Chapter 192

Light burst from the examiner’s palm.

The light created numbers.

2 and 11.

“Team 2, Team 11, please come up.”

Everyone here would witness the battle between the two teams.

“This is…”

The words trailed off, but most understood.

This second preliminary round allowed for a kind of reconnaissance of power.

There was no harm in watching now.

I need to focus.

Muhyuk also watched the two teams’ battle intently.

Bang, Kwaaaang!

It was a feast of powerful skills.

Team 2 had slightly better teamwork.

“Who do you think will win?”

“I’m not a god.”

“You have a rough idea, don’t you?”

“Team 2.”

“Why?”

“Team 11 is too reckless.”

“Oh ho.”

Muhyuk’s prediction was correct.

“Team 2 wins!”

With the examiner’s announcement, the faces of Team 2 members brightened. Team 11, who had lost, lowered their heads and left the training ground.

“The next teams…”

The light emitted from the examiner’s palm created numbers again.

“Team 6 and Team 21.”

Several more teams finished their matches after that.

“Wow, they’re really strong.”

“Definitely…”

Muhyuk was also a little nervous.

The top Rankers and skilled players that occasionally appeared were enough to send chills down his spine. Baek-lang, whom he had already fought once, naturally came to mind.

Amazing.

It wasn’t just Muhyuk’s thought.

The broadcasting staff, focused on filming, also flinched from time to time.

“The picture is good!”

“The battle scenes are amazing, right?”

“Of course! Hey, you there. Control it properly!”

“S-Sorry!”

Various recording devices occupied all sides.

Even the sky.

Kwaaaang!

Even the explosions were captured artistically.

“Kuh-heuh!”

The battle, impossible to take your eyes off, ended.

“What number is this now?”

“The sixth match has ended.”

“It’s just beginning.”

The director smiled, satisfied.

The examiner’s mouth opened.

“Team 17, Team 31.”

Team 17, to which Muhyuk belonged, was finally called.

He rose from his seat.

“Alright, is it finally our turn?”

“I’m nervous, so nervous.”

Muhyuk and Eska were silent.

They calmly ascended the training ground.

They lightly scanned Team 31, who had been designated as their opponents. Muhyuk remembered one skilled player, and the rest were unknown to him.

But he couldn’t underestimate them.

They must have a trick up their sleeves.

No, maybe even more than that. He would think that way and give it his all.

Let’s pour it all out.

That was one thing he realized from the battle with Baek-lang.

“We will now begin the battle between the two teams.”

As soon as the examiner’s words fell, Muhyuk summoned his Skeletons.

A gust of wind blew, and 84 Skeletons appeared.

The Skeletons, appearing as if by magic, exuded a presence that was sufficient in itself.

“H-Heop…!”

“There are so damn many.”

It didn’t end there.

“Spirit Summon.”

Sungminwoo’s 12 spirits.

“Doll Summon.”

7 dolls with combat abilities and 15 non-combat dolls.

In total, the training ground was filled with over 110 creatures, an enormous number.

Naturally, the users’ attention focused on Eska, who had not yet taken any action.

“Is that user also a summoner?”

“That would be amazing, really.”

Eska cleared his throat at the expectant gazes.

“Ahem!”

Then he stealthily drew his greatsword.

“Hey, what is it? A greatsword warrior?”

“Too bad.”

Eska turned his head at the users’ conversation, which pierced his ears even though he tried to ignore it. They were snickering without paying attention to his gaze.

“Tch.”

Then he would show them with his skill.

“Haaap!”

His entire body turned red.

Then he charged towards the hostile users.

The skills that followed were truly the mad gestures of a berserk warrior.

Windstorm, Powerful Archery.

Muhyuk wasn’t just watching either.

Armor Archer, Power Shot.

Armor Knight, Armor Cavalry, forward.

Sword Bone and regular cavalry were placed around the perimeter.

After all, those who had not undergone evolution would only die in vain.

It would be better to place them around the perimeter, cast Windstorm on them, and inflict damage on anyone who might approach secretly.

Windstorm, Windstorm.

He moved busily, casting Windstorm on the surrounding Sword Bone and cavalry, then summoned Skull Snakes and applied Potion of Confusion to them.

He shot arrows at the hostile users again as if nothing had happened.

Skull Snake, forward.

Of course, he was directing the Skull Snakes at the same time.

Meanwhile.

The four users who became Muhyuk’s opponents had severely distorted expressions.

“What is that…”

“H-Hey, can we win this?”

“This is absurd.”

Then one user stepped forward.

He was quite calm.

“Okay, don’t worry. They’re just summons after all. First, one tanker should go forward. The magician, Karylin, and the archer, Heeron, will be positioned in the back. The assassin, Baram, should approach secretly and take care of the hostile users who are summoning. The three of us here will try to reduce the number of summons as much as possible while approaching.”

“A-Alright.”

“That would be good.”

The tanker stepped forward.

But he clicked his tongue, watching a user move before the summons.

“Archer, take care of him.”

“Yes!”

The archer’s hands moved busily.

Pang, Papabababang!

It was an incredibly fast barrage.

