Chapter 190

Three people caught my eye.

They weren’t incredibly famous, but I remembered watching their videos a few times when I was paralyzed.

Of course, I don’t know what their skills are right now, but they’re users who will gain some popularity in the future, so they must have decent skills.

“Ah, when will this end?”

I saw a greatsword on the shoulder of the one who just muttered.

Was he a Berserker?

I remember it being a pretty unique job.

The other two seemed ordinary.

I took my eyes off them and turned my head back to the training ground.

A fierce battle was still unfolding, but it looked like it would be decided soon.

The slightly more agile Kagel had a subtle but definite advantage.

“Wow, amazing.”

Yerin next to me kept exclaiming.

Then, One Punch stepped back.

“I, I lost.”

The judge came up and declared Kagel’s victory.

“Stranger Kagel wins 1. Next challenger, please raise your hand. There, yes. Please come up. What’s your name?”

“Fireman.”

“The battle between Stranger Kagel and Stranger Fireman begins!”

The second battle unfolded immediately.

The battle between the magician Fireman and Kagel had a different flavor than the previous fight.

“What should I do, Oppa?”

“Why?”

“I don’t know when I should go out.”

That was definitely the problem.

“Just think of it as having fun?”

“Yeah, I’m just trying to make memories.”

“Then I think you can go out whenever you feel like it.”

“Really?”

Yerin’s eyes sparkled.

“Fireman wins! Then next…”

With those words, Yerin raised her hand.

“Me, me!”

“The female user over there, please come up.”

She became the challenger to Fireman.

She didn’t like meaningless PK, but she was interested in competing in each other’s strength and battles for certain goals. She had often watched martial arts matches before.

So, she participated in the strongest player competition to make memories. She was lucky enough to pass the preliminaries, and now she was about to face Fireman in a 1:1 battle.

“I’ll be back, Oppa.”

“Do well.”

“Okay!”

Yerin went up to the training ground with a beaming face.

Her desire to make memories was evident on her face. She also felt like an innocent child. Thanks to that, I couldn’t help but smile just by watching.

Of course, most of the men were just busy whistling and cheering.

“Ooh! She’s hot!”

“She’s so pretty!”

Yerin blushed and bowed her head.

“T, thank you.”

She was greeting everyone.

That appearance was also cute.

“Win!”

“I totally like you!”

“Let’s date!”

But one person, Fireman, who Yerin would be facing, showed no reaction.

Because he was wearing a headband, his face was clearly visible, and his indifferent expression further highlighted the cynical atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Yerin couldn’t see Fireman’s expression. She was probably excited and nervous about being on the training ground.

The judge approached.

“What’s your name?”

“Y, Yerin.”

“Okay. The battle between Stranger Fireman and Stranger Yerin begins!”

The moment the judge went down from the training ground.

Swish.

Fireman waved his hand.

A spear of blazing flames shot towards Yerin like a demon. It was hot enough to burn the space itself. Yerin, surprised by the sudden attack, was flustered.

Most of the men watching from below the training ground swallowed hard at the sight.

Is this the end?

Just as a sense of regret rose up.

“Hap!”

Yerin used magic.

Kukukung.

A barrier of ice was created in front of her.

Kwaaaang!

It collided with the fired Flame Spear, causing a powerful explosion.

Fire and water met and burned spectacularly as if they would devour each other.

Soon, both subsided without either side gaining an advantage.

“Ooh!”

“Amazing!”

Fireman frowned.

“Hehe.”

Yerin smiled happily.

The corners of Fireman’s mouth twisted grotesquely as he looked at her smile.

Naturally, I compared the two people’s smiles, and it was at an extreme level.

It was a creepy smile that made me feel some kind of ominous feeling just by looking at it.

Fortunately, Yerin’s smile somewhat offset the ominousness.

“Annoying bitch.”

Fireman’s low mutter.

No one probably heard it.

Soon after, a festival of flames began.

Fire Ball.

Fire Arrow.

They flew in short intervals and aimed at Yerin, but she also responded with simple magic and blocked them without difficulty.

She even tried to counterattack from time to time, and there was a sharper edge than I thought. The festival of colorful magic was a feast for the eyes.

Bang, Kwakwakwang!

I was naturally fascinated by its explosive power.

It was beautiful and cool.

Amazing?

I had already seen Fireman’s battle, so I roughly knew his skills.

So, I thought Yerin might fall easily, but she didn’t.

She was showing everyone in this battle that she didn’t pass the preliminaries by luck either.

She definitely has skills.

Muhyuk, who was watching, nodded.

But.

It was a little disappointing. Even if the level exceeds 1.5 million, the battles between magicians become much more high-level than now.

Because they will learn Fly magic as well as Blink.

Suddenly disappearing and appearing, and even flying in the sky, how amazing would it be if two such magicians fought?

Right now, their levels are low, so all they can do is use, block, or dodge magic while standing in place or moving a little.

From Muhyuk’s point of view, it was quite boring.

Still, well.

It wasn’t that bad.

It will get better little by little.

Of course, one thing is certain.

Most of the magicians in this competition will be eliminated in the first round of the finals.

At least it will be after the next competition after level 150 that magicians will start to attract attention.

Hmm?

Then Muhyuk’s brow furrowed.

Fireman’s demeanor was strange.

It looks like he’s preparing something.

I wonder if Yerin will notice.

Even if she doesn’t notice, I hoped she could enjoy it enough and focused on their battle again.

Fireman waved his hand.

“Stone.”

A huge rock appeared in front of Yerin.

“Huh?”

