Chapter 182

Muhyuk reflexively twisted his body.

“Huu!”

If his agility had been lower, he would have lost a significant amount of HP from that attack.

Wind Step.

He moved quickly to create some distance and then looked towards the old building. Two users were watching Muhyuk with gleaming eyes around it.

Two people.

They might have realized they weren’t strong when they first met and formed an alliance, or they might have been companions from the start.

He didn’t know what their relationship was, but it was clear that the two of them were working as a team.

Muhyuk reflected on his own arrogance in coming out of the building without any preparation and summoned a Skeleton.

“Skeleton Archer Summon.”

Their weapons were daggers and longswords.

It was better to deal with them before they closed the distance. However, using magic would be too noisy.

He decided to refrain from doing so, as users might gather upon hearing the sound.

In that case, a bow was perfect.

He drew his sword from its scabbard.

[‘Attack Power’ has increased by 5 percent.]

[Lasts for ‘10 minutes’.]

The Endless Training Scabbard effect was applied.

Transformation.

In that state, he changed it into a bow, nocked an arrow.

Armor Archer, Power Shot.

Bow Bone, Rapid Fire.

Armor Archer, Rapid Fire.

The expressions of the two users who were trying to attack Muhyuk hardened.

“What, what is that? A Necromancer?”

“Block it for now!”

They were definitely skilled, but there were 12 Armor Archers and 7 Bow Bones.

The Bone Arrows they fired rained down like a storm, covering the two.

Windstorm, Windstorm, Multishot.

Windstorm, Powerful Archery.

Wind Step.

With Muhyuk joining in, there was nothing they could do.

Paaang!

Even if they blocked with their shields, they still took damage.

Eventually, they moved to hide behind the old building, but Muhyuk had already approached like the wind and was swinging his sword near them.

Windstorm, Cross Slash.

He killed one of the users in an instant.

It was a blitzkrieg.

“W, wai, wait a moment…!”

The remaining user waved his hand, but there was no need to pay attention. It was probably just a desperate attempt to beg for mercy or form an alliance.

Windstorm.

He infused Windstorm into his sword and swung it.

Kwaang!

The user was pushed back by the explosion, and Muhyuk quickly chased after him, pouring out a series of attacks.

“Alliance, an alliance…!”

As Muhyuk had expected.

The user was struggling to survive even as he fell.

Then he shouldn’t have attacked in the first place.

He decided to ignore him and finish it.

Wind Step, Windstorm, Cross Slash.

This time, he couldn’t even react to Muhyuk’s movements.

Kwaaang!

He died just like that.

Muhyuk raised his head, and a message caught his eye.

[Current number of remaining users: 491]

It seemed that some other users had died while he was dealing with those two.

It wouldn’t be that wide.

After finishing the battle, Muhyuk put his sword back into its scabbard and climbed onto the roof of the old building to survey the surroundings. He had been a little careless and arrogant at first.

How foolish.

There were as many as 500 people.

He had naively assumed that he could definitely survive here.

That’s why he was wandering around without any summons.

What if those two had been top Rankers?

Muhyuk wouldn’t have been able to avoid the sudden surprise attack and might have lost his life.

Eliminated in the preliminaries in vain.

There was no guarantee that the same thing wouldn’t happen again.

And there was no guarantee that he would be lucky enough to survive again if this happened again.

He had to be as careful as possible.

And he had to be vigilant.

“Hydra Summon.”

He summoned a Hydra and called out Skull Snakes.

Just in case, he applied Potion of Confusion to some of them and ordered them to wait nearby.

The rest were spread out widely around the area for the purpose of exploration.

While looking at the Skull Snakes’ vision, Muhyuk familiarized himself with the surrounding terrain and was able to see the battles taking place in various places.

Something very small was watching Muhyuk from the air.

500-person deathmatch.

The preliminary round, with its very stimulating material, was naturally being broadcast live.

Adults glanced at the preliminary rounds while working at their companies.

Students watched it during breaks, or even secretly during class without the teacher’s knowledge.

Then, when lunchtime came, they all cheered and moved to their close friends’ sides.

“Hey, turn it on quickly!”

“Okay.”

One broadcasting station was in charge of several groups, so the fun of watching was doubled because the groups changed every time they switched channels.

“Wow, this is amazing. Really.”

Because the space itself was in shooting mode, they could identify the users one by one, and the realistic fun that came from it increased the excitement.

Of course, Muhyuk’s scene was also filmed, but unfortunately, it was not broadcast.

This was because most broadcasting companies were focusing on broadcasting only a few users who were considered to be potential winners.

“Dark is really a scam, isn’t he?”

“He’s a Holy Knight.”

“He’s healing and rampaging all by himself, it’s crazy.”

“But he’s cool.”

“Agreed.”

“Are there any other users?”

“Change the channel.”

“Okay.”

“Oh, this person is also a Ranker.”

“He’s top-ranked. And he’s a potential winner.”

It was the Martial Artist Gus.

His battle was as hot as a volcano. It was so overwhelming that it stole your gaze the moment you saw it, and it was also powerful.

But as such, it ended quickly.

“Wow, that’s awesome. Isn’t there anything else?”

His hand stopped while changing through several channels.

“Wow, look at the numbers here.”

Dozens of users were entangled in a massacre.

“It’s group f1? What’s going on here?”

“They’re fighting like crazy?”

“Wow, this is totally fun too? It’s a free-for-all, a free-for-all.”