The colors of the arrows that shot out were all different.

It was enough to stop Eska, who was charging in. Taking advantage of that gap, the magician Karylin used a powerful area-of-effect spell.

To destroy the approaching Skeletons in one fell swoop.

Kwaaaang!

At that moment, as the aftershock surged, the assassin moved.

“With this…”

Karylin used wind magic to blow away the aftershock. He thought that at least dozens of Skeletons would have been destroyed.

——-!

It felt like being hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

“This is…?”

He couldn’t even finish his sentence properly.

This, is this real?

The huge, bulky Skeletons, guarding their bodies with shields, were moving perfectly fine as if nothing had happened.

Kirik, Kiririk.

He couldn’t accept it.

“Lightning Field!”

Electric magic spread across the ground.

The summons staggered.

Some fell over, trembling and shaking.

“Crazy!”

Most of them got back up again.

One more time!

Powerful magic was unleashed from his hands.

Kwaaaang!

Only then were a few Skeletons destroyed. But there were still too many approaching. His face turned pale involuntarily.

This can’t be happening, absolutely not!

What about the others?

The archer was struggling to hold back the user with the greatsword, and the assassin was nowhere to be seen.

The tanker in front was exhausted from blocking the flying Bone Arrows and magic.

At this rate, they would be eliminated.

No, absolutely not!

He used magic again.

“Just die!”

An explosion erupted violently, but only two more disappeared.

“Ah…”

Creatures that seemed to be wearing armor over 2 meters tall were steadily closing the distance.

Muhyuk’s hand was stained purple.

Blessing of the Dead.

Thanks to using it every time the cooldown came back, the creatures that should have fallen were still holding on.

Even though there was almost nothing he could do, their very existence was sure to be enough pressure on the hostile users.

Hmm, it’ll be smooth.

But he wasn’t letting his guard down.

For sure.

He glanced at Bureutan.

The creature, who had been dancing merrily, bumped his chin.

Kiaaaaaaaa!

He used Qi Wave.

“Heup…!”

The Skull Snakes took their positions around them, their movements frozen.

Armor Knight, Strong Strike.

Armor Cavalry, Acceleration Thrust.

The tanker faltered.

“Kuaaaaaa!”

It seemed to be a spirit skill. Just before he could take any action, freed from the effects of Qi Wave, the Skull Snakes, who had taken positions nearby, stirred him up.

[Lose control of your body for 3 seconds.]

It was the moment the tanker’s expression turned to despair.

Following him, the magician and archer also regained their balance. But they still couldn’t stop the Skull Snakes.

They lost control of their bodies and began to dance strangely.

An attack was launched to quickly finish them off, their faces flushed red with shame.

Bang, Kwaaaang!

When the dust cleared, the three users had also been thrown out of the training ground.

What was left…?

One assassin user.

He was invisible, having used Stealth.

He didn’t want to bother waiting.

He directed the Armor Archers to form a small circle.

Armor Archer, Rapid Fire.

They fired Bone Arrows in all directions.

“Keup!”

The assassin, hit by a Bone Arrow, revealed himself.

He wasn’t far from Muhyuk.

The Skeletons’ heads turned.

Kirik?

The empty, hollow eyes were like the eyes of a demon.

“Damn it, damn it!”

The assassin desperately rushed at Muhyuk.

Kuoong.

The Sword Bones around him blocked him with their shields.

Cheok, Cheocheok.

He was then trampled miserably by the approaching Skeleton legion.

Second preliminary round.

Cheers erupted from all over as people watched the scene live. The reactions were even more intense than during the World Cup or Olympics season.

“As expected, tournaments are fun to watch.”

“Who will win?”

“Whoever is supposed to will. Let’s just enjoy watching.”

With chicken and beer on the side.

“Kuh-heuh, good!”

Then, naturally, there were scenes that people focused on.

The presence of the top Rankers and skilled players.

Their powerful skills.

Their fluid movements.

“Wow, amazing.”

“They can’t even react properly.”

“There’s definitely a gap, even among Rankers.”

Team 17 appeared around that time.

They stared, mouths agape, at the summons that filled the training ground.

“W-Was Necromancer that strong?”

“W-Well, I don’t know.”

It was definitely a different feeling from the previous battles.

It wasn’t a battle between users, but it was like watching a small war.

They were overwhelmed by its majesty.

“It’s cool…?”

To the point of falling head over heels.

The examiner approached.

“Stop!”

With that, they had passed the second preliminary round.

“You have passed. Please go to the right and wait.”

“Alright.”

They headed to the right side of the training ground with light steps.

“Easy, easy.”

“There were so many summons.”

Eska stared silently at Muhyuk.

Hmm.

His expression was quite grim.

Now, with the third preliminary round ahead.

It was because he had felt anew how strong Muhyuk’s Skeletons were.

It would be quite annoying to fight him.

Of course, he didn’t think he would lose.

Eska shook off his distractions.

“Ooh!”

“As expected…”

He turned his head at the users’ exclamations.

On the training ground.

Team 1, made up only of top Rankers including Dark, and Team 20, who had already lost their momentum, came into view.