Yerin, surprised, stepped back.

Hwaaaak.

Suddenly, flames soared from the floor behind her.

It was a Fire Wall.

She couldn’t step back any further.

All that was left was left and right.

Before she could move, the change had already occurred.

Kugung.

A huge plant grew on the left, and a hand of earth was created on the right. If she just stepped back, she would suffer great damage, and if she made a mistake, she might leave the training ground, and if she went forward, Fireman was in front of her, so she was reluctant.

It wasn’t easy to break through the left side where the huge plant was located. The right side was the same.

It didn’t take long to figure out the situation.

I have to destroy it.

In the end, what was important in a battle between magicians was the power of magic.

I decided to freeze everything.

“Ice Ball!”

Casting time 3 seconds.

Countless small ice spheres the size of a fingertip were created and spread in all directions.

Crack.

It began to freeze everything it touched.

“Fire Storm.”

The problem was that Fireman had already used a magic that took 5 seconds to cast.

A whirlwind of flames was slowly closing the distance from behind Yerin. It was a violent momentum as if it would pierce the Fire Wall and devour her at any moment.

I quickly scanned the surroundings.

Both the plant and the hand of earth were frozen.

Where should I go?

At that moment, I saw the rock in front of me.

It was also frozen.

It felt like it would break if I touched it.

Yes, rather.

Yerin made up her mind. She thought that fighting properly from the front and losing would be more memorable than running away and losing.

Step.

I ran forward.

I swung the staff in my hand.

Persuk.

The frozen rock broke like a sculpture.

Fireman in front of me.

Was it just my imagination that his expression seemed to be slightly tinged with embarrassment?

She smiled faintly and used magic.

Ice Wave!

A wave of ice covered Fireman.

In fact, Fireman was a little embarrassed.

What, the front?

I never thought she would break the rock and come out.

I thought she would go left or right.

I had already finished preparing all the magic to catch the fleeing opponent.

But Yerin moved differently than I expected, and the magic I had prepared became useless.

Of course, it wouldn’t change much, but Fireman was annoyed enough just by the fact that his plan had gone wrong.

Damn bitch.

She was already close and casting magic. The magic was quite high-level, so I had no choice but to move.

Making me move.

Now that it’s come to this, I gave up on the idea of ending it easily.

I decided to completely ruin her.

Pabat.

I kicked the floor hard.

“Huh…?”

The eyes of those watching from below the training ground widened. Fireman’s movements were unusual.

It was a fast and light movement that an ordinary magician could never show. It was not at a level that a magician could react to.

“Haaap!”

In an instant, he penetrated her gap and swung his staff. In the short time it was swung, the staff turned into a blunt weapon.

It seemed to be a weapon with Transformation Magic.

The blunt weapon struck her entire body.

Thud, Pubububeok.

It seemed to have quite an impact.

“Was it a hidden job?”

“If you look at the movements, he’s a rogue?”

“No, more than that, that bastard is going too far!”

“Take it easy!”

I could feel the anger of the men.

“S, Shield!”

Yerin, who had cast a defensive magic, used simple magic in succession.

Ice Ball, Ice Arrow.

Several spells hit.

“Heup!”

He stepped back slightly.

Ice Wall!

I used magic again, but Fireman easily avoided the attacks.

Powerful magic required casting time, and since that time was not short, I couldn’t use it carelessly.

In the end, I continued to check with simple magic, but this time the cooldown got in the way.

“Ah…!”

The moment Yerin was a little flustered.

Pabat.

Fireman cleverly dug into that part.

A Fire Ball spewed from his hand.

Kwaang!

A blunt weapon was swung near Yerin, who was caught in the explosion.

Thud, Pububeok.

Once again, a one-sided beating continued.

“H, Sur…”

Just as Yerin was about to declare surrender, magic flew again.

Kwaaaang!

The roar covered her voice.

That behavior was being repeated.

Muhyuk’s fist clenched tightly.

Kkwak.

As if his bones would be crushed.

“Stop!”

Then the judge went up to the training ground and ended the match.

It was thanks to Yerin, who used the Shield magic the moment the cooldown returned, declaring surrender.

Fireman, who was playing with her, clicked his tongue with regret, and the users booed at the sight.

“Woo, dirty bastard!”

“He’s a villain!”

Yerin came down from the training ground. As the judge had said, all the wounds healed in an instant.

Yerin, who was looking at her body here and there as if it was amazing, sat next to Muhyuk with an awkward expression.

“Hehe, I was a bit ugly, right?”

“…”

I couldn’t bring myself to answer.

“Did you hate seeing it a lot?”

Only then did Muhyuk shake his head.

“No.”

“That’s a relief.”

Yerin sighed in relief and lowered her head slightly. Just in time, the judge’s voice pierced my eardrums.

“The next challenger is…”

Muhyuk got up.

“Huh? Oppa?”

Yerin, surprised, raised her head.

Muhyuk, with a stern expression, looked down at her.

“I should go out soon too.”

“Ah…”

The judge pointed to Muhyuk, who got up the fastest.

“Please come up.”

I went up to the training ground.

The sound of footsteps was unusually loud. The judge who was watching him on the training ground was intrigued.

It was because he read a streak of anger in Muhyuk’s expression.

“What’s your name?”

“Muhyuk.”

“Okay. Then from now on, we will begin the battle between Stranger Muhyuk and Stranger Fireman!”

Immediately after the judge’s words ended.

Wind Step.

Muhyuk became a gust of wind.

Huoong.

He reached Fireman in an instant and drew his sword down.