main body, he poured out attacks.

Meanwhile.

Asura Han was smiling.

The number of clones he summoned was six.

He could summon up to eight, but he deliberately summoned only six. It was to carry out some plans he had in mind.

First, he tried to increase vigilance by reverse-summoning one clone.

If one suddenly disappeared, a normal user would naturally feel suspicious.

If he could dig into that suspicion, he would be able to find an opening.

But Muhyuk was beyond his expectations. He suddenly started pouring magic around him.

As if he knew about the existence of the shadow skill.

It didn’t matter.

He could just modify the plan.

Besides, this was more convenient for deceiving the opponent.

Shadow Stealth.

After all the magic had spread, Asura Han hid his figure. At the same time, he summoned the reverse-summoned clone in front of the rock.

Clone 2, kneel.

Then Muhyuk began to concentrate his attacks on Clone 2, mobilizing his summons.

Hmm.

Asura Han, who was watching, felt doubt again.

Does he really know?

If not, such a reaction would not be understandable.

Amazing.

He didn’t know how he knew.

But that’s why it was even more interesting.

At that moment, Clone 2 disappeared.

“Um……?”

The moment a groan-like sound came out of Muhyuk’s mouth.

Spot.

Asura Han came up from his shadow and stabbed with a dagger.

With a poof sound, a critical hit occurred, and additional damage soared, inflicting over 2,000 damage.

Surprised by this, Muhyuk twisted his body and held out his shield. He used Wind Step to retreat, but the speed was so fast that it was not easy to dare to chase him.

Above all, there was nothing he could do because the skeletons that had approached at some point had surrounded him.

I can’t help it.

Asura Han was retreating.

Smoke Screen, Rock Transformation.

Clone 7 Summon.

He blurred the vision with the skill Smoke Screen and moved 10 meters to the rear using Rock Transformation.

A small rock was created there, but no one noticed.

When the smoke screen disappeared, Clone 8 was attacking the surrounding skeletons with daggers from the spot where he had originally been.

At the same time.

Muhyuk, who had retreated, smiled bitterly.

I’ve been had.

He must have been hiding a clone and mocking him.

His HP was also quite low, so if he was attacked in the same way again, it would be really dangerous.

While nervously commanding the skeletons, a smoke screen suddenly burst. Fortunately, the wind blew and the smoke screen quickly cleared, and Asura Han was attacking the skeletons there.

A clone.

He could tell at a glance.

Did he hide again?

He knew that the shadow skill had a fairly long cooldown.

He had watched quite a few videos, so he vaguely remembered it despite it being a long time ago.

Of course, only a few impressive skills remained in his head, so he didn’t know what the other skills were.

He changes the method.

By dealing with all the clones first.

He quickly divided them into groups.

10 skeletons were assigned to one group.

The skeletons were in charge of one different clone each, and the remaining 30 surrounded Muhyuk as if protecting him.

Bang, boom!

The clones were cleared up faster than expected.

What was left was the main body.

Where on earth is he hiding?

Muhyuk once again ordered the Mage to use magic.

One of the magic spells flew to the rock that Asura Han had transformed into, and Asura Han had no choice but to release the skill.

Kwaaang!

Asura Han was immediately using Shadow Stealth to hide behind Muhyuk.

But Muhyuk had roughly predicted his actions, so he ordered the surrounding skeletons to attack each other’s shadows.

But he didn’t appear.

It was me.

He ordered the Armor Knight to attack Muhyuk’s own shadow.

Asura Han, who was in the shadow, looked at the approaching sword and had no choice but to release the skill.

He immediately swung his dagger, but Muhyuk, who had been prepared in advance, was able to easily parry his sword.

Clang!

Now it was time to finish it.

“That was fun.”

It was a good opportunity to feel a sense of alertness for the first time in a while.

Windstorm, Cross Slash.

Armor Knight 1, 2 Strong Strike.

Armor Archer 1, 2 Power Shot.

Blessing of the Dead.

He poured out all kinds of skills.

Bang, kwakwakwakwang!

But the message didn’t pop up.

“Heo.”

An exclamation burst out of Muhyuk’s mouth. He couldn’t know the situation exactly, but it seemed like he had switched the main body with a clone at the last moment.

It was Asura Han’s eighth clone that he had been hiding until the end.

He had used Stealth to escape from that spot.

As expected, Asura Han appeared far away.

“Let’s stop here for today.”

He had mocked Muhyuk until the very end.

He then turned his back and raised his hand.

Chuck.

Like a scene from an animation that was popular in the very distant past.

“Crazy bastard…….”

Muhyuk muttered and shook his head.

For some reason, the thought that he shouldn’t encounter Asura Han anymore dominated his mind.

After the duel with Asura Han, Muhyuk headed to the Hamil Empire with Kallion.

Sungminwoo, who had followed them, glanced at Kallion and whispered from the side.

“Hey, hey. Aren’t you going to get a reward?”

“What reward?”

“He seemed really desperate…….”

“It’s okay. What’s the point of something like this.Muhyuk also had some uncomfortable aspects.

He didn’t promote.

It was probably because of that answer that he gave without any thought that the user started looking for him.

It must have taken quite a while.

He thought he could do this much.

I’ll just make him work hard in the job quest.

“Hoo, that’s unexpected.”

“What’s unexpected.”

“I thought you were a bit cold these days, but you still have a kind side.”

“I’m very kind.”

“You were kind.”

“Are you saying that as if I’ve been tainted by evil?”

“Haha, I’m just kidding.”

Kallion, who was listening from the side, could only feel relieved.

Then he suddenly thought. If it had been him, would he have readily granted the request of a stranger he had never met like this?

He’s really amazing.

Even though he was a top Ranker, he didn’t act high and mighty.

He was envious…….

And he was also grateful.

I must repay him.

With that determination, he followed Muhyuk.

Before he knew it, he had arrived at Balsian’s house.

Knock knock.

When he knocked, the door opened.

“Come in…….”

Balsian, who had confirmed that it was Muhyuk, rolled his eyes. He discovered Kallion in the back and nodded as if he understood.

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

“Who is that guy?”

“He’s my friend.”

“Hmm, did you say friend over there?”

“Ah, yes.”

“You wait outside.”

“Yes?”

“I said wait, are you deaf?”

“Ah, no.”

“Okay, good if you’re not.”

Muhyuk chuckled.

“Wait a moment.”

“Uh, o, okay.”

He took a step, leaving Sungminwoo with a dazed expression.