“Ah, I want to do Illusion too!”

“Me too!”

At that moment, the screen gradually widened.

The center was still a fierce massacre, but suddenly the screen began to zoom in on a corner instead of the center.

A user hiding there.

A user hiding in another place.

It showed several users watching the massacre in turn.

“Oh? I know this user.”

“Who?”

“That user just now.”

“So who is it?”

“That, you know. Is it the Gangster Necromancer Muhyuk?”

“Hoo, is that user that person?”

“No, it’s the person who hangs out with that user!”

“Ah…!”

“You remember?”

“No.”

“……”

A strange silence flowed.

At the same time.

Regardless of the viewers’ position, Sungminwoo was still watching the massacre from hiding.

Why are they doing that?

He was unlucky, terribly unlucky. It just so happened that users nearby revealed themselves in the central plaza at almost the same time.

Among the users who revealed themselves, there was a madman who was crazy about fighting, and that user began to provoke others, and several users who were provoked attacked each other.

The problem was that the range was gradually widening. As a result, even those who were trying to watch the situation were damaged, and some lost their companions in the attack.

As they took the lead, the massacre unfolded as it was now.

Should I go somewhere else?

As he checked behind him, darkness approached eerily.

Ugh, I’m uneasy.

He turned his head back to the front.

Letters floated in the air that could be seen naturally.

[Current number of remaining users: 372]

So many users had died.

And they were still dying.

Ah, damn it.

Sungminwoo had three options.

To watch.

To take refuge in the darkness behind him.

And to intrude.

After much deliberation, Sungminwoo decided to watch a little longer for now. It wasn’t an easy location to find.

But as time went on, the situation only worsened. New users who heard the sounds intervened in the battle, making it even more intense.

Some users even went out of their way to find those who were hiding and attacked them.

“Hehe, look at this. They’re always hiding like this.”

“Dirty bastards.”

“Is this a deathmatch? It’s just a game of wits.”

“Hey, hey. Let’s take care of this bastard first!”

They were quite persistent.

Umm.

If Sungminwoo continued to stay in the same place, there was a risk of being discovered.

If I move now?

Would they miss the signs?

Haa, damn it.

But he couldn’t just stay still. It was a little more realistic to move and lure out only a few users.

Besides, since the back was full of darkness, his location wouldn’t be easily revealed.

Thinking that, Sungminwoo got up.

“Oh? Hey, there!”

Someone discovered Sungminwoo.

He entered the darkness without looking back.

“Chase him!”

Three users were chasing Sungminwoo.

He turned his head and checked, then smiled faintly.

If it’s that much…

He was willing to deal with them enough.

Yeah, follow me well.

Since he was already in the center of the darkness, he couldn’t see anything.

He mobilized all his senses and found what was presumed to be a tree. He reached his hand up, grabbed a branch, and climbed up.

After waiting a while, he felt the presence of the approaching users.

“Light.”

One of the three people who chased him used light magic to illuminate the surroundings.

Sungminwoo couldn’t help but smile at the sight.

Are they idiots?

It was such a pathetic act that even Sungminwoo thought they were idiots.

“Can you see anything?”

“Hmm, not yet.”

Because the light magic allowed him to perfectly grasp the opponent’s location.

Spirit Summon.

After summoning the remaining 11 spirits except for Fire, he spread them out in all directions.

“Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, I think something’s moving.”

“Where?”

They couldn’t find the spirits.

This was because the darkness did not recede despite the use of light magic.

“Ha, can’t you make this brighter? Why is it so dark?”

“It’s only bright here, really.”

“It’s like you can’t see anything even if you take a few steps.”

Thanks to that, the spirits’ movements were quite free.

Good, now!

Sungminwoo ordered an attack.

The magic attacks of each spirit began.

Kwaaaang!

The three users cowered and held out their shields at the sudden attack.

“Keuek!”

“Ah, damn it. Where are you!”

The attacks that continued in the darkness were quite frightening, but they tried to suppress their fear by shouting.

While barely enduring it several times.

Finally, the attack stopped.

The users who chased after Sungminwoo to deal with him simultaneously unleashed attacks in all directions.

Kwagwagwang!

Sungminwoo was watching the situation on a tree branch, smiling faintly.

Retreat behind the spirits.

That alone threw the enemies into confusion.

“Why isn’t there a response?”

“Ha, I’m going crazy.”

The moment they were about to move after pondering for a while.

Seuseuk.

He ordered an attack again.

“This bastard…!”

“Where are you!”

Of course, Sungminwoo wasn’t going to answer.

I’ll kill them by drying them up.

It would take time, but it was a sure method.

“Keueup…!”

Eventually, one user disappeared.

Good.

The remaining two users were also nearing their end.

Only then did Sungminwoo send the spirits forward to fight in close combat.

“Uaaaaaa, damn it!”

He was able to deal with them without difficulty.

“Huu…”

With a long sigh, he reverse-summoned the spirits.

Darkness returned.

A sense of silence deeper than silence and wider than tranquility.

Darkness itself.

An ominous thought suddenly came to mind.

Swish, swish.

He shook his head to clear his mind.

I should just close my eyes.

He persevered on the tree branch.

Now was the time to endure for victory.

Muhyuk suddenly came to mind.

Well, if it’s that guy.

He must be doing very well.

I can’t be the only one to fall.

Then the confused mind calmed down a little.